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Morrissey Featured in Dear Leader (formerly Sheila Divine) Interview

posted by davidt on Wednesday January 19 2005, @10:00AM
BlueGirl writes:

Morrissey was mentioned a couple of times in an interview of Dear Leader's guitarist Aaron Perrino in Monday's Gothamist blog. Dear Leader is a Boston-based band made up of members of the former band Sheila Divine. Those of you who caught Morrissey on the 2000 Oye Esteban! tour on the East Coast may remember Sheila Divine as the superb support act for Morrissey at the Boston Avalon shows, Portland's State Theater, DC's 9:30 Club shows and NY's Beacon Theater.

Here are the Morrissey-relevant bits:

Q:What is your favorite/least favorite memory involving New York?
A:My favorite memory was my old band The Sheila Divine opening for Morrissey at the Beacon Theater. To get to play in a historic venue with one of your favorite childhood idols was incredible. Even better was that despite the Mozs explicit request that no meat products could be in the building, they sold hotdogs in the lobby.

Q:Who would be in your ultimate music supergroup, your all-star Olympic team of rock?
A:Vocals-Morrissey
Guitar-Will Sergeant (Echo and The Bunnymen)
Guitar-Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine)
Bass-Kim Deal (The Pixies)
Drums-Paul Buckley (Dear Leader)

The full interview can be found here.

Dear Leader Official Website (with sound samples, tour dates, etc.):
http://dear-leader.com/
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  • ...FOR ME TO POOP ON! C'mon, Moz' vocals would be the only thing worth listening for in that sub-supergroup. Steady eighth note basslines, supro-distorted and unlistenable guitars do not a supergroup make. Can't comment about the drummer since I've never heard of the band he's from until today.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday January 19 2005, @01:32PM (#147670)
  • ithink its an excellent supergroup, except idont see the talents of Moz and Sergeant meshing to well with Shields and Deal (im not familiar with the drummer).

    itoo hav been asked this question before and after some thought icame up with this:

    Morrissey [The Smiths/solo], vocals
    Johnny Marr [The Smiths/The Healers], lead guitar
    Noel Gallagher [Oasis], rhythm guitar/backing vocals
    Mani [The Stone Roses], bass
    Steven Hewitt [Placebo], drums
    Bernard Sumner [Joy Division/New Order], keyboards/guitar/backing vocals

    coincidentally, it turned out that all six members hail from Manchester.
    chrisarclark <[email protected]> -- Wednesday January 19 2005, @06:18PM (#147703)
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  • I've been asked this before and this was my answer:

    vocals- Moz (that's a given)
    bass- the bass player from Archie Bell and the Drells ("Tighten Up!")
    lead guitar- Jack White
    rhythm guitar- Lisa Loeb
    drums- Max Weinberg
    backing vocals- Melissa Joan Hart and Quentin Tarantino
    tambourine- Johnny Marr
    xylophone- John Cusack
    conch shell- Judd Hirsch

    All of the listed hail from planet Earth.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday January 19 2005, @11:52PM (#147726)
  • my supergroup:

    vocals: morrissey
    the guitar: johnny marr
    the bass: andy rourke
    the drums: mike joyce

    oh my, if only...never in a million years!
    sunday -- Thursday January 20 2005, @07:46PM (#147814)
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    "a hundred other words blind me with your purity..."

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