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WELL I WAS FIFTEEN, WHERE COULD I GO?
(I had to be the first to use that one)
marc <dark74@aol.com>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 09:40:30 (PDT) | #1
13 and younger my ass, what posers.
with whom to dance?
SF - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 10:17:14 (PDT) | #2
I got into Morrissey when I was about six years old. It was the only music I used to hear around the house because of my older sister...I remember being around six or seven and dancing on top of the living room table to songs like, "What difference does it make?"I used to "wanna be Morrissey" I'm way older now, and I still think he is GOD.
Boyracer
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 10:26:04 (PDT) | #3
I was 16, clumsy and shy
Seasick
Atlanta, GA - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 10:45:09 (PDT) | #4
That's odd...I always thought that most people would get into the Smiths and/or Moz around 17 or 18 years old, when they're in the process of cleansing their old ways and ripping them away from their psyche, as in "that idiot is not me anymore, Morrissey has showed me the way" or some statement like that. But then again, that's just me talking. And it's no surprise, i did the same thing. ha!
malarkinson
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 11:26:50 (PDT) | #5
i was 12 in the 7th grade, im now 23. the first album i ever bought was "the world won't listen" and i hold it deep in my heart...
handsome devil <jj165@aol.com>
los angeles - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 11:59:41 (PDT) | #6
its highly unlikely that someone will listen to morrissey so young(13 and younger). im sure they heard of him but weren't really into it. they had more important things onth their young minds besides the man. people..please...
xavier <m0zter@aol.com>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 12:51:15 (PDT) | #7
Yes!It was in 1986 when i heard him sang.that time with The Smiths,i was 14 year old.Well,life has changed so quickly for me,but i never forgot him and them,all.Moz is god!!!
Pedro Gaspar <pedrogaspar@yahoo.com>
Oporto/Portugal - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 12:58:18 (PDT) | #8
First time I heard of The Smiths, and got hooked, was in 1987 because of my older brother. It is also the year they broke up.
Danny <moz1fan@cs.com>
Lost Angeles - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 13:09:09 (PDT) | #9
i was twelve and completly enchanted ...
jeane
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 13:14:27 (PDT) | #10
I figure this is a very intimate question... Just like asking someone when they made love for the first time....
Roy S. Keane
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 13:22:46 (PDT) | #11
I was 13 when i first heard the smiths and now i'm 18 yrs. I guess i have come a long way and I'm still a hard core Moz Fan. MORRISSEY ROCKS!
MorrisseyGirl <Morrisseygirl22@cs.com>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 13:26:50 (PDT) | #12
I was 11 and completely confused by his voice but overwhelmed at the sametime.
girl_least_likely_to
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 13:35:56 (PDT) | #13
I was dancing when I was twelve.
Hairdresser <Sunny_138@yahoo.com>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 13:47:30 (PDT) | #14
I was eighteen and I fell in love with Morrissey
while I was hearing "Yes, I am Blind ". It was so
diferent, and that voice so warm and full of
compassion.Since then I have loved him with all my heart. Thanks for everything Morrissey !
The girl of your dreams
Chile - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 14:22:32 (PDT) | #15
My older sister used to listen to the Smiths a lot when I was about 10, and I hated it. I taped a radio broadcast of Morrissey for her when I was 16, I never gave her the tape cos I fell in love with the man's music right then and there.
Try-Ace
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 14:31:03 (PDT) | #16
I have been a fan since age 23 (I am 40 now: Morrissey's age!!!), when the Smiths first started. I think the first song I heard from them was "Hand In Glove", which I believe was their 1st single. CHEERS!
Mike Head <michael_head@hotmail.com>
Denver Colorado - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 14:35:50 (PDT) | #17
I had to add something else: some ppl. here think 13 or younger is too young to like Moz, Hell, I was a rock and roller at age six! My 1st concert was the Stones and Buffalo Springfield at the Hollywood Bowl in 1966! So one can NEVER be too young to enjoy music! Again, CHEERS!
Mike Head <michael_head@hotmail.com>
Denver Colorado - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 14:39:11 (PDT) | #18
I was 18, a senior in high school. I was going through a crap break-up when I first heard "Please, Please Please..."I am the oldest, so I had to discover The Smiths for myself (I wasn't fortunate to have an older sibling to help guide me) :( I'm 20 now, and OBSESSED.
maribel <ladymoz@hotmail.com>
california - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 14:44:03 (PDT) | #19
i AM 14 NOW..i STARTED TO LISTEN TO HIM WHEN i TURNED 11..HMM SO i GUESS IM THE YOUNGEST..HOW SAD OK
little girl <mozmyte@aol.com>
LonG BEach, CA - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 15:11:28 (PDT) | #20
Well, I was brought up on him ! My sis was a big fan in the 80's so thats all we listened to..i was about 3 and thats all i listened to from then on.=)
keri <morrisseyqgirl@aol.com>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 15:21:50 (PDT) | #21
I knew who The Smiths were first i was in 5th grade. My brother was a dj so I was brought up with music. That's when I firts heard of the Smith and I liked it but I started getting into Moz in 6th grade. I'm 20 now and I love him still. However my brother kinda grew apart from him. He always tells me that's 80's get over it.
and I tell him what any moz fan would say...F**k off! :^)
Lidia Villa <lidia_moz@hotmai.com>
Chicago, IL - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 15:39:37 (PDT) | #22
I was 14. I heard this amazing song called "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" in 1984. It sounded like nothing else that was around at the time. The guitar was amazing. So I bought it on 7" from the local record shop. Still got it, of course. A great year for the roses.
Keg
England - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 15:44:49 (PDT) | #23
I was 14 then, i'm 17 now. I bought the Smiths
Singles collection at a old south florida store called peaches, and for the first year, my freshmen year of high school, i slowly, ever so slowly got attached, but most of what he was saying i didnt understand frankly. But as time passed and i just became more experienced with life overall, the more i fell in love with the smiths, until it, and bands like joy division, became my passion, and of course, eventually i got into morrissey solo and well, it goes on..-moz gurlie
Moz Gurlie <MozGurlie@aol.com>
in someone's dreams.. - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 15:50:40 (PDT) | #24
I listened to him out of the womb.No but serioulsy folks I was 2 1/2, jeez 13 and younger...posers is right! I was 16 when the music started having a profound effect on me.
Mute001 <Mute001@yahoo.com>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 15:53:02 (PDT) | #25
The first song I heard was " This Charming Man", when I turned 16, I bought The Smiths Best OF 1,I got really attatched to it and so I decided to buy "Kill Uncle" , I`m now 23 years old and I have something like sixty Moz/Smiths albums,his music definnatelly changed my life........
Diogo <dn@megamail.pt>
Lisbon.Portugal - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 15:58:39 (PDT) | #26
I was 14 when I first heard Morrissey and I Immediately Knew that he was someone Special.
Now 22 and still a big fan, I hope for a very long time.
There for I want to thank my Brother and Best friend Chergo for bringing Morrissey into my Life.
Sing Your Life
Amjad <Maladjusted@web.de>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 16:00:44 (PDT) | #27
ahhhh... i remember the day fondly... i was 16... the album was "BONA-DRAG"... if you have 5 seconds to spare...love and trash~> george
dean2000-george <rbl4sal@aol.com>
arse of the world, california - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 16:10:20 (PDT) | #28
Ah but the question that matters is how long. It's not quite the same if you were 13 if that was only last summer. I've had friends that started before me who introduced me to The Smiths in 1985 and by 91 they had all but forgotten. It doesn't really matter how young or how old but do you still feel the same at 25 or 29 than you did at 21 or even when in your teens, or have you become a raver like everyone else. Did you follow Morrissey even after the breakup and if you didn't why not? To me it was the only way. But I forget that, if concert crowds are a good indication, most of you are young, so the question is, will you forget and move on? I hope not. I was at Satellite this weekend (For those of you in L.A.) and it was such a beautiful sight when The Smiths were played and almost everyone started either singing or dancing or just smiling. I thought to myself -Well 17 years on and still going strong, not bad for a bedsit from Kings Road. There is a light that never goes out.
