Sanctuary HAS signed him! I knew it!

Surprise surprise!

Let's hear it for 30 more rumors in 2003!!

I knew it!! I said they would play a festival!! Glastonbury - Sunday Night!!! Its gonna happen!!! Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

Thanks for clearing that up Boz. These rumors are becoming a bit frustrating. Every time we hear of of a possible record deal, we get our hopes up just to find out they're all a bunch of rumors.

That should clear a few things up...

cheers

Accept the next offer... You don't need THAT much more money, do you?

Gracias por la info, seguiremos esperando.
and yes we are VERY interested to know when we are going to hear our Master Voice again.

Well there you go!! You see, this is what the fans need. Words from one of the great men in the band!! I thank you Boz!! I do hope, not only for a record deal, but for another tour! Sing your life!!

I am interested. We all are interested in the UK -
patiently waiting for Morrissey to come back and give us some great albums, some more amazing concerts and loads of thrills and great tunes !

Luckystart

Thank you so much for putting us out of our misery with your simple, straightforward letter. I can now stop checking this site every five minutes for the "big announcement." Though I am definitely sad there isn't better news to report.

OK, who forged Morrissey's signature?
Boz must have been freaking out Morrissey "signed" a contract without telling him.

But I know it's gonna happen someday!

So hey Boz, what else did the ol' Mozzer have to say?
Send him my love! And thank you darling!

xoxo

Boz read the web site, well at least someone reads what we write to moz hehe. why dont morrissey agree with a low contract for like one album and prove to be good enough to get the contract he needs for the next one? im sure he has loads of songs to publish

My sources have just advised me that Morrissey and Axl Rose recently met up at the Cat & Fiddle in Hollywood and are to begin collaborating on Barber shop quartet project with Trent Reznor and Billy Idol.

Did you speak to Mr. Gary too? Awww

can you clear up the DVD mystery? people claim that Sanctuary was making a live DVD of the London and Paris dates last year and this has been accepted as fact, but from what you say, it doesn't sound like there were any negotiations past the failed signing.

I have a feeling about something outdoor and Irish this Summer. Am i right or wrong Boz?

Once again the east coast will be passed up! There's always an excuse! Damn West Coast!!!
~vivamoz

How great it is to have Morrissey in the world, and how greatly does it speak to his character to have remained so loyal to this corp of musicians for 12 years, now. Just reading the line: Statement from Boz... gave me chills.

Morrissey, godspeed in filling the sensation we will all have when we click in "Favorites" on "Mozzer" and the first headline is "Morrissey Signs Record deal...First Album out in 4 months."

Please bring the world some more of your songs...

My heart was racing there for a moment and then sunk, but thanks for making things clear Boz.
We love you!

I guess if this were going on in 1992 I would have been devistated. But I just don't care anymore. It was like ecstacy going to Kill Uncle shows. But now it seems like that was all in another dimension or something. At least I got to go.

no album is 2nd to the worst news i could have heard. the first beign that there are no east coast dates announced...MOZ we love you..BOZ we love you too and ALAIN and even DEAN, though i haven't seen him play. come here we will shower you wiht love and flowers the only way we can...desperately..please. some of us need you..

-seth
xoxoxox

This is desperate, desperate news...but thanks Boz, at least we know where we stand. I hope Les Inrocks and all the other lazy music rags take note of this statement.

Sanctuary Records involvement in perpetuating these rumours should be condemned.

Last year's 'release' posted on Amazon with catalogue album was bad enough. What possible motivation then would they have in giving this information to Les Inrocks at a trade show????

I really hope we hear more of Morrissey's new music soon - I'd say go into the studio and do another Janice Long session...but that would sort of defeat the object of trying to get an album out...

May those Inrocktupilesofsnot (or whatever it was they called themselves) never sleep again!
But thank you eternally, Boz, for clearing it all up. I will now gently lower myself from the tenterhooks.
And West Coast, East Coast, give a damn! Allow me to express humble thanks for breaching this "Fatal Shore". And thanks for the didgeridoo action - left that pissant Jamiroquai listing in your wake!

