posted by davidt on Wednesday November 19 2008, @01:00PM
the_kaz writes:
I never expected to see the NME put Morrissey under a good light ever again, but they've proved me wrong by including him at the end of their list of the “coolest artists of all time” on their website:

“The fact the former Smiths man has done so much to outrage the guardians of 'coolness' over the years paradoxically just make him even cooler. More than just a great lyricist, at his best Morrissey extends the noble line of English bathos and disappointment initiated by TS Eliot and Philip Larkin.”

Unsurprisingly, considering how much NME have been showering him with praise since he decided to join The Cribs, Johnny Marr was also included:

“What makes the former Smiths guitarist so cool is his willingness to engage with a new generation of music fans, rather than coast on former glories.”

The coolest artists of all time? - Morrissey - NME.com

Morrissey. The fact the former Smiths man has done so much to outrage the guardians of 'coolness' over the years paradoxically just make him even cooler. More than just a great lyricist, at his best Morrissey extends the noble line of English bathos and disappointment initiated by TS Eliot and Philip Larkin.

Pic: Pieter M Van Hattem

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  • We're still not buying your shitty magazine.
    One minute they love him, next they're knifing him in the back.
    Fucking assholes.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday November 19 2008, @01:10PM (#314764)
  • Maybe now the NMe realises that Moz is not a rascist or has nothing against immigrants ,which he did state in his nme interview back in January.I don't understand the nme and never will.Moz has done so much to help sell that mag in the past.Calling him a rascist is which he is not,is beyond me.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday November 19 2008, @01:41PM (#314767)
  • Morrissey, whether you like it or not, IS the original "Troll", as you dense people say.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday November 19 2008, @03:10PM (#314772)
    • Re:Morrissey by lonedom (Score:0) Thursday November 20 2008, @03:48PM
      • Re:Morrissey by Anonymous (Score:0) Saturday November 22 2008, @01:49PM
  • =)..............querest one.............well not... almost.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday November 19 2008, @03:12PM (#314773)
  • They've seen sense.
    i'llsendyoumine -- Wednesday November 19 2008, @03:31PM (#314779)
    (User #20579 Info)
  • Yes, Morrissey is cool.

    Shame the same can't be said for the NME...

    Another flip-flop from everybody's favourite birdcage liner.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday November 19 2008, @03:35PM (#314780)
  • Is this fairly recent? I have never seen it before and I have definitely never seen that cool jacket he is wearing.
    marred -- Wednesday November 19 2008, @04:15PM (#314786)
    (User #16308 Info)
  • The “enemy” is trying to act like they are all innocent now. They ruined Morrissey’s reputation and career and what a coincidence that this is thrown in the “new” enemy now. It just goes to show you that they know that they splashed all of their lies and rumors all over the magazines, the internet, and everywhere. They splashed a total disaster last year and now they are so transparent – it’s just a subterfuge, just a smokescreen. It just goes to show you what I pointed out last year. Now, now … you see you, you journalists who lie, how does it feel to be victims. Come to grips … that you fucked up, “enemy”. The “enemy” is just doing what they “have to”, although they don’t know what that is.
    Got it --- Good.
    Kate2828 -- Wednesday November 19 2008, @05:46PM (#314791)
    (User #12664 Info | http://www.morrissey-solo.com/)
  • Simply by insisting on referring to him as "the former Smiths front man" after all these years, will outrage him to no end and I'm sure they know that!
    Sullen -- Wednesday November 19 2008, @06:37PM (#314797)
    (User #11477 Info)
    http://myspace.com/deathwrites
  • The artist who introduced many to Wilde, the love for flowers and nature, the criminal world. Great lyrics (his own), great voice, a spot on view on life, charisma, swagger, thoughtfulnes, style, class, taste, no kissing chick's ass, no whiny voice, wit, humour, charm, clear ennunciation in song, I can go on and on.
    A place in the sun -- Wednesday November 19 2008, @10:54PM (#314812)
    (User #15095 Info)
  • intervieuw the next year around his new album
    release

    and becoming 50

    so please dipshits of the enemey who hang around,
    theirs still a lawsuit against your chief editor
    somewhere in the pipeline,
    and that lying scumbag who did the last, and out
    of fear fans would track him down, twirled around
    in lies between Merck and the enemy

    so leave solo, we know yer here for yer scoops,
    butI put my hand in the fire Morrissey will nevee
    trust a writer from the enemey, they stabbed him in the back a few times to many, and last one so
    low even for magazines who write anything to sell
    100 copies a week extra