Eye
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 16:19:38 (PDT) | #29
i don't understand why people are amazed that a person that is 13 and under could fall in love with Him. i remember when i first heard His voice quite vividly. it was in 1991 and by sheer happenstance i wandered into the local record store while waiting to go to the movies. it was then that i first heard "i know it's over" and that's when i knew i was in love. His voice overwhelmed me, and it still does to this day. the next day i went back and i bought "the queen is dead", my first cd that i ever purchased. why wait until the next day you ask?? well, the friends i was with came up to me and asked, "what the @#!!! is this @#!!!??" and thus, i was initiated into the ranks of a morrissey fan. behind closed doors, He and i. well, i am now 22, it's 9 years later...meaning that i was 13 at the time. so it is possible, and i am not a poseur. oh, and by the way, i am more helplessly in love with Him now than i ever was before, and the songs mean more to me every day. thank you.
eddie <emcastle@webtv.net>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 16:25:25 (PDT) | #30
17 or 18 and i bought the queen is dead. I fell in love.... sigh.....
Nick¥ <Britishpulp@yahoo.com>
chicago IL - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 16:49:05 (PDT) | #31
When someone previously said that this is an intimate question, they were not joking....
I was in the 8th grade (14 years old?). The girl who I had a crush on at the time was a Smiths fan and she was the first person to introduce me to Morrissey. I can still remember hearing that first song in my head (I know it's over), which is still by the way, my fav.
Half a Person <vlad3060@yahoo.com>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 16:59:31 (PDT) | #32
To With Whom To Dance?,Whats up mon? Im not a poser! I was 9 or 10 when I began listening to The Smiths/ Morrissey! And who are you to judge the younger fans anyways? Think before you talk mon!mmmkay! Anna!
Anna! <moz_and_geri_fanatic@yahoo.com>
El Paso, Texas aka El Hell Hole - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 17:17:59 (PDT) | #33
Although I was very much aware of the Smiths and liked some of their material namely Sweet and Tender Hooligan, Shoplifters, Panic, The Queen Is Dead amongst others I only owned one of their albums; Hatful Of Hollow. I never saw them live despite having umpteen oportunities too (something I really, really, really, regret!!!). Suddenly it was all over and before one had time to catch ones breath Suedehead was out followed by a consistently high standard of other pop singles. ....Playboys left me yearning. But still I didn't buy the albums! Someone I lived with always had them so with a limited income at that time it seemed rash to spend the money I had on duplicating what was already in my household.
In '92 We Hate It.... caught me in the balls so when Your Arsenal was unleashed I took it home with me. This was when I truly felt like a fan as I swooned and growled along to that record over and over. And that year he toured and I lost my "Moz live" virginity in the Alexander Palace, London.
Pete <pete@violence.freeserve.co.uk>
ENGLAND - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 17:58:49 (PDT) | #34
The first Smiths song I've ever heard was 'Girlfriend in a Comma' when I was 10. At 12 I knew it was a Smiths song and I become a fan.
Nina Simone <london_is_dead@hotmail.com>
Santiago de Chile - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 18:01:14 (PDT) | #35
I was 12 and I had never heard such a beutiful voice before in my life. Thank you Juan for making me listen to November Spawned a Monster...
lily <lilyandmoz@yahoo.com>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 18:02:54 (PDT) | #36
i believe i was 14 ... it was 1986, and it seemed the smiths were at the height of their career with the acclaimed success of 'the queen is dead'. the song that i fell hard for was 'there is a light that never goes out' ... as my passion for morrissey and marr goes on even now, and presumably will forever. long live the smiths.
like no other <yeesteph@hotmail.com>
florida - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 18:16:46 (PDT) | #37
growing up in pasadena in the 80's and listening to kroq, i was exposed to the smiths pretty early, like when i was in elementary, along with new order, human league and other great 80's bands.
still, i consider myself really becoming a fan when i really got into the smiths, relating with the songs and buying their stuff, which was when i was around 15.
state of emergency
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 18:18:26 (PDT) | #38
19 back in 1994.now, i'm..... oh dear god, please don't let me still be sitting here yelling at MozTheatre and participating in "is moz gay?" debates when I'm getting my social security checks! Seeing how things are going, it is very possible. A better life in the next world, indeed! someone forgot about this one. when does the vicious cycle end?
suzanne <suzsch@gte.net>
we hate it when our friends are young and hip - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 18:34:03 (PDT) | #39
I was fifteen, my friend use to play a Smiths/Morrissey mix tape in the car on the way to school, I use to think, What the hell? Soon enough the music grew on me, heavily, my view on music, and life, has changed a lot since then. Thanks Steve E.
Bigmouth <bigmouth_dm@hotmail.com>
SAN FER.VALLEY, CA - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 18:46:30 (PDT) | #40
OK what is it with you people..it doesnt matter if ur 13 or younger..is the love u have for the man...stop hating all the people who likes him under 13.. its just bullcrap...damm I dont know what the hell is wrong with u!
little girl <mozmyte@aol.com>
LonG BEach, CA - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 18:49:11 (PDT) | #41
I became a fan back in 1985 when i turned 16 and i have not looked back..viva moz!
moz worshipper
canada - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 19:09:43 (PDT) | #42
When I used to sit in my brothers room and play video games with him, he played his cd collection...I remember in particular, "Louder than Bombs" and "Bona Drag."I would try and mimick that little "er er" sound in "Hairdresser..." Yeah, from that moment, I was hooked. I will agree though, that at such a young age, its easy to miss the point...but just because one is green, doesnt make them a poseur...I was 13, what could I know? Im 22 now... Ill always stay true to you.
Mandy <popstar989@aol.com>
chicago - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 20:04:11 (PDT) | #43
I was 14, in her car, listening to Stop Me If You Think.. for the first time. I felt so cool to be in HER car. She was 18 and leaving for Chicago the next year. Before she dropped me home, I asked her if I could borrow the tape, but on accident she gave me the Queen Is Dead instead. She wanted it back soon after, and would ask for it everytime she saw me, and I always meant to, but it seemed to be the perfect soundtrack for smoking Camels and drinking Strawberry Snapples in the woods behind the drugstore after school.. thinking about her. (Call me morbid, call me pale..) I kept the tape.
Marrissey
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 21:09:59 (PDT) | #44
I've always like The Smiths and Morrissey cause when I was little my sister used to listern the them. In my senior year in high school. One guy I met in govn't class was a fan. He lent me some albums and "bam" I was hooked. VIVA MOZ!!!!!!!!!!!
Esteban <Bpp427@aol.com>
Moz Angeles - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 21:16:28 (PDT) | #45
I remember the first time I heard The Smiths, I was about 13 and in junior high. My friends and I would go down to Melrose Ave. on the weekends to look for records and check out the shops like Aarons Records, Vinyl Fetish, War Babies, and Retail Slut among others. And all around we would see a bunch of new wave, punk rockers, and goths with hair the color of a rainbow. It was a pretty amazing time for me. I think the first record I ever picked up was "Louder than bombs." I don't really remember, it was a good 14 years ago. Such jolly good times.
ray <rays_keen@yahoo.com>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 21:22:40 (PDT) | #46
I was NINETEEN! Morrissey, where were you when I really needed you?
there's nothing I can save from those wasted days
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 21:26:22 (PDT) | #47
i remember morrissey mentioned when i was in junior high school, but i didn't get into the smiths until just before i turned 16... the first song i heard was this charming man on the radio, and i fell in love...now i'm 18 and am a moz fanatic! viva moz!
nicole <princess@cosmoaccess.net>
california - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 21:46:53 (PDT) | #48
I first became a Morrissey fan back in 1987, unfortuneatley the yr they split, when I purchased
Strangeways, Here We Come. I was 15, and I was just overwhelmed by his beautiful voice, and witty
lyric's. I'm 28 now, and I can honestly say there hasn't been two consecutive day's that I have not listened to either the Smiths or Morrissey.
Thank Moz! Your'e the BEST!!
BILLY BUD <billybud@yahoo.com>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 21:55:18 (PDT) | #49
Hmm...I didn't get into him really until I was about 10, multiple years after the band's demise, but my parents said I used to holler the lyrics as I ran through the house, around 5 years, not knowing what it was or why I liked it... I do believe that "Bigmouth"'s "Sweetness..." lyrics were my favorite... :)
Reaux <mozluvr@england.com>
Moz Angeles - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 21:57:18 (PDT) | #50
I was 16 when I first fell in love with The Smiths and Moz. I had just gone vegetarian and a friend of mine said I should give them a listen. He let me borrow The Queen Is Dead and Strangeways.(Thank's Jamie!) I remember reading the lyrics on the bus home from school and thinking that they were out of this world!!! As soon as I got home I played Strangeways and I was in complete awe! That voice!!! That music!! It all just blew me away! That was 11 years ago and I still feel the same today!!!!!!
Paula
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 21:59:59 (PDT) | #51
13 or younger!? You are all liars! It seems you can't find a Mozzer fan over 15 and under 350 lbs at his concerts these days... What the hell? Poor Moz... Purr, purr mozzine.
