Barry Adamson (The Bad Seeds and Magazine) on being ignored by Morrissey

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Barry Adamson: 'I've been called the outsider's outsider' - The Guardian
The Bad Seeds and Magazine bassist on writing music for David Lynch, being ignored by Morrissey and moving to Moss Side to recuperate after the 80s

Excerpt:

Did you have many encounters with the other Manchester misfits – Ian Curtis, Morrissey and so on?
It was a breeding ground for those people, so you’d see them all the time. I chatted to Ian Curtis a lot. Morrissey not so much. We once shared a dressing room, neither of us saying a word. Afterwards he said: “What was wrong with that guy? He wouldn’t talk to me.” I thought it was the other way round.

perspective can be funny as well as reputation. i do like both the bad seeds and david lynch (mulhulland drive is one of my fav and best movies) though i did wonder which morrison was in the band for a bit. detritus wil probably find that funny maybe. i was like that dude can do anything

 

[davidt]

An anonymous person sends the link:

Barry Adamson: 'I've been called the outsider's outsider' - The Guardian
The Bad Seeds and Magazine bassist on writing music for David Lynch, being ignored by Morrissey and moving to Moss Side to recuperate after the 80s

Excerpt:

Did you have many encounters with the other Manchester misfits – Ian Curtis, Morrissey and so on?
It was a breeding ground for those people, so you’d see them all the time. I chatted to Ian Curtis a lot. Morrissey not so much. We once shared a dressing room, neither of us saying a word. Afterwards he said: “What was wrong with that guy? He wouldn’t talk to me.” I thought it was the other way round.

 

[Anonymous]

This must have been the Nosebleeds gig at The Ritz as The Smiths didn't support Magazine (they did support Devoto on his own but I don't think Adamson was with him then.

 

[GMS]

This must have been the Nosebleeds gig at The Ritz as The Smiths didn't support Magazine (they did support Devoto on his own but I don't think Adamson was with him then.

Actually, he did.

I went to the Howard Devoto gig at The Lyceum Ballroom in The Strand, London on Sunday 7th August 1983. The Smiths (the first time I saw them play live) and SPK were the supports. Barry Adamsom was definitely in Devoto's band that night. I assumed that that must be the gig which he referred to them sharing a dressing room.

 

[Detritus]

Actually, he did.

I went to the Howard Devoto gig at The Lyceum Ballroom in The Strand, London on Sunday 7th August 1983. The Smiths (the first time I saw them play live) and SPK were the supports. Barry Adamsom was definitely in Devoto's band that night. I assumed that that must be the gig which he referred to them sharing a dressing room.

Holy shit, The Smiths once shared a bill with SPK?

 

[Anonymous]

Actually, he did.

I went to the Howard Devoto gig at The Lyceum Ballroom in The Strand, London on Sunday 7th August 1983. The Smiths (the first time I saw them play live) and SPK were the supports. Barry Adamsom was definitely in Devoto's band that night. I assumed that that must be the gig which he referred to them sharing a dressing room.

Happy to stand corrected - thanks