Jeez another 'SoLow' comment. Its nice to have all theses Q/As but does it have to include all these digs to m-solo? Whos being poisonous now, Moz?

"By the way, we will oppose barbarism on Saturday April 1st in Gotenburg at the Scandinavium." For a concert? What about Stockholm?

I mean this site has nice info but the people here are fu****g crap. 93.4% of the people here talk s**t about Moz. Isnt this a Moz website? Come on people what do you expect him to say. This site has truely become SoLow. Your hero hates this site so should you!!!

Love,
SoLow No More

"None of these things affect me. In fact, nothing affects me."

Awesome. I had always thought he was affected, or was it just an affect? Or maybe a special effect?

Said it before, if it wasn't for this site we wouldn't have known your tour dates, signings, or record releases. You owe this site at least a thank you for dedication, Julia's site is nothing but a baby.

Alain's listed it as one of his best 3 compositions, Moz has now described it as Alain's best work, and Mr Visconti also keeps banging on about it!!!
Maurice

Judging by Noise Is The Best Revenge, this may be a good thing.

On the other hand, he did write 'Jack The Ripper', 'Speedway' and 'The More You Ignore Me', classics all.

I think Alain and Jesse will have six songs a piece on this album - Moz lists four of Jesse's but didn't Alain say he had six songs on the album?

'Reader Meet Author' Boz's best song? No, although it is reasonably good. I'd plump for 'Jack The Ripper'. Truly spinetingling.

all very nice, & it's good that he's seemingly becoming more relaxed with his answers, but WHEN WILL WE FIND OUT THE TOUR DATES?! He said in the next two weeks, only two days left, i just can't wait any longer, damnit!

I have to agree with his thoughts on The World Won't Listen's sleeve, the LP version is a lot prettier than the CD.

One of my questions was posted, but I am very upset: it was not the best question by far, and Mrs. Riley totally butchered it, to the point it seemed an incredibly stupid one, and confused Morrissey, who didn't seem quite to know how to answer it, and who had to do some guesswork to say something it not too interesting at least slightly witty...

Truly disappointed, Mrs. Butcher Rally!

He looks stupid in that picture.

I think SoLow refers to the morons that frequent this place, not the intention.

"I support the efforts of the Animal Rights Militia in England and I understand why fur-farmers and so-called laboratory scientists are repaid with violence - it is because they deal in violence themselves and it's the only language they understand"

I love you moz, but what a prick you are.

I wonder if Morrissey would respect the acts of terrorists who answer what they consider violence with violence as do-gooders. Morrissey talks without thinking. I think he is full of shit

I'll be passing through Manchester next week, and will try to fit in a trip to the concentration camps. Murder and smile - thud!
: )

It's interesting that he's once again name checked John Betjeman as an influence, mainly because when I saw the song title 'Young Man About Town' it immediatlety made me think of a poem old Better's once wrote called 'Executive.'

I know most people jumped on the Jam connection with this song but for some odd reason I thought 'Executive.'

Somebody Google it and tell me if you think it's the kind of middle class pisstake Moz would find funny.

An ode to England's decay.

Of course all purely speculative, but aahh isn't that what makes the run in months to a new album so much fun?

The guessing, hypothesizing and fervent debate..........And we all usually end up wrong.

its a sad day in morrissey ville, when i would rather have a full page of technical notes from alian or jesse on the upcoming song. crashing bore

How about Morrissey saying that Bush is just the same as Saddam?

Actually thinking about it, it's hard to not kind of agree with him there...

Q14: ARE THERE ANY MILESTONES YOU'D LIKE TO ACHIEVE IN 2006 WITH THE NEW RECORD?

Richard, Milton Keynes.
--
Hello Richard

No. It's done. It's there. I stand - or fall - by it.
[Thud.]

There's nothing like an appropriately placed sound effect

i can understand why he'd feel somewhat hostile towards this site. people have been firing off pretty regularly here over the years, possibly in part b/c nobody believed Moz was reading anything said here anyway.

but the flip side of course is that this site has been incredibly informative about the goings on of his career for quite a long time. so David T's dedication to providing info is commendable.

in other words, if i was famous and there was a site about me where everybody threw in their 10 cents i think it would irritate me too.

but perhaps i'd also be flattered to be worth all the fuss?

