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Radio 1 deny Morrissey ageism accusations - NME.com
posted by davidt on Thursday April 20 2006, @11:00AM

 Maurice E writes:
See this news piece on NME.com for more details...

Radio 1 reacts to Morrissey's comments - NME.com

The station deny they are ageist

Radio 1 has responded to Morrissey's suggestion that the radio station is ageist.

The singer made the comments on Tuesday night (April 18) on the opening night of his tour in support of his album 'Ringleader Of The Tormentors' in Greater Manchester.

However, speaking to NME.COM today a spokesperson for Radio 1 said: "We don't decide what we will play based on the artists age, but we look at whether the track is something our listeners would be into. Colin (Murray) and Edith (Bowman) have actually played the track."

A recent Number One, 'Ringleader Of The Tormentors has provided Morrissey with his third solo album chart-topper.

 
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No Cliff Richard was one thing but No Mozz (Score:0)
This is the final straw.
I personally thought Cliffs rendition of the our father was cool
Anonymous -- Thursday April 20 2006, @11:16AM (#212716)
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    oh dear (Score:0)
    I can't believe they took that comment form Morrissey serious. Honestly, some people need to get a life. And some just a different job.
    Anonymous -- Thursday April 20 2006, @11:19AM (#212718)
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    • Re:oh dear by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday April 20 2006, @11:39AM
      • Re:oh dear by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday April 20 2006, @03:55PM
      ageism abounds (Score:2, Insightful)
      a young rival recently said of LL Cool J, "who wants to see a 45 year old rapper?" When LL was on The View (abc) last week, he was introduced with the comment "here is one artist coming out of the 1980s who we still love to see take his shirt off on stage..." Of course, as I was watching, I was thinking of Morrissey. to me he is the artist most worthy of claiming that distinction.

      LL (who is a Smith, by the way) said that his dreams have no deadline, no expiration date. he said he planned to continue making music as long as he felt inspired to do so, or something like that.

      Amen, I love that Morrissey is also living by that same credo. Long may it last.

      artful dodger * -- Thursday April 20 2006, @11:47AM (#212731)
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      Everything Morrissey Says... (Score:1, Interesting)
      Everything he says blows out of proportion in the thick-as-shit media. Arctic Monkeys, Radio 1, U2...the list is endless. People should remember that it's (partly) Morrissey's sense of humour to say things like that. He has always made sarcastic/humouristic/witty comments on current stuff.
      Anonymous -- Thursday April 20 2006, @12:39PM (#212758)
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      Colin and Edith (Score:1)
      Colin and Edith only played You Have Killed Me because they had to in their rundown of the top ten albums.
      happyhattie87 -- Thursday April 20 2006, @02:30PM (#212806)
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        What our listeners would be into? (Score:1)
        Err of course the listeners would be into it its MORRISSEY for christ sake you know the person who recently had a number 1 album and 6 top 11 singles on the trot. Get your head out of all the Crappy Cat Dulls asses and play the dam song
        deaf witness -- Thursday April 20 2006, @04:20PM (#212864)
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        Morrissey on Daytime Radio1 (Score:0)
        I presume that Morrissey will now be played every hour on daytime Radio 1 then.

        No he won't be- and Radio 1 will continue to be as crap as ever and Morrissey will continue to be as brilliant...
        Anonymous -- Thursday April 20 2006, @10:57PM (#212935)
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          Radio 1 have a policy on artists rather than songs (Score:1, Interesting)
          some radio stations will decide on a song's merits. Virgin played First of the Gang to death but have hardly played any other Moz singles. fair enough if you ask me. Radio 2 have a similar approach. But R1 won't pay Moz at all. It's ironic considering that Kaiser Chiefs' singer named You are the Quarry as the best album of 2004, and so many other huge bands bang on about Moz.

          Somewhat bizarrely, the most support Radio 1's ever given Moz was in the mid to late 90's. Rubbish like Roys Kean and Dagenham Dave even made their a-list, and now that he's actually releasing good stuff again, they've decided against playing his records!
          J
          Anonymous -- Friday April 21 2006, @09:39AM (#213067)
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          On Wheelchairs and Crutches (Score:1)
          Dear Jim,

          Morrissey just doesn't have it anymore. He's out of gas and too old.

          signed,

          The Rolling Stones, Robert Parish, Ruben Sierra, Rickey Henderson, and The Wiggles
          Jim Rome * -- Friday April 21 2006, @01:01PM (#213145)
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           Rome's Smack-tionary coming soon....yeah, this time I mean it.
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            Radio (Score:1)
            "Be into?"
            forgetmenoteyes -- Friday April 21 2006, @07:40PM (#213234)
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              He needs 20 times 1st of the gang (Score:0)
              To be relevant again in modern radio he needs:
              20X Fotgtd
              15X I have forgiven jesus
              5 X English heart...
              0 X Kind of song he put out now.
              Granvik -- Sunday April 23 2006, @08:41AM (#213431)
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