What about thousands of persons being executed every year in China? You don't complain about death penalty? Of course, animals are more important...

So THAT'S why his live shows are too short!

Poor Mozzer gets lock-jaw. :(

Bring on the flashy guitar solos! More instrumentals with just dancing! Anything!

Rather drab interview there.

Dear Friends,

Morrissey answered my question about which song of Jobriath's is his favourite!

If you haven't checked out Jobriath's music, please do so!

I think I've died and went to heaven.

Thanks, Julia- and Thank-YOU, Morrissey!

Always,
Kenneth Stavitzke

I thought the first one was insipid, but now we're getting somewhere! Great work, Morrissey! MWAAAAH

Rip on American food all you want. The british have the worst diet in the world. Talk about salt and meat. I would rather chew on my old mum's asshair than eat those fish and chips crap. "They skin cats and dogs." Who cares! Morrissey wears leather shoes and wool. You ever see what they do to those sheep. It is all very nice sweet and caring. Way too make a generalization. Also, since when does Morrissey not play a show because he disagrees with the government. He has played, no lived, in an America that is run by a moron who takes orders from a fat bald manipulative devil. Morrissey pays them taxes for Christ sake. Don't kid yourself Morrrissey, if there was money to be made, you would play there. Anyone willing to write a fifteen page response to Joyce about a couple of books would play anywhere if the price was right. Get off your moral high horse, go take a bath, and write a song that doesn't sound like watered down Smiths stuff... And Morrisssey - the reason you don't play an instrument has nothging to do with "hiding behind the audience." Why does it all have to be a big production. What's wrong with this guy... Why can't he just give a straight answer without making it into a symbol.... At times I was interested in what he hd to say, other times I just wanted to smack him in the puss..

I am sure I remember reading somewhere that Moz recorded a piano track at home with the intention being for a proper pianist to record the track for the album. The tinny sound of Moz's home recording was much preferred, however, and made it onto the album. Which album I can't remember.... ........... now is my memory wrong here? Or did I read something that was wrong?

I wish he'd think before spoke sometime. People are not scum. It's a ridiculous comment anyway because he has perfectly nice friends, (Linder, Bracewell, Maker, O'Brien). He still comes across as quiet adolescent. A lot teenagers go through a vegetarian stage, (he never stopped though) and although he loves animals his COMPLETE disinterest in HUMAN RIGHTS is absurb. Most people think Amensty International does good work but Morrissey would probably disagree. I hope he realises he's a person, (not a cat) which is why PEOPLE not animals turn up to his gigs AND that if people are scum then he is saying he is scum.

I hope Boz doesn't read this. Give the guy SOME credit.

He sounds really smug, pompous and opinionated. At least when he was younger he was naive, shy and gauche. Now middle age has set in he's full of it. So inflexible it never occurs to him that his view is not the only view and why write all that stuff about obesity when he obviously doesn't care about people. What a joke! By the way he is really chatty isn't he these days... something to do with the new album perhaps. Hyprocrisy lives on. (Not in Morrissey though!)

No wonder he doesn't try to communicate with us very often. Surely the man is entitled to his opinion without being endlessly slagged for it. I'm all for pulling him up when need be but you lot take the buscuit. Remember the So-Low comment?

In his defence to various points made:

1. I can't think of a single offensive thing that he said.

2. He might have slagged America's food industry but he didn't defend anyone elses.

3. Didn't he stop wearing leather some time ago?

4. Why the hell should not wanting to play an instrument lead you to a written attack?

5. What evidence to people have here that the general population has much worthwhile to offer? We endlessly turn out to vote for the likes of Bush and Blair, we rarely do a damn thing for anyone else all year and then go all cheery when it's Christmas. I don't buy it. Most people don't do anything to warrant pleasentness and niceties.