Uncle Vic <jopublic@hotmail.com>
Cubicle - 9 - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 22:22:45 (PDT) | #52
I started listening to The Smiths when I was 10 years old. I saw my first Morrissey concert when I was 12,he was on tour for his latest cd, "Your Arsenal" at Don Haskins Special Events.(Ive got my ticket stub to prove it =)~ Im as much of a fan now as I was back then, my love for him has only gotten stronger. Im still waiting for his return..I know its gonna happen, someday...
please wait don't lose faith, please wait...
Crystal <Zen2000@Juno.Com>
El Paso, Texas - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 22:30:14 (PDT) | #53
ACTUALLY, i'm not a poser, thankyou. "your arsenal" was the first compact disc i ever bought and i was 12. some people just have very twisted childhoods that's all.
What She Said <madame_sly@hotmail.com>
- Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 22:59:15 (PDT) | #54
I got into moz when i was 17, I am now 31 and as big a fan as ever,i rememeber the first time i heard "there is a light..."i was awestruck and have been ever since then.
NovemberSpawn(kevin) <Khazard28@cs.com>
New Orleans - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 23:29:29 (PDT) | #55
I am definitely not surprised that 16 came in second. I figure their must have been many people like myself, who heard "half a person" at age sixteen, and put Morrissey at the top of their list from then on.
Nathan <johnnyfavorite@hotmail.com>
Manteca, Ca. - Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 23:43:17 (PDT) | #56
Ever since I heard Morrisey one Sunday on Casey Kasems top forty, the song was "The More You Ignore Me", I knew that there was no one like him. A few years later I searched a record store looking for the song by Henry Rollins, yes I know it's sad. Well I found the song on a compilation CD, and as I walked out of the store I realized my mistake. After listening to the song over and over again, I found myself entranced and finally gave in to the power that was holding me. In 1997 I bought Malajusted the week it came out, and entered a new life. After listening to so many different kinds of music Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumkins, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Erasure and all of the likes, I found what I needed. Not that they aren't great, there was just this void. Moz filled it, and now I have so many Morrisey Cd's. When I go into a store I always look for him first! Obsessed? Probably, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
Ahiram Malveaux <ahirammalveaux@hotmail.com>
AZ - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 00:43:27 (PDT) | #57
Well I was the wee age of 11. It was 87', and "Strangeways" had just been released. My friend had the tape because his older brother taught him about good music at young age. I was hooked. Then he told me they had just split. Oh well, home late Viva Hate. Thanks Arron.
INEPT GUY <lbdroog@aol.com>
Long Beach, Ca. - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 01:31:09 (PDT) | #58
ok, I was a 12 year-old metal kid... Moz was on Saturday Night Live performing "Glamourous Glue," and "Suedehead." I remember thinking, "This is different...and I REALLY like it." Hooked at twelve, never to be let go.
pete <petefrankenstein@hotmail.com>
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 01:41:51 (PDT) | #59
Why is it so hard for some people to believe that some people actually started listening to and liking The Smiths/Morrissey at an age younger than 13. I was about 13 when I really got into them. Is it really so strange?
Is It Really So Strange
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 02:17:00 (PDT) | #60
Who the hell listens to Moz/Smiths when they´re carefree youngsters?! "13 or younger-people": Unite and take over. Posers was the word. Me for one didn´t become a fan ´til I knew what good music was and I had an income to support my habit. Not as a wee snotty brat that is.
anna <anna_age@hotmail.com>
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 04:05:51 (PDT) | #61
I think its perfectly reasonable for people of thirteen to start listening to Morrissey. When your are 13 you change in many ways & you need something in life to connect to. Mozzer fits the bill perfectly. Also it is worth remembering that, although a 13 year old Moz fan today would be about as common as a good review in the NME, when I was 13 ( for example) Morrissey was actually popular and got played on the radio, and if you had an older brother who liked him, it is inevitable that you would.
The Boy Least Likely To
Liverpool, England - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 05:14:39 (PDT) | #62
Anyone who claims to have been a Morrissey fan before the age of 16, are liars. Everyone must start somewhere, and we all don't start listening to anything cool when we are kids....im sure many of you have had the experience of listening and adoring the New Kids on the Block. But none of you will admit it, cause obviously you're embarassed, and too cool to rememeber the tacky past all of you have.....
...in the meantime....VIVA MORRISSEY
M
Somewhere - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 05:23:26 (PDT) | #63
once again, over-opiniated people...whoare you to say when someone can or cannot listen to something??? I truly was 14 years old, which is a total coming of age for some people...call me a liar if you will, but it is judgemental people like you that make posting comments on this website ridiculous. you must all know each other or something.
Do us all a favor, comment on your own ideas, don't mock everyone else's. We all have our opinions. But downgrading other's is just plain wrong, let alone downgrading what they claim as their truth.
A Vulgarly Painted Picture
at the record company meeting - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 05:55:34 (PDT) | #64
first heard them in 83 or 84 and have been a fan ever since. saw the smiths, and have seen moz solo and he's better now then ever.
take heed young lads...stop me if you think you've heard this one before
shy bald buddist reflecting....
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 07:12:22 (PDT) | #65
Sure, it's possible for someone to get into Moz/Smiths stuff before 13 if they like the music. Granted, it may not be for the same reasons that older fans like it, but the appeal is still there. I clearly remember being 3 years old and telling everyone my favorite group was The Beatles. Did I understand their cultural significance in pop history? Of course not, but that doesn't mean I didn't like the music. Any reason that gets people listening to Moz/Smiths music is a good reason.As for me personally, I was actually first exposed to Morrissey as a solo artist before I heard any Smiths stuff. I had heard of a group called The Smiths, but I didn't know this Morrissey guy was connected until later. Anyway, I was 16 (I'm 23 now), and it was right around the time "Your Arsenal" was released. "Tomorrow" got some minor airplay on MTV, and as I listened to it, not only did I love the man's voice (and still do), but the lyrics completely summed up how I felt about someone at the time. That person is long gone, but the music has stayed with me. I think I got the best end of the deal. ;-)
Cherubino
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 07:27:35 (PDT) | #66
I have to say that I too was shocked by seeing all the 'aged 13 or under' numbers. Honestly, I think I am not so appaled as I am jealous. I was one senseless goofball kids that listened to whatever played on Top 40 radio when I was 13 and under. I did not hear my first Smiths song till I was 16, 1987, the year they broke up. MTV played "Girlfriend in a Coma" and I feel in love with him. Not just his good looks, but that voice. I went and bought the tape immediatly and then used my allowence to buy all the tapes for the rest of the year. It took alot of missed school lunches, but I wanted to know there music.So honestly, if you were fortunate enough to be exposed to his music at a young age, I think you were very lucky. I lived in a small town and the radio station did not play alternative music. Our town did not get MTV till 1986, since it was not considered basic cable we could not afford till the next year. I did not come from a rich family. Regardless, I hope you people that did learn of them sooner apprecaite it! I know I would have. I was just thankful to learn of them when I did.
cleo
Toronto - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 09:11:58 (PDT) | #67
I find it really ridiculous that someone would be amazed that people started listening to a band when they were younger than 13... I got Bona Drag sometime right after it was first released... 1990? I don't even remember, and I was 11 years old then. I loved the stuff I heard my older sister's playing on their smiths albums - it just made me feel different about things... I loved it all. I was also a big Siouxsie Fan at the same time... if anything, music changed my whole life before it even started. If it took you till 17 to really listen to a song, maybe you just didn't care. It isn't all that odd...
-EA
EAlvin <kinglear@erols.com>
Philadelphia PA - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 09:49:58 (PDT) | #68
It was in 1986, I was 13 and the song was "Bigmouth Strikes Again". My sisters (10 and 11 at the time) and I just fell in love with it. We hadn't heard from them until then; it's quite strange, but that was our first Smiths song.
María <bluespot@arrakis.es>
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 10:02:57 (PDT) | #69
Am I one of the few who began appreciating The Smiths and Morrissey in their 30's? From some of the above comments and the survey results I suspect there are some fans who took an interest as embryos and their first words were
"Take me out tonight where there's music and there's people who are young and alive". Or
maybe they are trying to say they were mature
beyond their years. Methinks there are a few liars in this survey.
Monsieur_Dupont <Monsieur_Dupont@hotmail.com>
London UK - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 10:04:05 (PDT) | #70
I was only 1 when I first heard the Smiths back in 1984. I'm now 17 and I've moved on to listening to more uplifting things like Tone Loc and Young M.C.
