Phil Alexander was also quoted as having said (of Morrissey winning the Mojo Icon Award):

"Morrissey is simply one of the greatest living Englishmen. He's eccentric, energetic and playful, with a global following who are inspired by his English whimsy and poignantly cutting songs."

So who is the real cunt, eh?

Not talk... Especially ones who photograph bands.

Photographers should let their pictures speak a thousand words instead of their mouths. Music photographers should be accustomed to seeing any kind of conduct on the part of performers.

What did this guy want? Perhaps he wanted something like when Christina Aguilera had to struggle to remember who WROTE the song that made her a bunch of money. If he had ever heard of Morrissey he would have been honored to see him there for any period of time.

What a putz.

This says to me that Morrissey didn't want to do this awards ceremony and there had to be a lot of arm twisting by Sanctuary to get him to go.

I bet he finally agreed to do it on the condition he got the fuck out of there as quickly as possible. After all, who wants to be in the same room as Sting for more than five minutes?

I'm sorry, the only name I recognize here is Morrissey's. Are the other folks relevant in some way? Because I tend to believe this is the way the irrelevant get press.

Never mind the fact that Morrissey is quite shy and doesn't normally like these things. It's not his thing so why should he be jumping for joy.
They gave Morrissey an award for his music skills right? Not for his social skills.

And why isn't Moz allowed to have a bodygaurd?
So many of these huge bands that are supposedly huge have heaps of fans but the fans just wave and scream and like their idol but don't adore them. Moz has completely adoring and hardcore fans that feel the need for physical contact and throw themselves at him .. sometimes Moz likes it, sometimes he doesn't .. so it doesn't pay to have a body gaurd sometimes.
Maybe this photo dude is just jealous HE doesn't have a body gaurd .. oh yeah, no one wants to go near him anyways.

Oh and why have a crack at how Moz acted cos he's shy compared to how bloody ELTON JOHN acted at the Thai airport, now THAT is unprofessionalism and rudeness and something to rant about.

..and with that, my mini rant is over :)

Like anyone believes Phil Alexander is really going to ask Moz for his award back, or, for that matter, has the balls to call Moz a cunt to his face. An Award Ceremony is in essence simply a fucking PR stunt anyway--just as Phil Alexander's words were simply a PR stunt for the benefit of looking cool to lame-ass industry types, the kind Moz has never, and will never associate with anyway. Suprising is that Moz even showed up at all...an actual artist with actual integrity. I'm sure if Moz offered to give his award back Alexander would sudddenly turn face again and beg Moz to keep it. Slimey cunts! And, why exactly are we looking at pictures of the Red Hot Chili Peppers?

and if you really ever knew Morrissey, you would too.

All in all it's a bit of a lame excuse to have a pop at someone, and especially to use the c-word. Shame on them. I wouldn't be them!

Alexander and the photographer are fools, and this is why. Even if you accept that Moz can sometimes behave arrogantly and selfishly, which I don't doubt he can at times, you have to ask yourself, what WERE they expecting? Awards ceremonies are the very thing he openly loathes. It's no wonder he nicked off swiftly afterwards, as he does with most parties. Small-talk with Sting or Jimmy Page or John Frusciante? Hardly Moz's style. They must have already known this. So why complain when the inevitable happens? He didn't actually do anything wrong, he merely exercised his right to leave whenever he wanted to. As someone who LOATHES these events myself (I even tried to get out of collecting my degree certificate!) I can totally understand where he's coming from. Such ceremonies are fawning, self-congratulatory and false, especially the parties afterwards. If I were in his shoes I'd have done exactly the same. He did his bit then he left. So what? Of course, lest we forget, Jimmy Page and the Chilli Peppers have always behaved impeccably haven't they??!! They don't have any unpleasant personality traits, oh no! Such pointless bitching on the part of these people.

Where are all the real people nowadays?

Must we really pretend the world is a wonderful place and most people are fun to be around.

Look at the president 50 million Americans voted for and may re-elect.

"In my life
why do I smile
at people who I'd much rather kick in the eye"

Isn't it amusing that journalists think their little "awards" ceremonies matter? They seem to think they're the teachers and the artists are the students, and somehow the artists owe them a certain amount of respect. Well guess what? They don't! And as for photographers!