Ode to long-distance flight;
Thanks to Boz,
And praise to Moz,
Just because,
They came to Oz!
For placing themselves in front of my snoz,
(A finer sight there never once was),
Hopefully next time I'll have a better poz.

And may there be a next time! You are as loved as you are needed - we can't wait another ten years!
COME BACK TO US!

For those that are interested.

Boz is spinning some wax at the Golden Lion pub in Camden Town this coming Sunday Afternoon/Evening.

Best Moz tour ever? Yes I think so too. Went to RAH, Brixton & B'ham and atmosphere was electric. Definitely a notch up from previous Moz tours. Tell Moz its time to get a deal while the electricity still flowing!

i'm sick of all this.
why doesnt he put this supposed new album out on his own label. This would make sense surely.

See, I knew this was crap. Those Sanctuary rumors have been lurking around for way too long. I knew if I got excited it'd fall through, and even when I kept myself calm - it STILL fell through. It just doesn't pay... :*(

One thing I had hoped for was an East Coast tour in the early part of the year...and well, you see what happened? AHHH!

My only mistake is I'm hoping...I'm hoping...

I'm glad that is has been officially cleared up, imagine if this rumour lasted for 3 months like the Live album thing has done.
We all know that Morrissey can get a record deal, we also know that labels as big as EMI will never sign him. He made a big mistake leaving them for RCA, I'm pretty sure his last two albums would have sold much better on EMI even though they weren't quite as good.
Oh well, it's got to the point where there's more chance of a Smiths reunion than a new Moz album and that is certainly not a good indication.

Fucking hell! I'm getting really pissed off right now, are these recordcompanies fucking deaf? Why won't these assholes sign him? I want an album. NOW!!! This is driving me crazy. I thought something was really going to happen finally because Les Inrocks are usually pretty reliable (certainly a lot more reliable that the News of the World), but as usual it was wishful thinking.

The way things are shaping up, Syd Barrett is more likely to release a new album than Morrissey. Hell, a reincarnated Kurt Cobain may soon be old enough to release a new CD.

Beyond frustrated - Getting bored.

Why can't us fans on the east coast get to see our Moz? I just saw Johnny Marr last week in Hoboken, NJ and would much rather have seen the Man himself. Hope things work out for the tour.

I can't believe that Boz wrote the above statement.

First of all there are no spelling errors. The sentences are complete sentences. The meaning of his mail is clear AND wrote more than 4 sentences.

Have you ever seen an e-mail from Boz? Not to harp on his writing skills or anything, but all the mail I've seen from him is littered with sentence fragments and mispellings -- and if somehow, amazingly if you got the gist of his e-mail you're lucky.

The statement supposed written by "Boz" is concise and thought out well. How the hell did he manage that? Also, how did he manage to write all that WITH NO ERRORS in under 30 minutes -- assuming tht it is true that he spoke with Morrissey 30 mintues ago.

Perhaps Boz has a secretary. Or maybe the update is false. You make the call!

Discuss!

A few years ago, the remaining Sex Pistols reformed for the Filthy Lucre tour. When asked if the band still hated each other, Johnny Rotten replied "Yes, with a vengeance, but we share a common cause, and it's your money."

Since Marr's Healers project apparently blows, Morrissey hasn't had a label in 5 years, and Joyce and Rourke have nothing going on....it's only a matter of time until they reunite for the common cause of our money. Yeah!

Still, this does goes to show how important this website is, as somewhere where Moz-related news and rumours can be collated, reported, commented on, and confirmed or denied. No mean feat indeed. God bless you, Davidt!

"All these rumors about my signing a record label are rubbish. For now on I will be communicating only through mlozina."-Morrissey

Speaking of rumors and Boz. I heard a rumor where Boz was going to play at an after party on February 7th in L.A. after the Sweet and Tender Hooligan Show. Can you confirm this, Boz? If so, I'll buy tickets.