Tiny Tot
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 11:04:21 (PDT) | #71
I first heard Morrissey when he was in the Smiths and I was 58 at the time. I'm now 74 and I'm eagerly awaiting his new album. While waiting, I've also gotten into Eric Benet. Have you heard of him? He's great!! I think that this website should become an Eric Benet-Morrissey website as they are both stars in my book.
Old Man from Liverpool
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 11:07:24 (PDT) | #72
PEOPLE no one ask for you F'N life stories! christ.in any case, it was my 14th b-day and the only reason i bought VAUXHAUL and I was because i thought the guy on the cover (mozz) looked like a ganster. oops!!!!! i was wrong.
DeBbie <ugosquishnow@hotmail.com>
Canada, baby, yeah! - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 11:21:49 (PDT) | #73
I first fell in love with The Smiths, then later on Morrissey. He helped me pass the teenage years without much damage. :)
Kevin <littlelepchaun@brodnet.com>
Monroe, WI - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 11:48:20 (PDT) | #74
I was 19, oh but back in 1985...
Stefan Krix <stefan.krix@cityweb.de>
Bottrop, Germany - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 12:00:26 (PDT) | #75
I was probably about six when I rocked my first Smiths tape. What a coincidence, I'm really into Eric Benet too. He's is the hottest thing out now and I feel that he could be the only one to fully replace Moz now that he is a thing of the past and his prime has come and gone.
Pershel Thomas
Milwaukee, Wis. - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 12:01:22 (PDT) | #76
It was 1985 when I was first introduced to The Smiths. My penis was to blame. The girl I was in love with canceled our very first date so she could attend a Smiths show at the University of Colorado. I was so whipped that I bought a ticket and followed her (read stalked!) to the show. At that time in my life my musical tastes were very broad...Everything from Van Halen to Van Halen!!! =) I spent two hours listening to these "new-wavers" and by the time it ended, I was nearly brought to tears. But what about the girl, you ask?? We know have ten years of marriage behind us and two potential future Moz fans in the house!......On a sad note, our youngest (Kate) LOVES the Backstreet Boys. Not to worry though, she is in conditioning therapy and on medication!
eels
Mr. E's Beautiful Blues - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 12:05:54 (PDT) | #77
I was lost and Morrissey save my life. I was 23 years old.
VLAMIR MARQUES <vmaqrque@telesp.com.br>
SÃO PAULO - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 12:28:55 (PDT) | #78
Notice how some people look for ANYTHING to argue about on these boards - ie 13 and younger issue. It's really laughable...
franklyvulgar
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 12:50:52 (PDT) | #79
Moymyte, you little brat!! Why don't you shut your trap. I have spoken to you before and you are a girl of complete ignorance!!! "Oh I am a Morrissey fan because my lame, older brother is"morrissey q girl, three years old? Please!!!!???? Don't exageate!!!!
Shut up!
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 12:54:43 (PDT) | #80
People are sooooo touchy...why? Probably, cause my comments brought back memories within yourselves, stuff you don't want to remember.... ....so sucks to be you....in the meantime watch your childhood Heros on VH-1, on the segment "Where are they now?" - Teen idols
M
Somewhere - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 13:03:09 (PDT) | #81
Some of you people are so ignorant to say you are lying or bull@#!!!ting if you say you could not of listened to The Smiths/Moz before 13. What? I am making that up to sound cool? I was 11, ya. It was 1987. I was a stupid skater. We all(my Friends) listened to The Smiths, Cure, Depeche Mode, Sisters Of Mercy, Siouxsie, etc., etc. It was the 80's for God's sake. Just because you may have not known about good music yet does not mean that nobody else did at that age. Anybody else who was a little pubescent punk/alterno kid in the late 80's will remember that the trinity was Smiths/Cure/Depeche. People like M and Anna, don't be so God Damn Lame!!
INEPT GUY <lbdroog@aol.com>
Long Beach, Ca. - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 13:14:23 (PDT) | #82
about morrissey saying that latin people are very sexy, he is right. i feel pretty damn sexy!seriously, i feel morrissey is a very talented man and he a good taste for apparel!
cristobal vanetti <tarzan360@hotmail.com>
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 13:22:42 (PDT) | #83
I'm twnety five. I got into him in 92'. I was into staight edge hard core music. My little sister loved him, but I did not pay much attention. then i had to tape a live Mtv perfomance. he sang " your gonna need someone on your side". next week I happily recroded the snl gig with Seudehead. i was hooked. i took my guitar to my lesson and asked to learn a couple of songs. here i was listening to all this heavy hardcore stuff and never getting much better at my instrument. moz, marr, and Whyte
were an oasis for me, plus i was already a devout veg, so it was like finding god. i thought this was a great poll, people sharing cute stories, but of course it had to get nasty. oh well we'll never learn.
Niko <pangeorg@localnet.com>
Buffalo, New York - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 13:29:33 (PDT) | #84
I too, find it hard to believe when people say they were devout fans at aged 13 or under. I thought you'd be far too emotionally retarded to fully understand the lyrics, and I expect you skipped the slow songs and wound the tape to This Charming Man and Shelia Take A Bow...For me, I was 15. My older brother shooed me into his bedroom and made me listen to Panic. I was only impressed that it contained the word 'Leeds', a town near where I live. I didn't listen to them again for a good few months, it was when I was trapped in a house in France for a week, and we only had one tape. I vividly remember listening to Shelia Take A Bow, and thinking I'd found something big. Something I could finally relate to. When I went back to dear old Blighty, I had Smiths on the brain and I was a different person. Quite a turning point, it seems.
Little Miss Curious
The North Of you-know-where.... - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 14:18:08 (PDT) | #85
I was eighteen when I bought my first Smiths album, The queen is dead, because I read a favorable critic.
Fabricio <moz2000@uol.com>
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 14:23:57 (PDT) | #86
17 now. i grew up listening to the smiths (oldersister), didn't really understand the lyrics to some of the songs, but then again i did to alot. i will never forget "there is a light that never goes out" the first song i actually knew all the lyrics to by heart and would sing to, i fell in love at a very young age(9 maybe ten) with his voice, and some of the lyrics the ones i understood and from then on i was hooked, he was so different than anyone out there, i felt like the only kid in elementary school that knew who morrissey actually was...i was the only kid that wore doc martins(moz influence) and enjoyed what all the other kids thought was a bore.
homer <demz301@yahoo.com>
houston, tx - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 14:44:14 (PDT) | #87
when I was 19..I'm still 19...only six months ago..do I win?
dr.face
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 15:01:59 (PDT) | #88
I was 25 and wanted to go out with this chick who was a big Morrissey fan, so we went to see him last Dec. at the Palladium. I was blown away with the way he connected with his fans. I now own all his albums, both solo and with the Smiths and have seen him twice more when he came back to So Cal. Funny thing is, when I was 13 or 14, I had friends who were into the Smiths/Morrissey while I was into Warrant and Queensryche, and I thought they were stupid for listening to that "gay wimp music". I was so wrong.
Latecomer <jeff.keane@cdassociates.com>
Orange County - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 15:07:49 (PDT) | #89
23 or older as the last bracket? I've always been a Bowie fan, and had held Morrissey and Smiths albums in my hands several times without buying them. When David (I get to call him by his first name because I've bought all his albums at least twice) covered "I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday" that was all I needed to purchase "Your Arsenal." I listened through it a couple of times, kinda liked it, but never studied it. Then I got a job doing data entry. Eight hours a day punching numbers, but I got to listen to my walkman. I took "Your Arsenal" one day, really listened to it, left at lunch to buy "Southpaw Grammar," and for the next two weeks spent every lunch hour buying another Morrissey/Smiths album. I was forty at the time. As well written as Mr. Ewing's essay is, I'd say he does not profile every Morrissey fan.
David <marycat@swbell.net>
austin, tx - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 15:24:12 (PDT) | #90
Throughout all of junior high and high school I seen all these rebels with their "smiths" and "morrissey" shirts, and wondered what kind of music it was (not knowing they were related in some way). I was into soundgarden, stone temple pilots, and most of all, the smashing pumpkins. It wasn't until I was 17 (my senior year of high school) that I got into the smiths. I heard "panic" on a now defunct radio station out here in L.A. called Y107. Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ, Hang the DJ was in my head for a while. I didn't know who it was but I liked it. A week later, on the same station, I heard "there is a light that never goes out". I fell in love with that song, and I found out that both were made by the smiths. I went out and bought The Best of vol 1 and vol 2. I recognized all these other songs ("ask"&"bigmouth") that were regularly played at the quad, ones I had previously never payed attention to. I went out and bought other Smiths albums, then I heard "suedehead" on the radio. And THAT'S how I got into Morrissey. Now i'm 19, been to 3 Morrissey concerts-(2nd Palladium show, Ampitheatre,and Bren Events Center) and I have finally found music that I can relate to.