6. As for the idiot who said most people grow out of vegetarianism. Where to start with that comment. See the comments above about the general population being scum. Maybe if you've grown out of adolescence you should really have developed your brain enough to know that you can eat very well without having to result to the slaughter of an animal so you can have a snack. I think it's rather pathetic to defend the eating of animals on any grounds other than you like eating them. I certainly don't see how you can attack someone for not eating them. Idiot.

Sure, some of the comments will be unpalatable to some but that is what we've come to expect from Moz isn't it. Would we love him so much is he was terribly PC?

Anyway, I was truly touched by the little glimpses into his likes and dislikes, singing in the bath to compose, his fave movie which actually looks rather good on Amazon. It's the very small things which just fascinate me and make me love him even more. Sigh....

What's your favourite Ice cream Morrissey?

It's all a bit zzzzzzzzzzzz isn't it. With the Julia firewall, we can guarentee that the tough questions such as:

1. Why does the music have to be soooo bland, why no hooks, riffs, catchiness?

2. What happened with Alain?

3. Who was Girl Least Likely Too written about? ...will never be allowed through.

I read the Wikipedia description of Julia as 'renowned Morrissey fan' and thought, to be known for the fact that you liked someone...is that enough for you?

I would rather be completely unknown than be known as the fan club's No.1 groupie. I wish I said that out of sour grapes but sadly it's just plain pity.

It's all a tad grim.

It's like throwing a bone to a bunch of hungry dogs.

I wonder why he uses apostrophes so frequently, what could it mean? I think perhaps the curve signifies his hatred for people with crooked teeth, he's having a sly dig. The spelling of the actual word apostrophe, with a silent P, is reminiscent of someone with something to hide, therefore he's inadvertantly just announced his sexuality. Get nme on the phone.

i don't know why people feel compelled to ask him questions like he is an 80 year old man.

"what do you think of these confounded compact discs that the youngsters refer to as CD's?"

but then again, he's just as bad because he answers everything like he's 80 years old.

"i only listen to music on wax cylinders. no phonographs for me."

What an interesting response he gave regarding the last questions. Morrissey was asked about his favorite live song and said that he can only sing for 1 hour 20 minutes or he gets lock jaw since most songs are very wordy. How about throwing in Oscilate Wildly or The Operation to make it longer.

This is from IMDB about Morrissey's favorite new movie that has been described as "My Big Fat Israeli Wedding":

"Zaza is a 32-year old Israeli bachelor, handsome and intelligent, and his family wants to see him married. But tradition dictates that Zaza has to choose a young virgin. She must be beautiful and from a good family, preferably rich. Zaza's parents, Yasha and Lily drag Zaza to meet potential brides and their families. Zaza has no choice. He plays along with his family, advocates of the suffocating traditions of their Georgian Jewish heritage. But Zaza always manages to somehow get out of being engaged. What his parents don't know is that Zaza is already in love. Judith is sensuous, strong and intriguing. She's also a divorcée with a 6-year-old daughter. So Zaza has kept Judith a secret from his family. He will have to choose between respect of the strict confines of family and tradition, or the love of his life."

People are scum as a whole. In the Grand scheme of things. Scum in the way William Burroughs, or Kurt Vonnegut (both scum), as well as many others, would say it. You know that our entire existence is a bane on the Earth. Polluting, creating garbage, murdering each other and animals, letting others starve and suffer, greed over caring, shitting, pissing, bombing beautiful forrests & generally taking up space. We're using up all these natural "resources" and turning them into poison, then re-palanting them into the earth for future generations to choke on ... That's just off the top, but you must see what he means. I like the fact that he's a little more bitter. That seems to happen to every writer I respect with age. I agree. Of course, we still have to be humans so we'll try to do what little we can to make the Murder of planet Earth as painless as possible.

Thank You. - Man of Vision

PS - Marr and Rourke look old.... Right ?

Maybe if Morrissey took to drumming through a few instrumentals, it’d give his voice a break to prolong the performance. Has he been making peace with the drummer within?!