Thank you to Boz, However I am a bit puzzled, They have announced a signature at the Midem in Cannes which gather International record companies as well as as upcoming artists, it is a serious and professional event, I know I have worked for them. So How can this happen?, the News was published in the French magazine "Les Inrockuptibles|" and apparently comes from the Label itself, so was an inaccurate press release published, where does the rumor come from? it is indeed becoming a bit frustrating. I wish I could get an answer from Boz himself but I am not sure if it is possible to send him mails directly.

I very much look forward to seeing you tour the East Coast.

It would be great if you could visit Cromer, Great Yarmouth and Southend on Sea.

;->

On a totally unrelated sidenote, we just spotted Morrissey driving down Holloway(I think it was Holloway...but we were kinda busy gawking) in Hollywood about 40 minutes ago. His Jag is blue right? I am positive it was him, unless somebody that looks just like him, was driving the same car as him. The top was down and there was no dog in the passenger seat, which was kinda disappointing.

UK festivals!! wow! it better not be t in the park or Glastonbury! they are too far away! Ofcourse ill go there anyway but it might be a bit of a hassle (hasstle? how do u spell it?)!
great news though! although id much prefer him doing a tour!

The thought of a Boston tour date was the only thing worth getting out of bed for these days. Is there no way at all to fit in a few shows in the Boston/NYC area? You know it's sure to sell out where ever you play. Please! Just a few dates. One week is all it would take.

When I first read about the signing rumour I was a little surprised. What record company would pay Morrissey 5 million pounds for a deal? So, I wasn't surprised to hear about this denial from Boz. All of this is just the same old, same old. Rumour, denial, and nothing for the fans. Morrissey should realize that he is more like Elvis (in his 40's, albeit) than he already believes: fat, old, balding, and dated. You don't sell any respectable amount of records and your songs have lost their charm. Get a new band, a new sound, and go on a diet. Your pontifications on Craig Kilborn a few months back failed to inspire me and you came off like a tired old fag. Indeed, you summed up what is your career now in the most succinct way 16 years ago "Reissue, Repackage..."

Sorry to be so harsh

The time is now for new material. Back end of a massively successful tour that proves that there is still a need for old Moz. The wait has been too long.

Hell, theres been more outpur from Kurt Cobain in the last year and he died nearly a decade ago!

Aw....

*sniff*

I'm truly disappointed, but not surprised.

Just to pose a thought, why don't we form our own corporation (music label), with all of us as shareholders, use our combined credit to pay Morrissey whatever he wants to sign on and then have a massive fan operated marketing technique? Surely as a collective we could pull together a large amount of capital for a product that has a great sale potential.

It's only a matter of time before it happens and it will be a disaster. I'm talking about the reformation of The Smiths. Moz can't even get a deal nowadays because the record companies are not interested in his new material and the fact is that The Smiths back catalogue still outsells anything that either Moz or Marr have done since. People have said this will not happen, ever, but I can't think of a single band that hasn't resisted the temptation of that last chance ego trip reunion. I'm talking huge massive bands here some of which split up in far worse circumstances, The Eagles, The Who, Led Zep, The Pistols, The Clash were due to reform later this year and even The Beatles couldn't resist it.
The legacy of The Smiths will be ruined forever if they do it, but somehow it seems inevitable because no other band regardless of how much hate there was or how big the band were have been cool enough not to do it. being cool doesn't matter when you're that age.
I don't want to see my favourite band ever running around as four breathless, fat men. My God, it was bad enough seeing that most of the male audience looked like this on the recent tour!
Moz and Marr: DON'T DO IT. Stay true to your ethics and be different, please, please, please.

As much as I plead, I would personally put money on this happening in the next 5 years, seriously.

Well, at least he says "WHEN a deal is signed...." rather than "If...."

              :/

NME today carries the story that Moz HAS signed to Sanctuary. Now, I don't mean to cast aspersions on Boz...even though I personally don't think much of him! BUT, this would not be the first time that news of Moz touring, signing or releasing something has been kept quiet by his camp...maybe the story isn't over yet?

I don't quite understand...Is it that Morrissey can not find a label to sign him? If that is the case this world is a very sad place...

If not, what is keeping him from signing, money, fear of success, waiting for the right label...Oh well enough said...

I will wait patiently.