Article: Morrissey excerpt from 'The History of the NME' by Pat Long

[joe frady]

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[Anonymous]

er. isn't this not allowed to be published because of the forthcoming court case where the NMW will get spanked for lies, lies
and more lies....

[Anonymous]

The evil people behind the NME never managed to stop the creative era when indie music dominated and made music mean something. NME had music journos that were racist and homophobic and they seemed scared of bands and artists that had some sort of message or dignity.
In the case of the band Kitchens of Distinctions they did all they could to write bad things about the band cause the band members were all gay. They flirted with Morrissey but only because Morrissey as we know never had the strength to admit he was gay openly and so had he admitted it I am sure we would have seen NME treat him in a totally different way.
I suggest that the NME are tried in court for crimes against humanity and that all the people that ever worked there are sent to Guantanamo to replace the war heroes there that fucked up USA and gave us all a smile or two.

Urban the mad swede (Yihad is a way of life)

[Anonymous]

The evil people behind the NME never managed to stop the creative era when indie music dominated and made music mean something. NME had music journos that were racist and homophobic and they seemed scared of bands and artists that had some sort of message or dignity.
In the case of the band Kitchens of Distinctions they did all they could to write bad things about the band cause the band members were all gay. They flirted with Morrissey but only because Morrissey as we know never had the strength to admit he was gay openly and so had he admitted it I am sure we would have seen NME treat him in a totally different way.
I suggest that the NME are tried in court for crimes against humanity and that all the people that ever worked there are sent to Guantanamo to replace the war heroes there that fucked up USA and gave us all a smile or two.

Urban the mad swede (Yihad is a way of life)

You actually seemed to have a point there, writing along with a fair amount of sense... until you somehow managed to confuse a ridiculous British magazine with smiling over fucking up the USA. Have I got that right? In some twisted way you actually think it gave everyone a smile or two to see people killed in the USA? Yihad is a way of life? Are you touched in the head? I'd challenge you to come out from behind your safe little computer and your posting, get off your ass and go out onto an American street and spout off such nonsense. Urban the mad swede, really? There's a fine line between mad and stupid. Congrats. You crossed it.

[Anonymous]

I have always agreed with the argument made in 'Saint Morrissey' - great book by the way, go read if any of you haven't done so already - that in 1992 they needed to kill off Moz because he just didn't fit with the trend of the time - i.e. a mass obsession with Dance Music, fuelled by the biggest explosion in stimulant drug use in the history of society. Moz was making singles about people in wheel chairs, for Christ's sake, whilst most kids were popping E's and getting off their faces. So the NME killed him. Or tried too... 20 years later, Moz is still touring to adoring crowds of latinos, and who can remember any of those awful dance tracks that were the trend at the time? The MNE too is now a relic from the past. History will be the real judge of Moz's integrity.

[celibate]

well no media ever made a problem of the union jack when the UK soccer team is playing
somewhere in Europe or London/UK and caried or placed by the fans and hooligans, even
waving on a stick

Hello eNeMEy, plaese answer in honoustly that it was planned to put Morrissey down,
try to break his fame...

Many bands in every generation has used the Brittish flag, it only takes a nutcase editor to
plan such a huge article just to get the sales up, well as we know now, Morrissey is still around,
the eNeMEy sales gets every year less

good riddance

[Anonymous]

well no media ever made a problem of the union jack when the UK soccer team is playing
somewhere in Europe or London/UK and caried or placed by the fans and hooligans, even
waving on a stick

Hello eNeMEy, plaese answer in honoustly that it was planned to put Morrissey down,
try to break his fame...

Many bands in every generation has used the Brittish flag, it only takes a nutcase editor to
plan such a huge article just to get the sales up, well as we know now, Morrissey is still around,
the eNeMEy sales gets every year less

good riddance

there is no such thing as "the UK soccer team"

[PonytheTony]

Listen up yankee doodles if yer gonna make comments on this do your homework first because your comments make you sound even more stupid than just being an ordinary stupid yankee Bart Simpson.

What has the Union flag got to do with the England football team??????????????

Who the Fk is the "UK soccer team"?????????

What is "soccer"?????????

So throw away your Mozzipedia book and go and do some research on the "ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM"

[Anonymous]

You actually seemed to have a point there, writing along with a fair amount of sense... until you somehow managed to confuse a ridiculous British magazine with smiling over fucking up the USA. Have I got that right? In some twisted way you actually think it gave everyone a smile or two to see people killed in the USA? Yihad is a way of life? Are you touched in the head? I'd challenge you to come out from behind your safe little computer and your posting, get off your ass and go out onto an American street and spout off such nonsense. Urban the mad swede, really? There's a fine line between mad and stupid. Congrats. You crossed it.

Seeing americans suffering is a sport for some of us you see. The evil you americans have created all over the world must be paid back somehow and you have got it big time and I think you know that next time it happens it will be in your own backyard with millions of americans dying. You only have yourselves to blame for being such arseholes for centuries. What goes around comes around and all that jazz.

Urban the swede (victim of islamic terror every day)

[Anonymous]

The Bengali attribution is very poor research. The sad thing is that books like this become reference guides and many people who don't know the details of what REALLY happened that day with Morrissey and the crowd will read this and believe the cliche that he'd goosestepped on stage singing racist songs. It's very irresponsible of author Pat Long to get these facts wrong. He could have easily checked the internet to verify what Morrissey sang that day, plus enough other books have been written - it wouldn't have taken him more than a few minutes to double check. Instead errors are presented as fact. It might even be an acceptable error if Morrissey had EVER played that song live. The fact that he has NEVER sung Bengali In Platforms in concert makes this error incredibly suspicious and reeks of the same old tired witch-hunt propaganda.

