....that we have to wait this time only 6 years for a new album?

What is this 'bout a new album? Sad news that he won't be appearing and that Deano has exited stage left, BUT a new album? Does anyone know any juicy details?

-RG

There are some very disappointed & angry
people today...I feel bad for all who made plans and spent $$$. But I'm happy to hear that a new album is in the works.

Pressure of a new album. Like he didnt know he was planning a new album before he led everyone up the garden path.

Losing his drummer. Like he didnt know this was in the pipeline either.

Well thanks a bunch pal.
Ive wasted £150 of non refundable money for nowt.

Sadly, we are not as rich as you and considering you would not be rich without us, I find it DISGUSTING.

TOTALLY SICK

This is probably the best bad news I've seen here - new album?!!! Yay!

I believe I told you this would happen in the comments of the last poll and was called a troll and it was suggested I should apologize if he actually plays.

Anyway, I feel sorry for anyone who made plans to go to this festival to see Moz. I know I have been in this position many times myself and it does suck.

Reminds me of Texas many months ago when Moz fled after 1 date I think. Left us high and dry.

Except, now it IS the Isle of Wight.

 

Come on people, didn't you KNOW this was going to happen?

So does this mean Deano is fully gone from the band, for good?

i didn't even let myself come close to actually making plans to fly to the UK for this very reason.

i feel very sorry for everyone who spent money, but i feel very happy that there will be a new album!

people always thought that he wouldnt do it and the rumores were true. So glad now i didnt buy a ticket, im sure those who have are quite mad.

Morrissey has been hard at it on the new album.

In the last week he's barely had time to watch thirty bands and sit in the Cat And Fiddle sinking a few pints.

Look, we all know that the drummer is a throw-away position -- beating a board with two sticks, easy peasy.

That being said, I do have much respect for Bill Berry.

The thing is, finding a drummer should be so feckin' easy. The most complicated thing a Morrissey drummer has to do now-a-days is get up and beat the gong.

AND, with the number of ex-Morrissey drummers out there is increasing by the day, surely there's someone out there who can pick up the slack?

Spencer for hire?

or Maybe Moz should place another ad in the paper, like he did before?

Or what about that chick that drums for Kelly Osborne (ha!)

I have spent £200 on this damned festival. I am 16, and to me that is a hell of a lot of money. But I am less angry, and more upset- I have never seen Morrissey before, I was totally looking forward to this, and now a lot of my energy (and MONEY) has been wasted, all for nothing.

I refuse to be angry with Morrissey; and for this, I know I am a fool.

Is he gone for good, then? I think that if he has then its a great shame. Sure, he wasn't the most competant drummer Moz has ever had, but he was fun, you know?

When I went to the MEN show, for some reason, I nearly burst out laughing when Deano slammed the gong abruptly at the end of "The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores". I liked him, God bless him and if he's gone for good, I say good luck (Jesus, if he's joining Good Charlottte for good, though, I take that back!)

Jilted John

I thought it sounded a bit odd from the start, and besides hasn't it been going around for a while now that he won't be appearing. A new album is good news, and I for one can't wait. And no, I didn't spend my hard earned euros on tickets and flights before any one asks. But I can see why you'd be pissed off. But isn't this all part and parcel of it. Personally, I never believe its going to happen until Moz has left the stage after the encore. Before that I take nothing as given. I does add to the excitment though.

yes yes, so funny. morrissey's little quirks make me smile, especially his 'tour canceling' thing. and anyone who was planning on flying to see a concert(especially across an ocean) is a huge loser, and moz just put you in your place. you should be thankful that you got some notification that he won't be there.

my favorite moz cancelation story is the legendary finsbury park 1992 incident (the national front disco/union jack /skinhead backdrop one). The first day of the madstock festival was nearly sold out when morrissey was added to the bill. all the morrisey fans had to get tickets for the second day, but morrissey had pulled out by then.

what a sick, twisted, and absolutely lovely sence of humor.

People who paid money still have a right to bitch and moan, regardless of Moz's 'no show' history. It's a disgrace. He does whatever he likes without taking people's pockets into consideration.

but here's what I wrote on the IOW poll recently:

"Is he actually gonna turn up? (Score:0)
Morrissey's never done a one-off show before. there's only a month to go and no warm-up dates have been announced or any other shows.
the band all seem to be doing other things. Boz has been signed independently to Sanctuary, Alain's got a new band, Dean's drumming with someone else. the whole thing simply doesn't add up..."

Big sympathy to any younger fans who didn't see this coming but to us older ones, the whole thing just seemed way too implausible.

John

"why say 'no' to something today that you can wriggle out of tomorrow"

says it all, doesn't it?
John

Just wanted to say how annoying it must be for all you fans in the US (and worldwide) who would be travelling over here to the Isle of Wight .

I can imagine how you must feel, but the great thing is that you have found out early, so you can still sell your ticket(s) on ebay. Get a move on.

You can only imagine how difficult it is to get a great band together, and then to learn all the tracks again. Boz has his work cut out now, over the next few months, so let them get on with it in some peace. Just as things have been going so well, the curse strikes again and I really feel for them all. Morrissey and Boz will get there in the end, but give them time.......and that's a few months not a few days with the casio and an amp.