It’s such a treat when a new statement or dialogue like this is released. I succumb to a “surprised by joy” kind of feeling when the online messages pops up. Very nice.

I reckon Miriam from Eugene is chuffed as am I and my compadres (Dublin mention), but poor Vasilis! I thought they considered Morrissey a God there in Athens – remember the documentary! Was that one of the countries touted temporarily for a concert this year? There’s many a slip 'twixt cup and lip!

The ad lib on the Estonia question led to a well-presented, uncompromising, highly informed case. I think most people would adapt fairly quickly to more benign lifestyles, but something has to happen first to threaten the profit and power equation, and who knows if humans will survive that? Still I want to argue against the idea that the human race is scum as a whole, and feel so qualified because it occurs to me too often. It’s a failure first off that so much so-called achievement is actually mutilation. “What have they done to the earth? What have they done to our fair sister? Ravaged and plundered, And ripped her, And bit her; Stuck her with knives, In the side of the dawn, And tied her with fences, And dragged her down…”

Man of Vision also said it well. But at the same time, even within these economically driven systems, people are doing their best, trusting in authorities, trying to care for their loved ones, a la Homer Simpson! Better still, many who can face reality are making ethical choices, standing up for values, suggesting, nay demanding, sounder more holistic ways. There are many unsung heroes in our world.

How odd is Morrissey’s denial of faith in art! Yet he supports the onward march of feminism which seems to have made some gain only to incorporate those values e.g. competition, materialism, with which it originally contended. Art saves souls and is the air Morrissey seems to breathe – what’s going on? Maybe, as Kissmyshades or someone said before, it’s Morrissey over-correcting, over-stating, which is an art in itself; arresting and provocative. Is that what the situationists were about?

The film tip is to be pursued with curiosity. Morrissey obviously appreciates much in Sanctuary’s approach, so let’s hope they can withstand legal assaults, low market position, and evolve stronger and prouder under the essential management review. China is not alone in barbarism, either to animals or humans, but their record does stand out. There are of course some good bands around; Moz is such a convincing chest-beater! But, as he says himself: “Luckily, for me, I'm always unstoppably driven. It must end soon - for all our sakes ...”, even if we definitely don’t agree with the last bit!

Let’s hope there will be more rounds of questions and answers, maybe even a Christmas special?!!

Next time, I hope we will see:

Dear Morrissey,
can you draw a dragon? I want to see your skills of an artist!

gtg,
Kaiser, CA

I guess the snappy answers to questions sent in by readers reminded me a little too much of a certain masked flash cartoon character...

I have been increasingly bored with Morrissey's statements these days. I preferred him when he stayed quiet. His comments are ok for teenagers who don't know better. However, most of his audience has grown up and has their political and ethical views. We don't want to hear his ridiculous point of view.

Grow up!

Morrissey gets lock-jaw after playing a concert for more than 80 minutes? Funny, I get lock-jaw when self-important popstars try to justify their laziness. And cancel concerts indiscriminately because of so-called "throat problems".

Happy holidays, all!

You all talk total and utter shite.
Who really cares what film a gay popstar finds interesting, more than likely one featuring a gay star, who cares what concert he enjoyed most. each to their own, if you didnt enjoy and he did it will only upset you..why bother.

Leave well alone it only brings grief.

if it werent morrissey i wonder if people would even waste their time with that cocksucking shitstuffed hack

"morning starship" is a good song though

Now if it was jealousy and bitterness, then I would outdo and compete, follow Moz around the world, be in his line of sight everywhere and then faint when I got three mentions per concert.

There is more to life (yeah yeah but not much more zzzzzz before you type it) and I find it very sad that someone would settle for being known as a fan and accomplishing nothing more than that. Not jealousy, pity.

Hey remember Dave Bender - The Ultimate Jimmy Sommerville Fan

Hey Remember Dick Perm - The Ultimate Marc Bolan fan

'Is that the best you can do?'