Dean Mozzer <deanmozzer@hotmail.com>
South Gate - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 16:46:30 (PDT) | #91
its schmucks like INEPT that take things too personal....obviously the poor lad has no life...but dont be so pretentious Calfornia boy...the sun's rays cause much damage
M
Somewhere - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 16:47:40 (PDT) | #92
WHEN I HEARD THE MOZ WAS WHEN I WAS IN THE 6 GREAD AND I STILL LOVE HIM ALOT I LOVE MORRISSEY
WORLD OF MORRISSEY & THE SMITHS!!!MEAT IS MURDER!!!!!!!!
BILLY BUDD <brian1303@juno.com>
yahoo - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 16:55:30 (PDT) | #93
I was 13 when I first heard The Smiths on the radio, and I've been a fan ever since. For everyone who thinks that people 13 and younger are too "emotionally retarded" or something, please don't judge everyone. I started suffering from depression when I was 12, and believe me, I could understand what Moz was talking about. It doesn't matter how old you are- some people will never understand no matter what their age is.
Lux
suburban hell - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 18:48:30 (PDT) | #94
A primeira vez em que ouvi falar de Smiths foi na coluna do Álvaro Pereira Júnior, na Folha. Mas não achei os discos. Um ano depois, eu estava meio mal por ter tomado um fora de uma garota e estava conversando com um amigo dela sobre música... então disse que queria conhecer a banda e ele disse que tinha os dois "the best of the Smiths", e gentilmente me emprestou. Ao ouvir os primeiros acordes de "This charming man", eu fiquei alucinado. Era maravilhoso. Isso foi em agosto de 1997... eu tinha quinze anos.
Eduardo Palandi <morrissey@brasnet.org>
Aparecida, São Paulo, Brasil - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 18:50:36 (PDT) | #95
I listened to the smiths through out my childhood, it used to be always blasting from the attic in my brothers room, however, I didnt become a fan until I was 14, when I heard one of there songs and knew it sounded familiar, asked my brother about it, and he gave me his smith cds
Rusholme <kn0e@aol.com>
NJ - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 19:39:42 (PDT) | #96
Of course this poll generated oodles of commentary. We have all broken out our boxing gloves to fight over who is the biggest, best, most die hard morrissey fan. Now we can go for this title as well!
rachel <tishi3ite@aol.com>
florida - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 21:14:50 (PDT) | #97
I have to comment on SHUT UP!...prick that u are..u really have no common sense...all u do is just blur BULL CRAP OUT..that girl is not a brat..seriously she probably doesnt have an older brother..if she likes morrissey at 11 then let her like him at 11...and what kind of lame question is this! seriously when u people ask surveys u always get judgmental so called fans to start crap...seriously ur the little insecure brat grow up!
DONT WORRY ABOUT IT <dontworryaboutitatyahoodotcomq>
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 21:44:05 (PDT) | #98
well i was about 9 or ten and i can remember my aunt and uncle going to morrissey shows and listening to his music ...after that i knew u was hooked
charming gal <charming_gal4@hotmail.com>
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 21:56:17 (PDT) | #99
I was 16 the first time I heard Morrissey,and it changed my life forever. Hi's music helped me get through some difficult times. I LOVE MOZ!!!!!
Maria
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 22:06:00 (PDT) | #100
by the way im only fifteen now!!!!!!!!
charming gal <charming_gal4@hotmail.com>
- Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 22:13:54 (PDT) | #101
I was 14 when I first heard his music, introduced to me by my older brother. He went to the Hollywood Bowl show in 1992 and brought me back the black "Your Arsenal" t-shirt. That is still my favorite picture of him. But I can't say I was a true fan until about 15 or 16. You have to know at least some of pain and loneliness he sings about to be a real fan. Unfortunately some of us experience that pain before others.
Elizabeth w/Sunglasses
Downey, CA - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 22:39:43 (PDT) | #102
I guess it was in 1986, I was in a black cab riding down Park Lane, on my way back from HMV in Oxford St. reading the NME. And, back then, the NME were going on about a group called The Smiths. The Smiths sounded like a British-sort-of R.E.M. and I asked the driver to turn around. I went back in and bought "Hatful of Hollow", and as they say, the rest is history. And after seeing Morrissey 3x on the Oye Esteban! tour, I have no regrets. At all.
Lon <loneal@ureach.com>
Atlanta - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 23:00:54 (PDT) | #103
I BECAME FAN ON THE AGE 7.BY MY OLDER BROTHER. I FELT IN LOVE WITH MY 2TH GRADE TEACHER, I GAVE HER FLOWERS AND SHE SAID THANK YOU, YOU CHARMING MAN. EVER SINCE THE LYRICS AND MUSIC HAVE GUIDE ME THROUGH LIFE, NOW I WANT TO FIND MY LOVE PAULINA URRUTIA, WITH MOZ WILL GUIDE US TOGETHER, BUT I HAVENT EARNED IT YET BABY, THIS THINGS TAKE TIME!
CHRISTIAN <MOZ305@AOL.COM>
FLORIDA, US - Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 23:55:18 (PDT) | #104
This discussion reminds me of that monty python skit where a group of men are trying to compete on who had the worst childhood. "I listened to Moz at 8", "oh really and I started at 3"! Who cares!!! This is the lamest poll ever...
Another poll please!!!
- Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 03:39:50 (PDT) | #105
im very found of morrisey and smiths's music from fifteen years . i'd like to form a band with the same sounds ,i have a beatiful voice ,but in my country, is difficult to find some people to mate this,altough they are really famous.now i sing and i write the song in the band where i play.i'm an italian boy.
walter
- Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 04:46:43 (PDT) | #106
It was 1986 and a friend I was going to college with described my current attitued as being morrissey. Not finding that adjective in the dictionary, I asked him what he meant. He played Hatful of Hollow for me. I borrowed all the CD's and when I heard There's A Light, I knew that I found a kindred spirit.Finally a man that understood my angst.
Legalized Theft <WillieC3@hotmail.com>
NJ - Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 07:03:18 (PDT) | #107
My brother of 9 yrs. is into them because of me. He begs me to take him to Morrissey concerts. He is quite the fanatic.
E.Isiordia
- Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 09:01:47 (PDT) | #108
I STARTED LISTENING TO MORRISSEY WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN.THE FIRST ALBUM I BOUGHT WAS BONA DRAG.TO THIS DAY IT IS STILL ONE OF MY FAVORITES.I'M NOW 18.
cosmic dancer
- Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 09:39:32 (PDT) | #109
I stared listening to The smiths since I was four it was because of my older sister. Now I'm an obsessive Moz fan!
Muadlinsullener
- Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 09:42:42 (PDT) | #110
what in bloody hell? 13??? haahaa, some morbid kids at 13... you can't say you like Moz since your 13... at 13 you still don't know whats your Fav color... sheesh, i understand 15 but not 13...( don't give me bloody hell for this @#!!!e! ) -the BoyRaCer99
Lie...
- Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 11:05:35 (PDT) | #111
i walked into my friend's house one night and his girlfriend, also my friend, was sitting on the ragged couch of the small clammy home. It was at the part in suedehead when Morrissey declares, "im so very sickened! i'm so sickened now". After two months of summertime mockery, she coerced me into borrowing bona drag 'cos she thought it was a good intro album. I kept listening to it and identified with the words unlike any music before. He became a cathartic character speaking what i felt...and i could go on with the sentiment but i won't. Needless to say, I'm still a morrissey fan and she's not my friend anymore. I was half a person. Now i'm 19.
brian bell
california - Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 12:05:56 (PDT) | #112
The night my parents concieved me they were listening to The Smiths. I remember being just a tiny sperm swimming in my Dad and later my Mom thinking: "I love this music, I can totally relate to the angst".