Loyal,

Strawberry.

well I'm afraid he's certainly proved that one of those is true.
J

You think Morrissey feels good about cancelling? You should all know by now he is quite a mental person, deep rooted personality issues.

He might be going through something at the moment, simply cannot face going to the Isle of White, and who can blame him? (I'm joking). It's not that he simply can't be bothered, it is that the idea of it is out of the question.

This doesn't excuse the action and if it was put to him directly no doubt he would profess to be very sorry about it. If he could then go on to explain the mentallity of such an action is another thing. I feel sorry for those of you that bought tickets, but what can you do? He is famous and we are fans precisely because of his personality, and this is a perfect illustration of it. Normal people don't write his kind of lyrics and normal people don't let people down like this.

Or else he is a spoiled git that doesn't give a shit.

How awful of Morrissey to pull out! Was He ever really in? He isn't the only one to ever cancel or back out of an event even though you wouldn't know it by reading these comments. Blimey! He's just given us a great year of himself and now another album, give him a break! Either you love him or you don't, if you don't what are you doing here anyway!

I've always been true to you!

Oh piss.

I'm gonna go see Roxy Music. So what about Morrissey who cares about him. Go see something
new thats old.

FINE!
I won't be buying your next album either! There are ways to get your music for free, jerk!
Suffer little Mozzer. Someday you will be broke.

The artistic process is not something that is vomited out. If Morrissey doesn't feel as though he has the resources to properly employ a new drummer in time for the festival than that is his prerogative. Quality artists don't put themselves out there when they have a less than adequate product to deliver. Perhaps he's busy writing new, amazing songs and would rather premier them at some warm up dates (in LA hopefully!!) when everything is more "together" -- I know it must be dissapointing but hopefully this means that there is something even more exciting around the bend. I can't wait for more details about the new album!!

Morrissey got scared to play at the same night than Roxy Music and the fabulous Bryan Ferry, i can understand him, it's not the same level.

Ah well, I suppose it's one of the quintessential experiences of the Morrissey fan - the disappointment of his cancelling a gig.

It's just another instance of pain in the rich tapestry of misery that is life.

[/attempt to romanticise the horror]

Ouch. I feared this might happen, but still truly disappointed, Moz!

Can't hate him for it though, and the news of a new album is promising, but damn, I was really looking forward to this. Would normally seek solace listening to Smiths and Morrissey records, but right now that would just be a painful reminder. Look what you've reduced me to, Morrissey! I'm listening to *checks sleeve* some kid who goes by the ridiculous moniker of "Patrick Wolf", of all things! ...Wait a minute, this isn't half bad. Quite good, actually. And it appears he's playing a gig that same night Moz was supposed to perform at IOW. Hmmm... ;)

Some people have posted this on there before: through Boz and other ends, the news that Morrissey never agreed to play in the first place was out very early. The festival people threw his name around to promote their festival, I guess. I hear this is a pretty common thing to do. So don't throw all the mud on the old Moz, it's not his fault this time.
And btw: Boz's Sanctuary deal is a publishing deal and has nothing whatsoever to do with whether he plays for Morrissey or not.

Alain's busy, boz busy, deano's busy, who moz is gonna make the new album with? Could it be, could it be......Johnny?

how the fuck has this happened,is 3 months not long enough to prepare for an hour spot,i live in pompey so i havent forked out to much,but feel sorry for all you who have spent a fortune,whos left of any note now,bryan "rip a fox to bits"ferry & poxy music,
                                  ticket anyone

"Deviant, Truculent, and Unreliable"

Truer words have never been said...

I'm veryvery upset about it. I just wish i'd listened to the anonymous users who said that this was going to happen. Are you all psychic or something?!

Due to the fact that it was predicted, it makes me even more angry, since it's now two weeks left to the festival, & a lot of people will just now have booked everything last minute, nobody exactly expects him to drop out this late in the game. As someone said above, he hasn't exactly been working non-stop on the album, he's been waltzing about drinking Coronas at various gigs & befriending Kelly Osbourne.

On the plus side, they've just cloned a human embryo, so if someone will be kind enough to rummage through his garbage & get a DNA sample, we can each have our very own singing morrissey to play for us. I'd also like him to play naked at the next gig or i'm not sure i'll ever be able to forgive him.

I knew it. Yes I was and am going and I am very very angry that he has done this to very loyal fans without even bothering to write his own damn press release and signing it personally. If I didn't love him so dearly I'd have to hate him at this point. I finish as I began. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Wonder if Julia knew about this?

Or did she have flights booked too?

just heard that the smyths will be playing instead, so not all bad eh?

Ive just started my love affair with morrissey over the last year, so the release of "you are the quarry" couldnt of come at a better time for me. But like you said and history shows it could be a very long time to the next.

Hardly a surprise is it really given his track record. I still love and admire him but he MUST NOT do this to people. I think this proves once and for all that he really is a selfish spoiled brat. "New Album"....not this year either so don't be holding your breath on that one.

