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Marky Dread wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 10:51am
WestwayKid wrote:
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09 Oct 2019, 6:04am
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I really don’t know who still pays to see him in concert? People still buying into the Morrissey legend? He was massively important to me during my teenage years...but I won’t stand behind this. I think some of these fans would follow him off of a cliff. He’s a great example of how to destroy what was at one point a nearly unimpeachable legacy.
Yeah, that's where I am. If he keeled over today, I doubt I'd do more than shrug now. He's made the choice to endorse terrible, terrible people. His accomplishments remain, but he deserves to be shunned.
I just don't get what he thinks he can achieve with all the bullshit. Is he just being curmudgeonly for the sake of it or is there a point to anything. What exactly has he got to feel bitter about.
Part of me thinks this is just a really poorly conceived play to remain relevant. Being provocative has long been his thing: "Wow, did you hear what Morrissey said about the Queen?" and so on. I wonder if he's so desperate to remain relevant that he's willing to play these really horrible cards? He might not care if people think he's a grumpy old racist as long as they're still thinking about him. The thing is, however, is that he's not the star he once was. He's not a darling of the musical world anymore - he's just an aging rock star and he's clearly lost his edge for being clever. He doesn't seem to understand that there is a thin line between being provocative and being a bore and he's very much crossed it.
I agree with you mate. I believed for a while it was like a game to him where he was pushing his own boundaries. To see how far he could stretch his audience and their steadfast loyalty. He is very wealthy and I believe he feels he can do exactly what he likes without remorse.

He has become all I despise about human beings and wealth. I expect my dislike of him would please him. He is a very sad excuse of a man.
Most definitely. He seems to absolutely crave any sort of attention and when he doesn't get it - he invents it. It's really pathetic.
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At least he finally apologized to Robert Smith for the feud. Robert characteristically said that he hadn't really thought about it in decades.
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At least he finally apologized to Robert Smith for the feud. Robert characteristically said that he hadn't really thought about it in decades.
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For decades, the people of the world have asked, Is Morrissey just a dog on a chain? Finally, he answers that question.
https://www.nme.com/news/music/morrisse ... in-2579954
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
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For decades, the people of the world have asked, Is Morrissey just a dog on a chain? Finally, he answers that question.
https://www.nme.com/news/music/morrisse ... in-2579954
If the rest of the album is as good as "Bobby Don't You Think They Know" I'll be very happy.

Seems like Thelma Houston really contributes as well - I didn't get that feeling on some of the California Son duets apart from the Billie-Joe Armstrong one.
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oliver wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 11:25am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 7:27am
For decades, the people of the world have asked, Is Morrissey just a dog on a chain? Finally, he answers that question.
https://www.nme.com/news/music/morrisse ... in-2579954
If the rest of the album is as good as "Bobby Don't You Think They Know" I'll be very happy.

Seems like Thelma Houston really contributes as well - I didn't get that feeling on some of the California Son duets apart from the Billie-Joe Armstrong one.
I really like the single and I agree on Thelma's contribution. It feels like a true collaboration.

It's hard to be a Morrissey fan these days and it really pushes the whole "can I enjoy the art, but not the artist" question because I like his music.
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It's hard to be a Morrissey fan these days and it really pushes the whole "can I enjoy the art, but not the artist" question because I like his music.
Don't worry, Kory's the only one I judge to be a monster for being a Morrissey fan.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 11:36am
WestwayKid wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 11:32am
It's hard to be a Morrissey fan these days and it really pushes the whole "can I enjoy the art, but not the artist" question because I like his music.
Don't worry, Kory's the only one I judge to be a monster for being a Morrissey fan.
I'll take it and add it to the Dave Sim and Woody Allen pile.
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Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 1:50pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 11:36am
WestwayKid wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 11:32am
It's hard to be a Morrissey fan these days and it really pushes the whole "can I enjoy the art, but not the artist" question because I like his music.
Don't worry, Kory's the only one I judge to be a monster for being a Morrissey fan.
I'll take it and add it to the Dave Sim and Woody Allen pile.
I shudder to think of what that covered portrait of you in the attic really looks like.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:01pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 1:50pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 11:36am
WestwayKid wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 11:32am
It's hard to be a Morrissey fan these days and it really pushes the whole "can I enjoy the art, but not the artist" question because I like his music.
Don't worry, Kory's the only one I judge to be a monster for being a Morrissey fan.
I'll take it and add it to the Dave Sim and Woody Allen pile.
I shudder to think of what that covered portrait of you in the attic really looks like.
It's an abstract.
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Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:19pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:01pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 1:50pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 11:36am
WestwayKid wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 11:32am
It's hard to be a Morrissey fan these days and it really pushes the whole "can I enjoy the art, but not the artist" question because I like his music.
Don't worry, Kory's the only one I judge to be a monster for being a Morrissey fan.
I'll take it and add it to the Dave Sim and Woody Allen pile.
I shudder to think of what that covered portrait of you in the attic really looks like.
It's an abstract.
But started as a Renaissance Christ.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:23pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:19pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:01pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 1:50pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 11:36am


Don't worry, Kory's the only one I judge to be a monster for being a Morrissey fan.
I'll take it and add it to the Dave Sim and Woody Allen pile.
I shudder to think of what that covered portrait of you in the attic really looks like.
It's an abstract.
But started as a Renaissance Christ.
Renaissance baby Christ, or adult? Those baby ones are extremely jarring.
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Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 4:59pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:23pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:19pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:01pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 1:50pm


I'll take it and add it to the Dave Sim and Woody Allen pile.
I shudder to think of what that covered portrait of you in the attic really looks like.
It's an abstract.
But started as a Renaissance Christ.
Renaissance baby Christ, or adult? Those baby ones are extremely jarring.
Whichever is most fetchingly androgynous.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 5:30pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 4:59pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:23pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:19pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:01pm


I shudder to think of what that covered portrait of you in the attic really looks like.
It's an abstract.
But started as a Renaissance Christ.
Renaissance baby Christ, or adult? Those baby ones are extremely jarring.
Whichever is most fetchingly androgynous.
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Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 5:31pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 5:30pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 4:59pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:23pm
Kory wrote:
10 Jan 2020, 2:19pm


It's an abstract.
But started as a Renaissance Christ.
Renaissance baby Christ, or adult? Those baby ones are extremely jarring.
Whichever is most fetchingly androgynous.
I don't want to toot my own horn but I look great with a spear in my side.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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