What award did he win? The "Best Singer at a shitty awards show" award? Award shows are shite! Who cares who he brought or what he said.

He used to write for Sounds weekly newspaper in the UK in the 70s and 80s and was a bit of a Judas Priest lover if I recall correctly so ignore any shite he comes out with. His colleagues used to call him Halfinch so read into that what you will!

"I'm gonna ask for it back! I didn't realise we were giving out the cunt award today..."

Ick. I loathe that word so much it even sickens me to type it out. Why do people have to use such filthy words? How dare those fucking twats, calling Morrissey a cunt... Gees.

"I'm gonna ask for it back! I didn't realise we were giving out the cunt award today"...

Perhaps he was a bit jealous, having gone for the award himself... ;-)

I hope Morrissey gets wind of this comment and throws the useless MOJO award at Mr. Alexander's (is that his name? I think I might have forgotten it already) hollow head.

Does this come as a surprise to anyone? As I said in my original take on these nominations: this award show doesn't matter. If it did, the photographers would worry about what is happening onstage rather than how many bodyguards Morrissey is rolling with. Why shouldn't he have bodyguards? I'm not saying the man can't handle himself, but he does have some enemies...not to mention rabid fans. It comes with the territory of speaking your mind and steering clear of B.S. This is one of the things I respect most about Moz. He isn't afraid to speak out. Of course, it's not worth it to get involved in another lawsuit hence the bodyguards. He couldn't have been in the best of moods anyway considering his recent illness.

And what the Hell is Phil Alexander crying about? YOU ARE THE EDITOR OF A CRAPPY RAG. You should be honored that Moz even showed up. I'm sure if they were giving away the "cunt" award, he would have been the first in line. I'm sure you won't have to go as far as asking for it back. Moz probably left it on the washroom sink on his way out:

Bodyguard: Mr. Morrissey, I believe you left something back there.

Morrissey: What?

Bodyguard: Yes, would you like me to go back and get it for you?

Morrissey: I...don't believe...I left anything back there.

2nd Bodyguard: (pulling 1st bodyguard aside) His mistake sir, it won't happen again.

Do you think Moz will be doing his "Bob's Big Boy" impression on the cover of your magazine again? The last one, sure to be a collectible.

RE: "an entourage of Sanctuary minions who follow him looking at the floor. He gets an award, says one word and leaves with his disciples."

This part however was dead on! I maintain, Moz has the respect of all who roll with him and you should do the same if you don't want the verbal smackdown which is sure to come your way if you prove worthy enough. You are just a photographer, which is why only those in the music community know who you are. This is why Morrissey is not likely to even waste his breath. As for the one word, you should be lucky he said anything at all, given his recent situation. Keep your mouth shut and keep taking those pics of the Peppers. Aside from your apparent boredom at the show, it seems as though you had a good time during their performance.

Memo to Morrissey: Before handing the award back, don't forget to peel off the gold coating to get to the chocolate center which is sure to be inside of that golden midget.

OUT

morrissey is a dirty little cunt! hes so naughty Id like to spank him!

bad mozzer you like it dont you! ooooh! take it like a man!

no but seriouslyu moz is a bit of a bastard but hes still funny doing it unlike me :(

"He gets an award, says one word and leaves with his disciples".

Wonder what it was?

Isn't Mojo the same mag that NEVER lets an issue go by without some reference to the most overrated band in the history of music (The Beatles), because they know there are enough sad bastards out there who want to know what size shoes McCartney wore during the recording of 'Revolver', and that carries articles about a day-in-the-life of the third most famous Ringo look-a-like in Nottingham?

And, isn't Halfin a bloke who spent his time photographing Heavy Metal Bands?

Do I rest my case?

Moz can be a complete twat, surely most of us realise that by now?

I thought the comment was rather funny...

I hope he says a few more words when he eventually gets the Brit Award for his contribution to Brit music. I liked his quote when he got the Novello Award: "I'd like to thank Johnny Maher for getting me here...which begs the question, where am I?"

that Morrissey is a different point in case from the other 'acts' he mentioned. Mozza has a lot of people who are fanatical about him with a capital F. He has to have protection, as we all would. People like Sting, as talented as some may think he is, does not inspire such devotion, and therefore may not have to be as carefull.

It was Julia.

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`Thank you Julia` are three words...

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