Sylvain Sylvain (New York Dolls) on Morrissey
posted by davidt on Thursday December 14 2000, @10:00AM

keith_talent writes:

Canadian music site Jam! has an interview up with Sylvain Sylvain, ex- New York Dolls member. At one point, the interviewer brings up Morrissey:

JAM!: I think I got into the Dolls as a kid because I was into The Smiths. Morrissey was a big fan.
Sylvain: (Reminiscing) Oh God. I met him in L.A. in about '94. He invited me down to a show. He sings "Trash" at performances. He may have stopped now. But I saw the set list with "Trash" on it, so I took it and got him to sign it. I asked him how he started liking the Dolls. He said he saw us on the BBC while he was sitting there with his mom. He used to walk to school holding the first album --just the cover, no record inside -- just to show people where he was at. As a matter of fact, when I played in L.A. last year he came to see me. The paper was funny: Morrissey this, Morrissey that, but not a word about Sylvain's show. They probably thought I was doing HIS song "Trash"! (laughs).

The entire interview: "Q&A with ex-NY Doll, Sylvain Sylvain" by Keiran Grant

 
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    Sylvain Sylvain (New York Dolls) on Morrissey | Log in/Create an Account | Top | 6 comments | Search Discussion
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    Wasn't it 1991? (Score:2, Informative)
    Believe it was a Nov. 1991 show at the Santa Monica Civic where Sylvain Sylvain witnessed Morrissey cover "Trash". I was there - and I remember SYL fanzine reporting it ....
    suedehead -- Thursday December 14 2000, @03:45PM (#5814)
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    What was he thinking?? (Score:1)
    I still can't get over the fact Morrissey actually liked that band!
    ShielaTakingABow <pole@samband.net> -- Friday December 15 2000, @03:39AM (#5827)
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    "We´re all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars" OW
    Sylvain interviewed. (Score:1)
    Nice stuff! Interesting to read he ranks TRASH as the 2nd most important Dolls song.
    An Klestar -- Monday December 18 2000, @07:12AM (#5892)
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