Morrissey might be a fantastic musician but he does talk a lot of rot. However egregious some of these animal testers may be it does not excuse acts of violence against them and their families. Some of the actions carried out in the name of animal rights have been truly horrific and should not be condoned. Also the comparison between Bush and Blair and Saddam is rather tired and inaccurate. B&B may be unpleasant but they are not on a par with Saddam.

There seems to be an ongoing discussion about the quality of user contributed posts, i.e. comments, here on moz-solo.com. Some say the people here are stupid, that the posts are extremely negative and so on. Some say the criticism expressed on this site is if not just and fair, then at least reflects the notion of free speech, and therefore must be defended. I will not contend any of these ideas. Instead, I'd like to point at something that might have created this discussion in the first place.

Admittedly, many of the comments here are either flaimbaits, “trolls“ or off-topic. But on the other hand, it seems that this goes for almost every well-visited, free forum on the internet. To cope with this modern plague, if I may say so, administrators implement a moderation system. Most moderation systems are supposed to make the site more readable and less “offensive“, while stile maintaining “freedom”.

There are, of course, different systems. The “self-moderating“ system moz-solo.com uses, Slash, works by giving registered users moderation points, which can be used to make some posts more visible than others. The problem with Slash is that while it works well with gigantic sites like slashdot.org, it scales down rather badly. I think this is the reason why so many posts on moz-solo.com looks like rubbish. On slashdot, there are probably proportionally as many rubbish posts, but because the moderation system works so well, one hardly see them. It seems that the moderation on moz-solo doesn't work very effectively, and this is due to the relatively small user base. Not enough moderation points are distributed, so the comment pages end up virtually unmoderated.

So now, perfectly good posts, like this one (okay, it COULD be deemed “off-topic“...), will appear side by side with lesser posts. What a shame!

Lawrence

Can someone send a question for the next series concerning Viva Hate? Ask Morrissey who did he collaborate with, Stephen Street or Vini Reilly. The truth must be told!

I don't really think now he was being rude, or dry. He was just being brief. It really wasn't his fault. I acted in the spoof of a moment. The question was 4 sentences long, and it got reduced to one. Strangely, some others didn't, so I'm having a harder time forgiving Julia, because try to put yourselves in my shoes: I waited so long, nearly 17 years, for any kind of contact with the person that I love the most on this planet - and when it finally happens, there is only three or four words as a response. And to make me more frustrated with jealousy, I see that others have gotten much more joyous and elaborated responses from him. So this really had to be the biggest fit of jealousy I ever had thrown in my life. So I still feel like pulling those bangs out of Julia's head and get into a gel wrestling fight with her. Really low and voracious.

the cutie on the far left...
And then I realized it was just Jesse (the guy who left his girlfriend for Morrissey.)
Nothing new and interesting then.
Am I ranting?

These Q&A's do very little to counter the notion that Morrissey is truly detached. Bush the same as Saddam? LOL! Is this the usual compare your oponnent to Hitler strategy? Come on. And no teens, I'm not a Bush supporter, but I'm also not a supporter of unitelligent political commentary.

L.A. a police state? Again, does Morrissey even know what a police state is? His use of hyperbole is one of the most dramatic that I have ever seen. It seems absolutely relevant to a 16 year old. Playing the "punk" at almost 47 is rather sad.

He really needs to to stay out of politics. I mean, if you're not a politcal person, then keep your mouth shut. Such comments only pollute an already polluted political world, where people speak with hyperbole and not with intelligent debate. He's certainly no intellectual when it comes to the topic.

Morrissey's biggest problem, it seems, is his inability to accept criticism. Suddenly the world becomes evil, and depraved if they question Morrissey. He comes across as a sexless grump.

Oh, and for the numerous sycophants on this site who think that we're' all suppossed to come here like good sheep and pray to the alter of Morrissey, grow up. Seriously. Fan sites are meant to discuss the good and the bad, not just the good. Who in the heel would desire to come to a place like that? I eman, you have True To You. Go over there and indulge yourself. Let memebers of Moz-solo be free in their remarks.

It's no coincidence that Morrissey would choose an over the top, obsessive fan to shelter with. He needs it, just like most gay men need a fag hag to play mother part time.