Seriously....ask your local psychology teacher about Erikson's psychosocial stages of development or Piaget's theory of cognitive development. Although it is certainly possible- and in the case of those with siblings, probable- to have listened to the music at thirteen, you would be a VERY RARE case study to have made such choices or to even posses the cognitive ability to make such choices. Really, no joke, no offense.....look it up.
youngest
of all - Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 15:45:40 (PDT) | #113
When I was 17, I started listening to Morrissey cause one of my friends made me listen to it. I fell in love with the song Hand in glove, suede head, bengali in platfroms and this charming man. It made my feel different to hear someone else sing the way I've been feeling while being in High School. But now that I'm 22, and a mother, I feel really comfortable listening to the songs I staged while in High School. And thanks to KROQ 106.7fm, for making me listen to music in a different a whole new way..... AMZ
AMZ <RavenPatches81@hotmail.com>
- Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 16:14:34 (PDT) | #114
I was 15. The Year was 1983. The Song was "Wonderful Woman". I had heard about this "Alternative Crooner" who was totally different from all that crappy, macho driven stuff from the '80s (Def Leppard, Judas Priest, please what fu**ing crap). When the song was over, I played it again, then took all my (other)records, put them in a box and into the garbage they went. To this day, I still listen to Moz/Smiths for a couple hours a day.Thank God for Morrissey
Fence
Montreal, Canada - Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 16:18:34 (PDT) | #115
I first heard Morrissey's voice, in 1986, I was
10 or 11 years old, it all started from that
moment, that I descovered what a creative soul he truly is! I am 23 now and he still is the Bomb!
Anna <mozluv97@yahoo.com>
an awful Hotel - Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 17:19:47 (PDT) | #116
It was 1991 when I became a Morrissey fan. I was 17 at the time and I was in my friend's car on our way to the mall. He was playing, "Meat is Murder." How soon is now? is the song that captured my attention. I begged my friend to lend me the tape but he wouldn't! I have been fan ever since. Those people saying that they have been fans since the age of 13 are totally lying! Duran Duran ruled for me at that age.
Nobody's nothing
Los Angeles, CA - Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 18:17:04 (PDT) | #117
I was 19 years old. It was 1993...the year she broke my heart...
Wherever you are I hope you're singing now.
Ambitious Outsider
- Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 19:38:01 (PDT) | #118
I always heard I'd love the Smiths, and once I heard them, I was hooked. I wasn't four, I wasn't fifty. I guess I got really into the whole phemonemon in 1992, age sixteen. First Smiths album: The Queen is Dead. First Morrissey: Bona Drag. But it really doesn't matter. All that matters is the man is @#!!!ing brilliant, and the more that can appreciate that, the better. And where is the love for your fellow fans out there?
Morrissey Fan # 236436 <emorgan76@hotmail.com>
- Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 20:24:53 (PDT) | #119
I was 16, thanks to this guy I used to be with, thats all he'd listen to...as soon as I heard "learn to love me...assemble the ways"..I fell in love
Brenda <MoRRiSSeYCh1Ck@aol.com>
Cali...909 - Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 21:28:50 (PDT) | #120
I want to thank my sis "morrissey chick" for gettin me into Morrissey when I was 13,im now 15. Thats all this girl would listen to (and still does, but its ok couse I love him too) the song that did it for me was "how soon is now"....now my all time fav. is "tommorow"
Trouble Loves ME
909 - Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 21:36:31 (PDT) | #121
IF IT BUGS YOU SO BAD THAT PEOPLE SAY THEY LISTENED TO MOZ AT 'X' AGE THEN YOU HAVE BIGGER PROBLEMS THEN JUST POSTING BULL @#!!! ARGUMENTATIVE MESSAGES ON THESE BOARDS.
WORRY ABOUT YOURSELVES
- Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 22:55:20 (PDT) | #122
It's interesting to read what Morrissey listened to early on in life and how that changed HIS life. check out some of his interview records-"And then there was music. He bought his first disc at age six - a year before Hindley and Brady's gambols"
The Face - 1985 I don't think Morrissey would be considered a poser eh?
Morrissey was influenced by music early
- Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 23:19:19 (PDT) | #123
I learnt to love the Moz in 1983, at the age of 12.
Did anyone else hear the John Peel sessions, and the frequent plays by Kid Jensen, in those halcyon days and think, what the hell is this?
WONDROUS!
CANDY'S DARLING
- Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 02:05:33 (PDT) | #124
i was 18 (im 19 now, nearly 20) when i first bought the smiths 'singles' cd and, as with every moz and smiths cd ive bought since, i hated it the first time i listened. all of them have grown on me, to the extent that hatful of hollow and beethoven was deaf are two of my favourite albums (with the cures pornography and various wierd other ones). ive always been attracted to the music foremost, i can rarely remember or understand the lyrics, i just like how moz' voice becomes an instrument, so much more so that any other singer i can thing of. thats why his songs can just contain la's (sheila take a bow) or repeat lines over and over, simply magic.
nic smythe <nicsmythe@geocities.com>
brisbane, australia - Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 02:22:23 (PDT) | #125
The 16 percentage is slowly catching up! And then everyone will all have to take back what they said insulting each other! Ha aha!
Kruzifixia Avenue <evensong@idirect.ca>
- Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 04:43:01 (PDT) | #126
It was in 1985 and i was 18 years old.
I listen to the radio!!! How soon is now?
changes my life. Thank you,, Morrissey.
I`m so glad to grow older, move away from
these younger years.
Pride of Munich
- Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 07:44:12 (PDT) | #127
First time I heard a song by the Smiths was 87' "Bigmouth strikes again" (on the radio). Next time I would hear another song by the Smiths, it would be 97'.
I had a choice for a free CD from BMG music service, and even though I never knew the name of the song, I decided to take my luck and order the Singles. I was chatting in a chat room as I played every song and was amazed at how good they were. As I reached song #10, I almost fell out of my chair, cause I had found it !! It wasn't his lyrics, it was the music. From then on I became a Smiths fan.
I started paying more and more attention to his Lyrics as a member of the Smiths, so I went against my friends "advice" that as a Solo artist Morrissey was no-good.
Ordered Bona Drag and "Everyday is like Sunday" was the song that caught my attention. Now his lyrics mean more to me than his music. I chose 20 as my age of when I became a fan (of the Smiths) ofcourse, if I had to choose Morrissey it would be 22.
falling with no one to catch me
Orange county - Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 08:32:28 (PDT) | #128
"shut up" do you know me? umm..no! were you there when I was growing up? ummm.NO i think you should "shut up" dear. have a good day and buhbye=)
keri <morrisseyqgirl@aol.com>
upland - Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 09:11:43 (PDT) | #129
I was 13 i believe, and had purchased Bona Drag! Every single track was incredible! That same year I saw the Moz perform a couple of tracks off of Kill Uncle on the Johnny Carson show. Ahh reflecting back on memories. :)
BoyWithAThornInHisSide <RReno713@aol.com>
Houston, Tx. - Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 09:41:06 (PDT) | #130
gee i wonder what the STYX message board would say if i said i had their t-shirt when i was 8?
is it really so strange?
- Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 09:50:07 (PDT) | #131
all these morons posting this and that about their early childhood and listening to the MOZZ. come on.. yeah freakin right.... this has got to be the most idiotic poll ever.
damn liars <find me>
- Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 09:53:14 (PDT) | #132
I was 16 (1992) and a friend of mine had just
moved here from Calofornia. He played Suedehead
for me, and now 8 years later I still can't get
enough.....Thanks David!
Its spelled C-O-R-E-Y
- Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 12:08:11 (PDT) | #133
I was part of the Columbia records club. The VIVA HATE cassette was on sale for $3.99 never heard the "group" before so I thought that I would give them a try; purchased that as well as the Sugar Cubes for the same price. Well ten years have gone by since my freshman year in high school and I still enjoy anything that comes out of that man.
David Tibet
- Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 13:01:23 (PDT) | #134
damn junior high
thank god for strangeways here we come
roberto <strngwys@aol.com>
- Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 13:38:25 (PDT) | #135
all you people who keep posting about how people are lying about when they started listening to Morrissey need to get a life. Of course you can listen to Moz at 13. Granted, you will not understand all the things he is talking about, but you can still love the music, and the mans voice at that age. People do listen to cool music when they are young. I think a lot of people are just jelous that they did not find out about Moz until they were much older. Nobody has to prove anything. People just enjoy telling their stories about how they were introduced to the brilliant man whom we are all here for in the first place. That's one thing I hate is how so many Moz fans talk so much @#!!!!