Anyway, for the cretins that questioned the hooks and riffs comment that I also made.

Compare any Smiths song as an instrumental against any Moz song post viva hate. In general you will find that Marr's compositions were tunes and Boorer/Whyte/Day/Cobrin/Armstrong/Nevin etc compositions are chord progressions and little else. Nevin being the possible exception to this rule.

In closing therefore, the lyrics remain strong on the whole, the music bland on toast and Riley or anyone who can't see past Mogga...it's a shame.

You only have to read some of the comments above. Is there any wonder that Morrissey chooses to communicate through Julia when you read some of the insulting rubbish written on "SoLow"?

The reason Morrissey doesn`t play an instrument is because he is just toooooo damn lazy. firstodie

As a long-time Morrissey and The Smiths fan, I for one look forward to, get excited about, and appreciate Morrissey's surprising decision to answer fan questions on any fan website...even if it is his biggest fan's website.

I think back to the rare interviews that would appear in the music rags when I was in high school and college, and the feeling of anticipation that was papable then is present now when the announcement of answered questions appears on this website.

Morrissey getting involved in any small way with his fans...even if all he gave were one-word answers (which I think he did on a few)...is enough to satisfy my curiosity and to give a little more insight into the man. Agreeing with him or disagreeing with him are both absolutely fine, and should be discussed on Morrissey's websites. I agree with a great deal of Morrissey's cynical outlook on the world, however, I disagree with his choice to abandon his Catholic/Christian faith. There is no doubt that if we extract God from the picture, the human race is tant-amount to cochroaches. Because I disagree with Moz on the religious points, on political points, and on dogs (I'm a cat person...most dogs smell...and then I'm the "bad-guy" because I don't want to pet your slobbering, hyper dog and then have to go shower afterwards before I can do anything because the smell of that damn dog will be on my hands for an hour.) I don't have the right to demonize him. If he's lying or misinformed...that's different.

However, through any disagreement, I share many more things in common with Moz, and that is why I am drawn to him as a devoted fan with checkbook in hand.

Tone down the venom towards Moz on this website, please, unless, of course, he begins bashing Bush like a clueless Hollywood-type...then he needs to be held in check.

Looking forward to the next batch of questions...

In David Bret's book "Scandal and Passion," he discusses a part where he played the violin intro to a song...

Moz puts me in mind of so many artists and writers who actually cared enough to try to wake people up, and who at one time put their faith in art. It is an exhausting business, and you will get your heart broken because ultimately, you cannot stop the downward spiral.

I prefer honest bitterness to false piety, as long as the humor is there as well, because if you don't laugh, you'll be dead in a minute. Moz has earned his right to gripe, he has put himself out there and done his best. All of you slagging him off should keep this in mind.

http://mondooltro.blogspot.com/

http://mondooltro.blogspot.com/2005/12/joni-mitche ll-never-lies-moz-edition.html

Joni: "A Mo', ma è vero che sei froscio?"
Moz: "Ma statte zitta"
Joni: "A Mo' a me me lo puoi dì, sa? So de mentalità aperta... so' n'artista..."
Maz: "Ma statte zitta"
Joni: "A Mo' ma i mijori amisci miei so' dell'artra parocchia"
Moz: "Ma statte zitta"
Joni: "Vabbé nun te la pijà così... pjatela 'nder culo... ahahahahahahahaha"
Moz: "..."

I loved reading Morrissey`s question and answer session.Instead of being negative how about giving Morrissey some credit for taking time out to answer his fans questions.I also think it`s great that Morrissey speaks up for animal rights.I loved the insight he gives on how he writes songs and sings in the bath.Is that yummy or what?I can just imagine that.

Anyone want to comment on the fact that he listed Roskilde as his favorite show of the tour, even though he cancelled and didn't perform?

They really do.