Come on we should not be shocked. No mention of rehersals, band members all over the place doing other things, Moz out on the piss every night in Holywood watching two-bit punk bands. God help us, Please don't let him be on the prowl for young blood to bolster his backing band. Can you imagine how shit he would sound with some crap like Tiger Army or any member thereof in his band. Come on Moz...do the right thing and just phone Johnny or Alan or even both....you know you want to! As for a new album - who exactly is he supposed to be writing this with?

You pays yer money yer takes yer chance. It's not the first time Moz has cancelled a gig.

With an artist like Morrissey, you take the rough with the smooth.

If you want consistency, buy tickets for Green Day next time they're in Britain.

broken

I dont know how many times we let him get away with this kind if shit. If he knew he wasn't going to perform , why did he let the organisers circulate his name as perfoming for weeks now.Has he taken a back hander or something so tickets get sold and why leave it so late to announce that he wont be performing. Again it seems he hasnt the bottle to announce it himself and got a third party to come out with all kinds of pish. Why is it so difficult to tell your own fans what you intend or not intend to do.You know when i think of how pissed off Johnny was when the band split and his subsequent interviews he's given since , you can understand why he said "fuck this" and jumped ship. I dont think i could put up with this kind of shit. I didnt have tickets for the festival but if you have bought some , i feel very sorry for you..... but to a millionaire , would you give a shit?. best wishes.

I'm sure Mick Hucknall doesn't treat his fans like this.

any idea to who moz will choose to be his new drummer? i hope spencer comes back.

He can obviously hire two guitarists (Little Barrie and Jessie) as a replacement for Alain while he's on tour but isn't able to find a drummer within three weeks?

THAT is the real news.

Who is co-writing it?

Alain is seemingly out of the frame, so will Boz be co-writer? Don't know, but if he is, he'd better pull his finger out and write some more 'Jack The Ripper's and 'Speedway's rather than his rather mediocre Quarry contributions.

Personally, I hope this signals a wholesale change in the band - change of drummer, change of guitarist. This could well be the making of his new album if the opportunity is seized. But I fear it will be Boz co-writing (I don't mind this IF Boz comes up with the goods, but his recent output has been very shaky IMO) - who else, after all? Well, I'd love it to be Johnny, a huge surprise, but there's no chance of that.

IOW statement from Morrissey:

I have not ever, at any time, agreed to play the Isle of Wight Festival. The announcement that I would play was made by Sanctuary—and it was their error. However, record companies will never take the blame for their own mistakes and Sanctuary’s press statement today reflects this.
In truth, I am not at all under pressure with the follow-up to You Are The Quarry—everything is in hand, and ready. However, my contract with Sanctuary ended last year and hasn’t been renewed. Hence, no promotional appearances for Live At Earls Court or the accompanying single. Surely somebody noticed?
Secondly, I have NOT parted company with Deano, and I am annoyed that Sanctuary have thrown this in without consulting either Deano or myself. But that’s just the way it goes. Call it anything other than what it is.
Thirdly, I have no connection at all with the site called Morrisseymusic.com. It is controlled by Sanctuary and I am neither consulted nor involved.
When a concert is announced in error—as with Japan last year—the inevitable news to follow is that I have “pulled out”; but I can’t pull out if I’ve never been in in the first place, and even though Janice Long kindly announced very early on that the IOW wouldn’t happen, unfortunately Sanctuary would not confirm this and this encouraged people to buy tickets.
I am very angry about the IOW, but I can’t control Sanctuary. I also realise that, regardless of the facts, people will always blame me for any unfortunate incidents—somehow believing that I control the entire spectrum of human events. In truth, since our closing dates last year in London and Dublin, my personal involvement in anything that has followed has been sub minus zero.
There will be a new signing for the new album, so please wait until you hear the news from my lips. Everything else is just gossip.
love to you from MORRISSEY.

This was posted on the True To You website
www.true-to-you.net
It seems Sanctuary are to blame.

the guy is depressed.
depression makes you very selfish because your alone so you dont have to think about anyone else.
you all act like he owes us something, he doesnt. i wish he did but he doesnt. he doesnt write or play for us he does it for him so dont act like this is some sort of personal thing because whether the excuse he gave was true or not, he didnt cancil to hurt anyone.

Oh my God!

From praising Sanctuary for the way in which they rolled out the red carpet for him a year ago, he is now pouring vitriol on them! His contract with them is over! But he says that the follow up to Quarry is "in hand and ready" - there will be a "new signing" for the new album. To me, those words are utterly and totally seismic. Does he mean he will sign to a new record company, OR does he mean he will sign a new co-writer?? I really hope it's the latter, that could be truly exciting. Boz may incur Morrissey's wrath for signing to Sanctuary - none of the band are available, yet Morrissey has the album "in hand". Who is co-writing? We must wait for an announcement from "my lips" as he puts it. This is just phenomenal! There are so many permutations to this statement, if you care to read between the lines. I do not blame Moz for IOW, I only care about his new record. I have said for ages now that change is needed to revitalise his output, and change, it seems, may well be in the air. Only Deano seems safe from the above statement. Wow. This is surely a major talking point, even if it is largely speculative as to the outcome!!