He writes nicely, but he really has nothing to talk about. I'm sure he's putting on an image for the benefit of his fans (and consequently limiting the topics of discussion), but after seeing the way he addresses people it honestly makes me wonder how anyone can stand him!

Dear Jim,

Morrissey has the LAPD all wrong.

signed,

Rodney King

One time someone asked Morrissey why he never talked about the band, to which he responded "nobody ever asks." Well, now someone has asked, and he's given a wonderful answer. I always believed there was a strong loyalty between everyone, but to read Morrissey's directly and heartfelt words about their long relationship further validated my (and others') support of the lads all these years. Life is a Pigsty is poised to become an instant classic. Good to hear props for Reader Meet Author as well, and despite the lack of Boz songs on the album proper, it sounds like his title of "musical director" is no euphamism!

It's ironic that Morrissey's always pegged as morose and negative, but it's the negativity some people (and yes, news items) bring here that turns him off. Yes, Morrissey is flawed (aka human) and not beyond criticism, but nastiness never belongs on a fansite, especially one for someone who wrote songs that saved your life!

x

Morrissey much prefers True To You because he has a sickness where he can only handle ass-lickers and sycophants.

I'd also like to add that Morrissey strikes me as a rather dim bulb. He rants on with his alarmism about food, with his admiration for fascist violence from the most extreme, cult-like, and fanatical animal-rights groups, etc etc. He also strikes me as a self-righteous, puritanical crashing bore. I guess it doesn't matter. Anyone can see he's airheaded when he starts pontificating, and he comes off as a programmed cult member when he gets on certain subjects. He strikes me as similar to a Christian fundamentalist against abortion rights, who will constantly shove photos of fetuses in your face, sympathize with abortion clinic bombers, and oppose stem-cell research that can lead to medical advances. My understanding is Morrissey was something of a flunky in school, so perhaps it's not surprising that he buys into the PETA propaganda like it's a religion. He is rather fascist on some of his pet issues.

Oh well, at least he can write and sing good songs. He's definitely talented in that department, no matter his failings elsewhere.

I see now that it has been a blessing that Morrissey doesn't interact much online. His Q&A's thus far have made him come across as a self-righteous puritan, an insufferable bore, a hateful fascist, a cult-like member of certain groups, and person of rather low intellectual development given his age.

I realize that many a great singer-songwriter isn't too bright in other areas. Perhaps it's best for Morrissey to keep the rest of himself well hidden. Frankly, he's making a fool of himself on that True To You site.......

Every new Q&A and new Moz comments about the Moz-Solo site makes me feel that he is a dictator, and a leaded person, not a leader.

The True To You website don't have a forum or anything that fans can express their feelings and thoughts, so we only have one side of every story. Like Bush, Blair, Hugo Chavez, Lula da Silva, Tatcher and Hussein, comments against him are not valuable, just the good things counts. If the upcoming album won't have a good reception, he will blame first the critics, second the press, and then all the fans, cause we are too stupid.

Maybe that's the reason I've been listening to meat-eaters Echo & the Bunnymen more and more... Moz makes me very disappointing these days.

"Like Bush, Blair, Hugo Chavez, Lula da Silva, Tatcher (sic- is that Tatchell, as in Peter or Thatcher) and Hussein"

"A leaded person, not a leader"

Hes a f***ing singer ffs!!!
A good one with great lyrics.
Hes not a DICTATOR!
He has hardly oppressed the margins of society with Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others or even National front Disco!

All these nay-sayers should get some perspective on their rather sad existences that sees them criticising someone they've never met who has given some honest answers to some questions on a website. Get a grip, get a dog take it for a walk, look at the trees, have some wine.

Dictator/ idiot/ unintelligent man/ stuck in adolescence/ leaded person.

As the song says... Why do you come here?
I suspect you'll all be slow clapping him at his forthcoming gigs...whenever they are!!!

Bluebirds... (1927 and all that!!!! COME ON!)

Maybe in his world there are no criminals
but all those 'nice' hectors he sings of
are out there right now commiting crimes
of course he lives in his mansion
and would never have to be subjected
to the carjackings,rapes,murders,ect,ect
that happen every day - and the first person
he or anyone would call are those same awfull police - he just doesnt have a clue

markmust1

Most talented artists lose their mind at some time...I think that time has come for Morrissey. LA being called a police state is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard!