    Celibate Cry <[email protected]> -- Thursday November 20 2008, @07:20AM (#314829)
    (User #220 Info)
    and the hills are alive with celibate cries
  • I'm a fairly new Morrissey fan, living in England...could someone please tell me what the NME is?
    Is it American???? ...and why are they interested in Morrissey?
    Anonymous -- Thursday November 20 2008, @08:35AM (#314834)
  • In Fact he is pretty uncool and boring if you think about
    sitting in bed or in a bathtub reading books from dead people
    writing poetry and drinking tea
    not having sex or discussing it publicly
    touring graveyards, petting kittens
    going for long walk with pegged pants

    Morrissey is not cool at all - sorry

    Coolest person on the list - Iggy Pop, followed by Dee Dee Ramone
    Anonymous -- Thursday November 20 2008, @08:35AM (#314835)
  • 1) He was a gay man who lived with his mom for most of his time with the Smiths, despite being extremely wealthy (creepy)

    2) He pushes vegetarianism down people's throats to an annoying degree

    3) He makes stupid, childish and ill-informed political statements, thinking he is an authority

    4) He had his gay lover write on his ass and the put the picture in an album, thinking people would find that sexy (how wrong he was)

    5) He has stuck with the same, boring sound since 1982 (and has changed very little since then)

    6) He bitches about everybody like a Queen on scale with Elton John

    7) He vocalizes resentments he's been harboring for 20 years like a broken record, thinking people care

    8) He still poses for pictures like a myspace pre-teen at the tender age of 50

    9) He wears fake scars

    10) He shaves his chest
    Anonymous -- Thursday November 20 2008, @09:27AM (#314837)
  • Johnny Marr no. 2, Morrissey no. 29. Says it all, really.
    Anonymous -- Thursday November 20 2008, @12:09PM (#314843)
  • What does "COOL" mean?
    Boxers71 -- Thursday November 20 2008, @12:26PM (#314846)
    (User #20608 Info)
  • just a few points:

    - There was a time when there were a few more UK music weeklies. There was SOUNDS, Melody Maker & NME.
    - With these mags you were able to make an INFORMED decision what was "cool" or not.
    - NOW there is NO comparison: NME has the monopoly of the UK music scene. There is NO challange or no room for discussion.
    - NME is a HYPE machine: NO different to your Saturday night TV, such as X- FACTOR and "Come Dancing".

    People PLEASE take note: You are being led.
    Boxers71 -- Thursday November 20 2008, @12:40PM (#314847)
    (User #20608 Info)
    • Re:Propaganda by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday November 20 2008, @12:47PM
      • Re:Propaganda by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday November 20 2008, @12:57PM
    • Start a website. by Anonymous (Score:0) Thursday November 20 2008, @03:53PM
  • Nme should call it a day. The paper is pathetic. I bet the sales are down anyway. the mag is SHIT.
    in other words, it's SHIT. I wouldnt pay 5p for it.
    Anonymous -- Thursday November 20 2008, @12:53PM (#314850)
  • NME is utter - sorry to say - SHIT.

    It's utter bad press and bad journalism.

    They seem to Love or Hate Morrissey - whatever suits them. Whatever SUITS them. Cool or not cool.
    Anonymous -- Thursday November 20 2008, @01:13PM (#314852)
  • Morrissey,

    Thank you for ruining my life.

    Regards,

    Me
    Anonymous -- Thursday November 20 2008, @05:59PM (#314866)
    • Re:Openly ugh by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday November 21 2008, @02:37PM
  • An intellectual, an aesthete, an artist, a singer, an icon, a star, a poet, a wit.

    Cool is managing not to like a twat in a photograph that's twenty-five years old. Perhaps this is why all of us are uncool and why fashionable people are, ultimately, the uncoolest people of all.
    kissmyshades -- Friday November 21 2008, @08:16AM (#314884)
    (User #12542 Info)
  • The ironic thing here is that the Smith's unwittingly made NME a success, rather than another old cheap bundle of toilet paper.
    Dae Reu -- Monday November 24 2008, @12:15AM (#314939)
    (User #19459 Info)


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