Tony Visconti answers questions

[Danny]

He has registered on this site:

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/sh...d.php?t=105385

A couple of people have asked him questions about Morrissey but he hasn't answered yet.

[Jones]

He's been back!

"Well, the mood of the studio in Rome where we recorded the album (Forum Sound Studios) was kind of Gothic. It is in the basement of a church, right next to crypts. The studio was never bright enough for my liking, there were areas that sucked in light and smelled bad. But this was a terrific place to make such an emotional album.

Morrissey was usually in a good mood being part of the band when the tracks were going down. It was nice to see him there. But when he put down vocals the band left and it was just him, myself and Marco on Pro Tools. Then the mood changed. I can never fully understand where a great artist finds the inspiration and the emotional connection that separates the men from the boys, but Morrissey would go into his private world when he was singing any song on the album. I don't want to make our private conversations before and after his vocals public, but he does ask for advice and he considers direction. It's an emotional experience for us in the control room too. Morrissey is definitely "on stage" in the studio, this is not a walk through exercise, this is the real thing when he does vocals.

I can't remember very specific funny moments, but Morrissey is very quick witted, a man of the moment. Just seeing him stand in the middle of the Italian childrens choir was a very funny sight with Morrissey looking extremely amused after the children just sang, "The father who must be killed."