I think it was best before the internet when we didn't have so much access to information about our idols....it was harder for them to be tarnished in our eyes. Its time for me to just go back to the music and avoid reading anymore interviews...before its too late.

except for Morrissey. He is an island that I love to visit whenever this wearying world becomes too much. He is a place where nothing ever really changes, and a strange, lovely, lonely siren voice calls out to passing souls, guiding their way, but bringing them perilously close to the crushing rocks of despair...

No jokes about getting voted off, and if you don't like it here, well, there are plenty of other places you people can go to mindlessy slag off someone who

After listening to the last several sets of Q/A, I have become increasingly bored with Morrissey’s answers. This isn’t the 80’s when most of Morrissey’s fans were teenagers. Most of us have grown up and matured. We have our own political and social views. Morrissey’s answers may impress a young kid, but not an adult. His whole police state commit about Los Angeles is ridiculous.

This brings me to another point. Yes, I am talking negative about Morrissey. I have been a Morrissey fan for 20 years and I have said my share of negative things about him. Does this make me a bad Morrissey fan? Should I only write about how great he is? Morrissey needs to grow up. Obviously, Morrissey has visited this site, so Morrissey has seen the negative and the positive postings. However, Morrissey seems to focus on the negative postings and apparently they are hurting his feelings (that’s life).

Morrissey should appreciate this site. This site kept Morrissey fans interested when nothing was going on in Morrissey’s career. I personally would visit this site regularly with my fingers crossed hoping for some good news. This site was the only thing most of us had when Morrissey fell off the face of the earth. Regardless, of the content of this site, this site has generated talk about Morrissey. I believe that’s the most important thing. This site kept us talking about Morrissey and kept us interested in the man.

Bottom line, Morrissey needs to stop complaining about this site. He needs to understand that there are many loyal fans that frequent this site.

Morrissey if you’re reading this quit it NOW! I have stood by your side for many years, but even I am starting to get bored with your complaining.

...may sometimes get things wrong, but never merits abuse.

And now, back to bed.

Someone speaks out against your President who most of you appear to not even like and you all start spitting venom and hate. I'm English and I can't stand Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, Phil Collins and various other tossers that our shores have produced. I'm not going to get all uptight if anyone wants to have a dig though. The same applies if you want to have a moan at British police, London, etc. At the end of the day we have freedom of speech and you're welcome to your opinion whether I agree with you or not.

I'm not going to defend Saddam Hussein but I'm pretty sure that Bush's kill tally must be approaching his. The west doesn't really bother to keep figures of how many people we kill so it's difficult to be accurate in that respect.

As for this site being called so-low once again, I don't think it's got one jot to do with the man who runs it but everything to do with the idiots who keep posting the same old argumentitive comments just in case nobody read them the first time. I imagine the likes of Loafingoaf can keep posting on this site without ever having anyone to tell them to get the fuck away from them . Must be bliss for someone who this no doubt happens to a lot in real life.

Rant over.

I don't see anyone here putting forth a defense of Morrissey's support for animal rights extremist groups using fascist/terrorist-style violent tactics on people. That's encouraging. There are those who don't want a negative word posted about Morrissey because they are overly caught up in celebrity worship. Poor babies.

Morrissey needs to stop speaking so much. This is not the man that I originally became fascinated with. As an intelligent, free-thinking adult, who beleives that politcal notions should be developed with a certain degree of rationale, it takes away from his image when I read such predictable responses.

You know, they say never meet your heros, but in this case, it might be better to never read your heroes.

Someone stated above that Morrissey comes across as anything but a unique, free-thinkiing individual. He's your typical puritan, straight-edge, "I get my ideas from one place" type intellectual. Boring, cliched, and much too old to be thinking like this.

He should stick with his instincts, and remian withdrawn from his fans. I don't know if we can take much mroe of this bullshit.

Moz:
"In England, animals are hunted to the point of extinction"

Red squirrels?

Pixies?

I have only a few words to say on these responses. And seemingly you are damned if you do and you are damned if you don't. Now I'm going back to the shed.

Roll on the release of the new album, it sounds lovely.

Strawberry.