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Index interview - interesting excerpt
posted by davidt on Tuesday January 27 2004, @09:00AM

 Damon Carr writes:

Here is an interesting excerpt and a possible explanation I have been looking for (from the just released Index magazine interview):

Interviewer: “People want to know everything about a famous person. You can log onto an artist’s website and read what he ate for breakfast”

Morrissey: “I feel sad that there’s so much stuff that I theoretically ‘signed’ on eBay. And you can watch the bidding climb and climb."

Could this explain his changing the lyric on ‘Drive-in Saturday’ at his New York performance at the Beacon (which I was privileged to be in attendance of) to: “Cursing at the Internet” as documented here as well : http://www.compsoc.man.ac.uk/%7Emoz/

In the article there is a great photo of Morrissey reclining on the floor surrounded by MIC stands in a rather drab, but very British (in my opinion) studio recording room.

I was struck at how Morrissey appears to have aged. It should be no surprise, I know. But I will forever have images of the youthful crooner embedded in my brain. It’s always hard to watch our heroes age (which Morrissey and the world didn’t have to do in a few obvious occasions).

“Leave a pretty corpse” as they say.
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    A good Start (Score:1, Insightful)
    .......But come on post the whole interview.
    Anonymous -- Tuesday January 27 2004, @09:12AM (#85120)
    we already knew (Score:1)
    that he logs onto the internet!
    suzanne <{suzsch} {at} {sbcglobal.net}> -- Tuesday January 27 2004, @10:08AM (#85127)
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    aged (Score:1)
    was struck at how Morrissey appears to have aged. It should be no surprise, I know. But I will forever have images of the youthful crooner embedded in my brain. It’s always hard to watch our heroes age (which Morrissey and the world didn’t have to do in a few obvious occasions).

    “Leave a pretty corpse” as they say.

    I was sruck to see him age as well, but he's still very incredibly handsome, he's sexier as he ages! Long Live Morrissey!
    Pepe <suedehead@linuxmail.org> -- Tuesday January 27 2004, @10:57AM (#85133)
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    sigh (Score:0)
    It's always tease tease tease / you're happy when I'm on my knees...
    Anonymous -- Tuesday January 27 2004, @11:11AM (#85136)
      I complained to Ebay (Score:0)
      There is so many dubious 'signed' photos and I complained to Ebay and to the sellers themselves but got no joy. Avoid!!!!

      Damian Morgan
      Anonymous -- Tuesday January 27 2004, @11:52AM (#85146)
        Ebay (Score:1, Insightful)
        Thank you - seeing those bloody awful Ebay 'signed' items is so annoying. Disgusting individuals they are that sell them ... Good on Morrissey for mentioning this.
        Anonymous -- Tuesday January 27 2004, @12:21PM (#85150)
          Re:Ebay (Score:2, Funny)
          I hate how they talk about them on Ebay too. "MORRISSEY MOZ SIGNED WOW!!!"
          xLoveletterx -- Tuesday January 27 2004, @01:37PM (#85156)
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          t'ebay (Score:0)
          Suggestion to Morrissey if is so disgusted about these fake signatures.

          You can "contact the bidder" and tell them that the signature is a fake, and you know that because you ARE Morrissey and would you like a REAL one delivered (in person maybe).

          Yes?
          Anonymous -- Tuesday January 27 2004, @01:59PM (#85161)
            hmm... (Score:1)

            verry interesting...
            Davy_Havok <this_charming_man_13@yahoo.com> -- Tuesday January 27 2004, @02:14PM (#85165)
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              old age (Score:1, Insightful)
              from the way someone of you go on about it, it seems like what Morrissey looked like was a big part of why you bought his music. Which is strange cause music is supposedly blind.
              Anonymous -- Tuesday January 27 2004, @03:43PM (#85172)
              • Re:old age by WorkingGirlLikeMe (Score:1) Tuesday January 27 2004, @06:12PM
                • Re:old age by wit2wit (Score:1) Friday January 30 2004, @03:19PM
                  • Re:old age by Gabriella (Score:1) Monday February 02 2004, @11:18AM
                • Re:old age by Anonymous (Score:0) Wednesday January 28 2004, @03:55PM
                  Ebay (Score:1)
                  I always look very closely at those "signed" photos and because I'm never sure, I never bid on them. I've heard lots of people say, or read, really, as I don't come into contact face to face with Morrissey fans often, that it is easy to copy his signature.

                  I was on ebay the other day and came across a supposedly "signed by James Dean" ripped corner of a piece of paper. It was close, but I could tell it wasn't his signature. I think the starting bid was $150?

                  It's crazy. I only bid on something I know for sure is authentic or rare. By authentic, I mean I've known of the person for a long time.
                  hand in glove -- Tuesday January 27 2004, @03:56PM (#85174)
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                   Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death. - William Blake
                  fudge. (Score:1)
                  sorry, i just found out that bjork and slava mogutin are in that issue also.
                  someone from wh smiths will get killed if they do not call me back.
                  i am olivia -- Wednesday January 28 2004, @04:20AM (#85208)
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                   don't talk to me now about people who are "nice"...
                  • Re:fudge. by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday January 29 2004, @09:05AM
                    • Re:fudge. by i am olivia (Score:1) Thursday January 29 2004, @09:39AM
                      • Re:fudge. by Anonymous (Score:0) Monday February 02 2004, @10:22AM
                    C'mon (Score:0)
                    Will someone PLEASE scan this for us?!!!! I have no access to this magazine...no one sells it within a 200 mile radius of where I live.
                    Anonymous -- Thursday January 29 2004, @09:16AM (#85326)
                      Reckless Records in Chicago. (Score:0)
                      If you live in Chicago go to Reckless Records or Barbara's Bookstore to find it. I just got mine. But I must say it the interview seemed like it was over before it even began. I did, however, find his recollections of his early shows in Manchester to be interesting. Still, I kind of miss the snarky Morrissey of the Smash Hits interviews. Today, he's more of a "legend" and journalists too often ask him alot of backward-looking questions, rather than treating him like a performer of the here and now.
                      Anonymous -- Thursday January 29 2004, @07:46PM (#85371)
                      Aged???? Dead, more like... (Score:1)
                      Yes, yes he has aged. Terribly prematurely...I actually was so depressed by the cover of Index that I sent the photo round to around 20 people (unaware of Morrissey) and ask them to estimate his age.

                      Most of the guesses were roughly in the mid-50s. i was particularly saddened/amused by the few who said "i reckon he's about 50 but i'll say 65".

                      Poor, poor man. I just don't understand how it happened. He *seems* to live a healthy enough life!

                      One girl rose to his defence "maisie, he doesn't look that old, when my dad was that age he looked the same practically, it's all in his genes." How can she admit to that? If it's genetic, it's her problem too!!!

                      Anyway, I still love him and as long as his writing's still good, I can't see how it matters.
                      maisie -- Friday January 30 2004, @03:17PM (#85418)
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                       NO MORE LOOKS! NO MORE WORDS! (no more manifestos)
                      index interview comments (Score:0)
                      I find it interesting that people have a hard time watching youth leave Moz. I can only wish to be a fly on the wall, when he looks in the mirror!
                      Anonymous -- Monday February 02 2004, @04:16PM (#85624)

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