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Michael Stipe names Morrissey as 'inspiration'
posted by davidt on Friday November 07 2003, @09:00AM

 Stella the diver writes:

There's a interview with R.E.M in the December edition of Q magazine, and on Stipe's inspirations it says:

'If Stipe inspired so many, who inspired him?

  He was a great admirer of The Smiths and is said to have shared conspirational strolls in Hyde Park with Morrissey when R.E.M visted London in their formative years. One can only imagine the conversations....'

 
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    Michael Stipe names Morrissey as 'inspiration' | Log in/Create an Account | Top | 23 comments | Search Discussion
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    Stipe me if you think you've heard this one ... (Score:1)
    Spite's comments as of late make him look as a complete opportunist.
    Where was he when times were hard?
    nonesoever -- Friday November 07 2003, @09:18AM (#78923)
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     "... turn popular song into sickness"
    Inspiration is a strong word (Score:2, Insightful)
    Stipe likes Morrissey... that's fine. But it's really hard to see the moz-inspiration in REM's music. Their music is mainstream, their lyrics have this touch of too much selfseriousness and Stipe always gotta tell the world about his views on politics...

    Don't get me wrong, I love REM but I sometimes find it hard to see the moz-inspiration. Personally I think 'Everybody hurts' - and Stipes way of moving his arms in the video for 'Losing my religion' - is the closest he gets to Morrissey...
    mozzergirl -- Friday November 07 2003, @09:30AM (#78925)
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     Will you put your arms around me, I won't tell anybody
    Stupe is a dope. (Score:1)
    He virtually apes every move Moz makes. A total fraud. One of the reasons music is in the sorry state that it's in.
    I'm not a fan of Stupe.
    Mannix -- Friday November 07 2003, @10:28AM (#78954)
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      stella the diver... (Score:0)
      love the screen name. nice to see other interpol fans round these parts. off topic, yes i know, but i coudlnt resist.
      Anonymous -- Friday November 07 2003, @10:59AM (#78961)
        Stipend (Score:1)
        I ate the lotus.
        fut -- Friday November 07 2003, @11:00AM (#78962)
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          fuck Michael Stipe (Score:0)
          who cares. god i hate that guy.
          mr. superinvisible -- Friday November 07 2003, @01:08PM (#78978)
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            Oi (Score:1)
            H do your bloody Art homework and stop reading Q all day, bad girl.

            GDx
            Northern Bird -- Friday November 07 2003, @02:30PM (#78991)
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             no longer drowning...
            • Re:Oi by Stella the diver (Score:1) Saturday November 08 2003, @06:15AM
              Stipe and Moz, two men enter, one man leaves! (Score:0)
              i can absolutely see influence in REMs music..maybe its a little more outwardly involved and quirkier at points..but i could name a good bit of songs that are smiths/moz sounding...and as rumour has it, stipe and moz are not quite friends but far from aquantinces...

              i know moz is an REM fan, as well..
              Anonymous -- Monday November 10 2003, @01:17PM (#79196)
              Duh - They have so much in common! (Score:1)
              In terms of being the premier alternative rock band of the 1980's, REM is to the USA as the Smiths are to the UK. While their lyrical styles are very different (Morrissey is very upfront and specific, Michael's early lyrics are very abstract), their music is definately scribed from the same pages of rock history. During the 80's, when alt rock was all electronica, the Smiths and REM were the defintive bands to bring guitars (with the lovely juxtaposition of accoustic and electric) back to the forefront. You can tell both bands have had obsessions with 60's music (Love, The Byrds, girl groups, The Beatles) and the 70's (Patti Smith, Bowie, TRex). During the 80's, both bands were extremely prolific, delivering a classic album every year of their existence. Plus, what about all the darkness -- Isn't it interesting that REM's most melancholy album (my fave Fables...) came out the same year as Meat is Murder. Plus, I haven't even gone into all the homoerotic connections. Yes REM and the Smiths do have much in common, including the fact that they are totally the best groups of all time
              DavidBeauy <davidbeauy@yahoo.com> -- Wednesday November 12 2003, @06:03PM (#79417)
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