Take a look at the new photo on truetoyou.
Poor Jed! ha ha

He went to work to jerk the jerk & now he's gonna pay hohohohohohay

Moz so poised, Jed like a Pierrot. The umbrella over the "lambretta" (the motorcycle, very common in Italy) is charming; that itself almost compelled me to add this pose to my "my picture" collection, but the twisted face ruined my desire for doing it. I wonder if Moz is having a good time in Rome, but if he read half of the @#$&*! written by some posters here, he would probably making that same face Jed is. Then the picture wouldn't be so...uneven. Moz, just you or just him the next time...

It is a bit sad to see such a brilliant mind slag off those responsible for the bombings that killed innocent women and children (and let's not forget innocent men) in New York, Madrid, London, Amman, Bali, etc. as "so-called terrorists." It appears Moz is simply part of the loud liberal crowd, much like these so-called terrorists, that now sees those of us who participate in a free market (especially if we do so by eating a hamburger now and then) as the "real terrorists."

Maybe there isn't much too eat over there, but how could you possibly know about hunger or starvation?

I absolutely love it! Thank you Moz for answering, thank you Julia for posting his answers. Cheers - K

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Since my email message to you was unfortunately returned, I will use this board, for lack of option. Can you see the level of vapid and nasty "discussions" posted in these polls? There are, in case you are overlooking (or, if not overlooking, not reacting to it), plenty of them that like a virus attach themselves to the good ones and lower the site. It is a pity that a dynamic, spontaneous site like this one is just thrown to the wolves like that, with no control and no inspection you should be ensuring. All I can say is that this is a disrespectul attitude towards the well-intentioned posters that keep pumping this site's heart with good blood. I don't mean to slagg you or the site, just to express my feelings about this situation. Every time an intelligent and sensitive opinion gets posted, 10 other ones follow that seem really to come from people whose existence as humans, to me, is a wonder.

How about cleaning up the house a little bit for your gests?

Israeli site YNet informed Dover Kosashvili (Late Wedding director) of Morrissey's admiration of his film. His reply was "I don't know any Morrissey." When the journalist explained to him who Morrissey is ("he used to sing for the Smiths, they were really big during the '80s"), he said "What band? The Smiths? I really don't know. But it's very nice and interesting to know he likes the movie."

Strangely enough, there's also a link to Morrissey-Solo in that article, described as "Morrissey's official site"... go figure. The original article (in Hebrew) can be found at http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3186238,00 .html#n

He does sound a bit like a grumpy old man, and not as witty as he is with journalists, but he's always been extreme - liking peta, quoting the scum manifesto, etc.
Lucy

Well when I was at school I said I wanted to sing, rather than play an instrument. It was just because I was lazy and didn't want to practise. Me thinks me and Moz have the same blood in our veins, except he's done slighly better out of it than me.
P.s. Has anyone wondered my Moz was crap academically. He seems really bright, why didn't he go to a grammar school or something. Me thinks laziness strikes again.

Do you think this could be gay-speak for "big package". As in my ex-drummer gave me one, and I saw Jerry Nolan's "drum kit" and was very impressed. I thought that's it... "I'm gay!"
Your thoughts?

You people are mad. Do you really think Morrissey spends ONE MINUTE of his day thinking about you?!!! The only reason he does this "publicity" is because he want album/tour sales. Simple as. He could make up a bunch of lies on Q&A just because he was bored and you guys would still analyse it to death! You don't realise you are simply "faces in the crowd". He doesn't know us and doesn't care. It's just a job. Half the things he says are for a wind-up. He just says anything that stikes him, (although vegetarianism is a recurring theme), and call him Johnny Opposite you ask him the same questions next year you will get entirely different answers. If people didn't hang on his every word then he would probably realise that he needs to give proper interview.

... boring. so very very boring. if he continues this way he once will be the only reason for me to keep on being a flesh-eater. FLESH-EATER!

eat meat as quick as you can.

a warning to keeping meat alive: http://www.dumpalink.com/media/1130687968/People_v s._Animals