Morrissey has every right to complain to the publisher. The only positive aspect is that this only goes to demonstrate how institutionally "anti-Morrissey" the NME and its former staff were/are which will only aid his success when he has his day in court later this year.

[2-J]

The only positive aspect is that this only goes to demonstrate how institutionally "anti-Morrissey" the NME and its former staff were/are which will only aid his success when he has his day in court later this year.

Indeed! Someone forward this to Morrissey's lawyer pronto.

[celibate]

Listen up yankee doodles if yer gonna make comments on this do your homework first because your comments make you sound even more stupid than just being an ordinary stupid yankee Bart Simpson.

What has the Union flag got to do with the England football team??????????????

Who the Fk is the "UK soccer team"?????????

What is "soccer"?????????

So throw away your Mozzipedia book and go and do some research on the "ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM"

I'm Dutch but am aware that this is a USA based website in a country where football is some sorta rugby.

Viva Spurs

later

[Anonymous]

Seeing americans suffering is a sport for some of us you see. The evil you americans have created all over the world must be paid back somehow and you have got it big time and I think you know that next time it happens it will be in your own backyard with millions of americans dying. You only have yourselves to blame for being such arseholes for centuries. What goes around comes around and all that jazz.

Urban the swede (victim of islamic terror every day)

Agreed! But consider the facts. "Americans", are not really Americans. The British people are not really British. With no national boarders, no respect for the law,( ndaa 1867), no culture and no national language, there is only one undeniable fact left. Your race, your tribe and that's it! Since their is a blatant, overt disregard for our national sovereignty, what is left but the skin that houses you through out your life.
Personally, invading smaller nations is what hitler did! Those who do it, deserve what they get and no sympathy for them here. These traitors should have obeyed their oath. Now some of them are missing limbs, crazy or dead. For what? The war machines profit margin.
So what if Morrissey says what he says! Don't like it? Turn it off! What pisses you off, is that there's a ring of truth to Morrisseys opinions. Like all else that is folding in Britian & America, the NME is desperate for anything to boost their bottom line. Rag-mag sales are last on their list. Now NME wants a bailout from Morrisseys bank account for a free speach violation if 20 years ago? Pathetic !
The Japanese survived the horror of Fukishima, because they are a proud homogenous society and keep it that way. Mass immigration into Britian & America; How's it working out for you?

[Anonymous]

Agreed! But consider the facts. "Americans", are not really Americans. The British people are not really British. With no national boarders, no respect for the law,( ndaa 1867), no culture and no national language, there is only one undeniable fact left. Your race, your tribe and that's it! Since their is a blatant, overt disregard for our national sovereignty, what is left but the skin that houses you through out your life.
Personally, invading smaller nations is what hitler did! Those who do it, deserve what they get and no sympathy for them here. These traitors should have obeyed their oath. Now some of them are missing limbs, crazy or dead. For what? The war machines profit margin.
So what if Morrissey says what he says! Don't like it? Turn it off! What pisses you off, is that there's a ring of truth to Morrisseys opinions. Like all else that is folding in Britian & America, the NME is desperate for anything to boost their bottom line. Rag-mag sales are last on their list. Now NME wants a bailout from Morrisseys bank account for a free speach violation if 20 years ago? Pathetic !
The Japanese survived the horror of Fukishima, because they are a proud homogenous society and keep it that way. Mass immigration into Britian & America; How's it working out for you?

You saw my point with my earlier posts. These people that say they are for multiculturalism complain when they become victims because of it. In that sense it is only fair that muslim fanatics attack these people who claim they want these muslims in their country. I call their bluff as I never believe such people are honest. They say what they say because they need the jobs they have but as soon as a problem occur in the backyard all hell breaks lose.

Urban

[Anonymous]

there is no such thing as "the UK soccer team"

I wouldn't bother replying to Celibate's posts. You may notice he's a little, um shall we say fuckin' stupid?

[PonytheTony]

I don't care if yer Dutch or yer a plastic Yank!!!!!!

Your twisting my melon so just FO

[Why?]

Off topic, but why does the nme feature noel gallagher on every cover no matter what? i know its a shitty publication now, but does he really make them money? or is oasis really seen as that important?being from the us i just dont get it.

[Anonymous]

Off topic, but why does the nme feature noel gallagher on every cover no matter what? i know its a shitty publication now, but does he really make them money? or is oasis really seen as that important?being from the us i just dont get it.

I think you answered your own question with "being from the US I just don't get it". Yes, Oasis are seen as massively important to the last 20 years of British music here and yes, the faces of Noel and Liam will always guarantee good sales for UK music mags. Love them or hate them, they always ensure a good interview, especially Noel. A bit like someone else from Manchester whose name temporarily escapes me.

All the best

Guigsy
x

[Anonymous]

Listen up yankee doodles if yer gonna make comments on this do your homework first because your comments make you sound even more stupid than just being an ordinary stupid yankee Bart Simpson.

What has the Union flag got to do with the England football team??????????????

Who the Fk is the "UK soccer team"?????????

What is "soccer"?????????

So throw away your Mozzipedia book and go and do some research on the "ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM"

Don't be too hard on them. It is normal they don't know anything about the England Football Team. In the past fifty years or more, there is nothing in the history books about this team.

[Anonymous]

We'll let him know... pat@historyofnme.com

http://www.historyofnme.com/about-pat-long/