Annoyed
LA - Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 14:30:35 (PDT) | #136
If you're intelligent enough to comprehend Morrissey's lyrics, than why some of you acting so silly??? I knew the mentally ill liked him, but i wasn't aware of such a large number of mentally delayed fans.
brian b. <speedway_wilde23@yahoo.com>
California - Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 15:57:02 (PDT) | #137
I totally agree.Sincerely,
ORENTHAL
Brentwood - Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 16:02:36 (PDT) | #138
Well, I was in 6 grade and saw Morrissey on a shirt that this girl was wearing. She was older. For some reason I like the way he looked. Then about 2 years later, I finally bought my first cd (I mean first cd I had ever had of any one) I bought Morrissey Your Arsanol. Spelling, well I was hooked on it. I spent my high school years worshping Morrissey, geting beat up for having him on my binder. All the hicks in my town don't under stand. Then I meet my best friend when I was 15. She told me she liked morrissey and saw him in concert, I was shocked. I thought I was the only one. We have been friend for 5 years now, thanks to MOZ and her great smile. I love him so, as do you all, I don't have the time to share how he makes me feel, but I can say its close to a lover's touch he gives me. He is my gaurdin angle. I live a hick town of about 2,000 people and the only one sporting Morrissey on his 4x4 truck. And always willthank you Moz, and thank you fans, thank god for making him. love
manny
manny <mannissey@hotmail.com>
El Dorado County - Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 17:25:20 (PDT) | #139
i grew up hearing morrissey and the smiths. my mom has liked them for years & years. the first time i ever saw him in concert i was 12 and i can honestly say that was the time when i really began appreciating him. I'm 15 now and i have an even stronger feeling of closeness towards him than i did even last year and i know that's just going to keep on growing.
lauren
- Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 17:51:00 (PDT) | #140
MY OLDER BROTHER GOT INTO THE WHOLE SMITHS/MORRISSEY THING BY THE TIME HE WAS IN 8TH GRADE. I ENDED BEING A MORRISSEY FAN BY 3RD GRADE.
Susie <susie_h_@hotmail.com>
LAKE ELSINORE - Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 20:27:40 (PDT) | #141
1. All the poor people that have gotten beat up in the name of Morrissey. *sigh*
well, you're no safer if you're in a concert among other Morrissey fans, so don't feel bad.2. Most of you complaining that 13 year olds wouldn't be interested in his music are probably so old that you don't even remember what 13 is like. You realize that 13 year olds (and younger!) go on dates, form cliques, start dressing weird, start sneaking out of their house, and start experimenting with things, don't you? What about all those people who are going to their first school dance? Who are getting their first kiss? Yes, we don't do anything adult until we are 21, right? Oh, I forgot. We were still home playing with barbies and watching saturday morning cartoons while digging the toys out of cereal boxes.
suzanne <suzsch@gte.net>
my thoughts in random order - Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 21:19:38 (PDT) | #142
I wrote 18 and that's really so. I was a student at the University and we had some people from the States for 3 months. They had tapes... Eversince, Moz is my favourite. I wish I could have learnt about him earlier but that's life.
Alexey <barentsr@com.mels.ru>
Russia, Murmansk - Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 01:21:21 (PDT) | #143
I discovered MOZ when he sang in "nosebleeds". Honest!
Sug min vänstra pungkula!
- Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 05:19:38 (PDT) | #144
I was 20 years old....16 years ago! Driving around in my fire engine red camaro with my hair
down to my ass(i'm a fellow you see)With Iron Maiden and Judas Priest temporarily out of my casette player-DC101,by some freak of fate,played
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now and that was it.
Within two weeks i owned the first Smiths album,a new wardrobe and,a proper hair cut.
Changed my life forever,really....PRAISE JESUS!
QUICKQUINN <treadinglemming@hotmail.com>
Maryland USA - Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 06:59:34 (PDT) | #145
i was in 6th grade. i am at my friend's house when her brother came in the wreck room and put on "The Queen Is Dead". i asked if i could borrow the tape because i really like that one song. i recorded it and liked every song on the album (which was strange at the time because i only bought singles). anyhow, ever since then i have been purchasing SMITHS and MOZ albums, singles, & bootlegs that i run across. ever since that one afternoon, i have been a very dedicated MOZ fan.
z
houston - Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 11:42:10 (PDT) | #146
I am 22 & late last year I got my first taste of Morrissey & The Smiths(finally music that has meaning!). I feel that todays radio listeners are being deprived of quality music such as this and are having crap like the backstreet boys shoved down their throats. I know there is nothing I can do to change this because there will always be stupid people who buy stupid music(my requests to djs to play The Smiths & Moz have been denied), but I now have all my friends & workmates listening! Some say Morrissey's music is just music & nothing more, but I feel sorry for these individuals because they can't seem to recognize the true emotional impact that art in its finest form can have on lives, as it did in mine.
Scarlet
- Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 12:00:18 (PDT) | #147
I was 11 years old, when i heard "Rush and push the land..." I was amazed by Morrissey voice.
Belinda <b_nice_2_moz@yahoo.com>
Los Angeles - Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 14:03:26 (PDT) | #148
I was 16, a crush of mine played a Smith song and then that beautiful voice changed everything
valeree <8sweetness8@nme.com>
west covina , CA - Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 15:28:53 (PDT) | #149
I was indeed 11 when I first heard the smiths on KROQ,They where the best thing on the radio and I bought my first album meat is murder. Although I was to young to understand the deep emotions of love, friendship and disapointment, I soon grew with the music and discovered Moz's great understanding of interpersonal relationships, and that is why I love his so!
sonnetseven <SonnetSeven@hotmail.com>
- Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 15:48:14 (PDT) | #150
I started listening to the Smiths and Morrissey by the age of 5. i think i am pretty unique because i really understood him very well at that age.
I'm not the man you think I am
- Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 16:48:45 (PDT) | #151
Well I guesd you can say I was about 15 When I first Started to get into MORRISSEY & THE SMITHS.See When the house music seen first started it was split there were housers & kroqers, and all my friends started to get into it one by one. well one day they dress me in there houser cloth, and there we went to my first party. Of Course I loved the music it was great, But it was'nt till they play Kroq (80's Flashbacks) That I Really started to get into it.Thats when I heard morresy for the first time. The song was suedehead And It just got to me. Later on that nite I saw the dj and I asked him, What the name of the song was. so the next day I went out and bought. I love it so much I started To buy anyting With morrissey And that is how I found out about THE SMITHS. This was in 1991, ever since I've Been A moz fanatic
david <www.hotdog325@earthlink.com>
San Fernando Valley - Fri, Apr 14, 2000 at 23:35:15 (PDT) | #152
I first heard The Smiths in college (1986, age 17) after a dormmate was playing the Sex Pistols at volume "11" and I asked him to turn it down. I saw a poster of The Queen Is Dead on his wall and chuckled a bit, so he asked me if I wanted to hear it. He played "Bigmouth" and my love for the Smiths has been ever since. What a lovely singing voice...
Mark <msut14@yahoo.com>
Cincinnati USA - Sat, Apr 15, 2000 at 01:22:54 (PDT) | #153
I was 16, clumsy and shy. That's the story of my life... back in '85 I bought Meat Is Murder and was lost forvere.
Bjørn Ove <mozzer@online.no>
Norway - Sat, Apr 15, 2000 at 04:23:37 (PDT) | #154
what's the point of the age survey? I didn't become a fan until I was 21, but that was in 1984, so I couldn't have started any younger!! (and yes, I know that makes me nearly as old as HIM)
Craig Simmons <Craig_R_Simmons@hotmail.com>
- Sat, Apr 15, 2000 at 09:02:21 (PDT) | #155
i was at my best friends house when i was 13, and her dad walked in the room we were in and tossed us a tape of the smiths and said" listen to this..you'll love it." He said it as a joke, thinking we would hate it.(Being the punks we were) Boy was he wrong...
steph <ilovmoz@yahoo.com>
- Sat, Apr 15, 2000 at 11:06:00 (PDT) | #156
I was 17 and I instantly fell in love. My friends spoke of The Smiths else well as Moz so, I had to listen. Now I'm 20 and I can't get enough. How soon is now? Well not soon enough!
Charley <charley2397@yahoo.com>
- Sat, Apr 15, 2000 at 14:20:57 (PDT) | #157
I was 16,clumsy and shy. Big thanks to Triple J back in the mid eighties who were playing mozza pop for us.
David
Perth, Australia - Sat, Apr 15, 2000 at 17:16:09 (PDT) | #158
I got into The Smiths when my suburb banned the wearing of spandex.Thus, one had to find alternative clothing. Hearing aides, here I come.........
Lars Thorwald <gladioli@spiffy.com>
The deep, dark land of the Other...(Oz). - Sat, Apr 15, 2000 at 22:56:57 (PDT) | #159
In response to the comment about '13 my ass - what posers', you're talking out of yours, pal. The time was December 1983, the first album was just out, and my brother was going to see them and asked me to tape a radio show for him showcasing the LP. I was sceptical to be honest, having not been blown away by Hand in Glove, but the tracks that were played that night (incl Suffer Little Children and What Difference)opened my ears if not my eyes. With my 30th birthday two months away he is still my hero...and I still loathe Marr with a passion. Bastard. Incidentally, saw a half decent Smiths wannabe band in London last night called Wicca - leaning more towards early Suede and particularly Gene than our Manchester heroes, they still deserve your attention, upholding as they do the traditional 4 piece set up with strong performances and thoughtful lyrics. And no, I am not their manager/publicist/brother of the bassist. Just a music fan. Who gets annoyed when his probity is questioned by some know nothing Yank (with apologies to all you Americans who do know what you're talking about).
Geoff Covey <analex@realmail.co.uk>
Bushey, Herts, UK - Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 06:04:39 (PDT) | #160
I think that's enough now.
pimplygit <@theend>
upwards - Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 06:53:36 (PDT) | #161
I wanna start from before the beginning... Well, I was 17... and listening practically only to R&B, hip-hop, and rap! How's that for a change in direction? My roommate intoduced me to Morrissey because she had no one to go to the concert with, because all of our other friends wouldn't give the concert a chance. I loved the concert and his music - it was 19 September, 1997, and now I love Morrissey and The Smiths even more. I'm glad I had the open mind to try something new, I'm thankful to my roommate for introducing me to Morrissey (thanks Blake :o) ), and I'm grateful to Morrissey for his lyrics and his voice, to the comfort he lends me when I am down, and to the pleasure I get from listening to him. Cheers!
Elena <pashrnate@aol.com>
Reading, England - Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 10:02:28 (PDT) | #162
Hey to all you who said what's up with listening to him at 13 or younger!
My sister is 4 years older than me, I had no control over what music was played in the house. I grew to love Morrissey. I now own his two solo CDs.
bopping_betty
- Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 11:56:53 (PDT) | #163
The poll didnt ask "what age did you start UNDERSTANDING The lyrics" it asked what age you became a fan. I Starting listening to Morrissey and the Smiths when I had just turned 15 and at the time i Didnt understand the songs such as "I want the one i cant have" Or " I know its over" But i did relate to many others and they affected me like nothing else. As time went on and I had more relationships And of course grew a little older i began to understand and relate to many of The Smiths and Morrissey's Songs and feel as if they were written just for me- My little sister is 11 and Hums along to some smiths songs... But dont worry she will be a fan when the time is right :-)
Unruly Girl
California - Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 13:05:44 (PDT) | #164
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is what i have to say to mike head about his comment on not having to be a certain age to like a certain group .Obviously xavier is just a silly little kid who doesn't know "@#!!! from shinola" get over your jealousy on people having the privilige on discovering MORRISSEY at such a young age!! I am now 24 and my sister is 27 and I was about 11 and she was 14 when we discovered MORRISSEY SO IN YOUR FACE KID !!!!
jane&norma hernandez <girlafraid@wetwetwet.com>
chicago - Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 15:47:22 (PDT) | #165
I first heard Moz in early 88 when Suedehead came on the radio. but my earliest memory was in 87 in a record shop seeing the cover of Strangeways and i thought to myself, "hum, The Smiths, -- must be a new country band like The Judds!"Oh how young and foolish i was!
Steve Bates
Toronto, Canada - Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 16:13:10 (PDT) | #166
I was about 13 when I first started to really like Morrissey and the Smiths. My mom was a big fan of the Smith's in the 80's and had all of the original Smith records, so when I started to DJ I kind of just started to listen to him and now I just think he's Dopey Dopeness.When ever I play at dances or house parties all the girls get wet. Cathedral High #1 David and Lisa Forever....
DJ PK-1
Los Angeles (Lisa's) - Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 19:37:28 (PDT) | #167
IS IT REALLY SO STRANGE?
I was 10 when I first heard The Smiths and Morrissey.......everyone in my family LOVES him....there isn't a stoned unturned!!!
It was kinda hard not to listen to him....everywhere I heard was either Morrissey or The Smiths, but I wouldn't change anything....for that I thank my family...for introducing me to Morrissey!! Till this day.....still devoted to him and I will always be....its not just a phase!!!! He has influenced me in such a profound way......I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world!!
MORRISSEY FOREVER!!
Girl Afraid
MOZ Angeles - Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 21:09:04 (PDT) | #168
I first saw Moz in a Smash Hits article and he wore this tacky blue and yellow shirt. In the article he said that all he ate was tea and toast and yogurt, and I knew from then on that he was strange and I was hooked
Merrilea <M.Shields@rocketmail.com>
Toronto - Sun, Apr 16, 2000 at 21:11:42 (PDT) | #169
Why do people feel the need to quote Morrissey lyrics continually in here?It's akin to the disciples asking Jesus for his autograph. Not the point.
Lars Thorwald <emaylus@ozemail.com>
The deep, dark land of the Other...(Oz). - Mon, Apr 17, 2000 at 04:42:38 (PDT) | #170
I was a fetus!
Sug min vänstra pungkula!
- Mon, Apr 17, 2000 at 07:15:12 (PDT) | #171
I was about 6 or 7 when The Smiths came into my life. My older sister was a hugh fan & my mother too. At age 11 I bought my first Smiths tape. By age 12 I was a regular Smiths fan & have been ever since. And the person who said that the people who voted 13 & younger are posers, is for some reason very obviously jealous. So sad.
melissa <gurlracer76@aol.com>
Philly - Mon, Apr 17, 2000 at 07:28:37 (PDT) | #172
I'm born in 1981 but I grew with the voice of Morrissey 'cause of my brother. He's got such a beautiful voice that I will ever love it and ever listen to Morrissey.
elisa
france - Mon, Apr 17, 2000 at 09:47:56 (PDT) | #173
How come everyone is making such a huge deal about this age thing? I'm not understanding why it seems to be "impossible" for a young person to be influenced by Morrissey...I was 14 when I first started listening to *him*. It wasn't long before the songs started applying to my life...and very soon after that, the *man* was a part of my everyday life. No one has influenced me as a person more than Morrissey. I listen to him constantly. Seeing that I was 14 when I started to listen to *him* the music was constantly heard around the house. My parents and younger brother and sister started to pay more attention to the music as well. My little brother was 6, he is now 12 and one of the most devoted fans you could find. I've taken him to Morrissey shows where he sings whole heartedly along to each and every song. He can pick out songs that apply to him without hesitation. Morrissey would be very proud. It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate...
Erica <TroubleLuvzMe@aol.com>
Sandy Eggo, CA - Mon, Apr 17, 2000 at 15:52:56 (PDT) | #174
I'm not quite sure exactly how old I was when I first discovered Morrissey. It seems to me that he always is, he always was, and always will be. There is no beginning and no end to Morrissey...
Caitlan <Are_You_CUREious@yahoo.com>
Los Angeles, Ca - Tue, Apr 18, 2000 at 00:28:45 (PDT) | #175
I am a soul waiting reincarnation and I intend becoming a devoted fan of the smiths and Morrissey.
beat that.
deadandwaiting <The Guff>
- Tue, Apr 18, 2000 at 03:11:23 (PDT) | #176
When I was 17 me and my best friend, a devoted Smiths & Morrissey-Solo fan, were so screwed in the head it wasn't funny. I never payed much attention to his music but one day he got really messed up not from the drugs but being lonely. he went missing for a few days and no one knew anything. It was Christmas Eve when his brother called and said they found him. Apparently he climbed a radio tower and FELL off. I kept all his CD's and after awhile began to listen to them. That's when I became a fan...at 17.
Bobby
- Tue, Apr 18, 2000 at 05:14:38 (PDT) | #177
I was 17 and lost,lost,lost...
But now I am found,found,found...
Leslie Hudgins <Mozzer92@hotmail.com>
- Tue, Apr 18, 2000 at 10:32:58 (PDT) | #178
I'm sorry to say that I got in to Morrissey and the mature age of 21. I spent more than a year slagging him of as my morrissey obessed boyfriend played his songs all the time. He played him even when we made love. No offence to any Morissey fan, but 'never marry'(just for example) is not actually sexy music. However as soon as my boyfriend dumped me for the blonde girl round the corner, I started to find Morrissey music rather comforting. Now I'm just as obessed as he was, funny how things turn out isnt it!
Skaffy frederkiya <SkaffyFrederkiya@hotmail.com>
Salford, England - Tue, Apr 18, 2000 at 12:51:37 (PDT) | #179
the only person who insists on calling others a poser is a poser himself.
i discovered Morrissey at the ripe age of 12 and my life has never been the same since.
aylin <aylinley@yahoo.com>
- Tue, Apr 18, 2000 at 15:34:19 (PDT) | #180
I have loved Morrissey ever since i was 13 almost 14. Ever since I have been to 1 concert and I am going to the Convention next week. It will be the best!!!!!
Diana <Dreamer24_7@hotmail.com>
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