Morrissey Central "LARMES, LARMES, LARMES : worlds end" (August 18, 2024)

Alain Delon, RIP

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("Tears").

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• Morrissey-solo.com: Alain Delon dies - August 18, 2024
• Morrissey Central: "DELON IS DEAD" - August 18, 2024

 

[Light Housework]

All I know of him so far is that he looked like a nice guy.

 

[The Alchemist]

He had a lot of parallels with Morrissey:

'According to me, he who causes suffering to an animal is worse than a beast. He is the animal'

'I'm extremely shy. I need to know them very well before feeling comfortable around people'

'I think we're all loners, to differing degrees'

'Marginalized? I was marginalized all my life. I was the only one who couldn't be part of any union, any actor's committee, etc. I've always been on my own. And at the outset of my career they didn't like me because of this. And I've always been in the margin. This hasn't stopped me from making my career'

'I say what I think, when I want it, when I like it. You can't stop me from saying anything'

'Jean-Marie Le Pen is a friend. He is dangerous for the political set because he's the only one who's sincere. He says out loud what many people think deep down, and what the politicians refrain from saying because they are either too demagogic or too chicken. Le Pen, with all his faults and qualities, is probably the only one who thinks about the interests of France before his own'

 

[Vesper Nocturne]

He had a lot of parallels with Morrissey:

'According to me, he who causes suffering to an animal is worse than a beast. He is the animal'

'I'm extremely shy. I need to know them very well before feeling comfortable around people'

'I think we're all loners, to differing degrees'

'Marginalized? I was marginalized all my life. I was the only one who couldn't be part of any union, any actor's committee, etc. I've always been on my own. And at the outset of my career they didn't like me because of this. And I've always been in the margin. This hasn't stopped me from making my career'

'I say what I think, when I want it, when I like it. You can't stop me from saying anything'

'Jean-Marie Le Pen is a friend. He is dangerous for the political set because he's the only one who's sincere. He says out loud what many people think deep down, and what the politicians refrain from saying because they are either too demagogic or too chicken. Le Pen, with all his faults and qualities, is probably the only one who thinks about the interests of France before his own'

 

[The Wild Turkey]

He had a lot of parallels with Morrissey:

'According to me, he who causes suffering to an animal is worse than a beast. He is the animal'

'I'm extremely shy. I need to know them very well before feeling comfortable around people'

'I think we're all loners, to differing degrees'

'Marginalized? I was marginalized all my life. I was the only one who couldn't be part of any union, any actor's committee, etc. I've always been on my own. And at the outset of my career they didn't like me because of this. And I've always been in the margin. This hasn't stopped me from making my career'

'I say what I think, when I want it, when I like it. You can't stop me from saying anything'

'Jean-Marie Le Pen is a friend. He is dangerous for the political set because he's the only one who's sincere. He says out loud what many people think deep down, and what the politicians refrain from saying because they are either too demagogic or too chicken. Le Pen, with all his faults and qualities, is probably the only one who thinks about the interests of France before hilikened.

Have ya found one of them quotes where
Alain talks about bein' on the cover of
The Queen Is Dead?

 

[The Alchemist]

Have ya found one of them quotes where
Alain talks about bein' on the cover of
The Queen Is Dead?

Apart from the music, The Queen Is Dead has become iconic for another reason; the album cover. The art features French actor turned businessman, Alain Delon, in the 1964 noir film L’Insoumis (The Unvanquished). Delon had written to the Smiths and gave them the approval to use his image. However, the offer came with one condition, as he revealed in his autobiography: “I told them my parents were upset that anyone would call an album The Queen is Dead"

In classic Smiths fashion, having already disparaged their label head, this request was clearly ignored.

The Cover Uncovered: The story behind The Smiths’ iconic ‘The Queen is Dead’ - Far Out Magazine

In the latest edition of The Cover Uncovered, we delve deep into the indie-rock history of The Smiths' no-iconic album art for 'The Queen is Dead'.

faroutmagazine.co.uk

Though here he is smiling later on, so we might assume he quite liked it personally.

 

[The Wild Turkey]

Apart from the music, The Queen Is Dead has become iconic for another reason; the album cover. The art features French actor turned businessman, Alain Delon, in the 1964 noir film L’Insoumis (The Unvanquished). Delon had written to the Smiths and gave them the approval to use his image. However, the offer came with one condition, as he revealed in his autobiography: “I told them my parents were upset that anyone would call an album The Queen is Dead"

In classic Smiths fashion, having already disparaged their label head, this request was clearly ignored.

The Cover Uncovered: The story behind The Smiths’ iconic ‘The Queen is Dead’ - Far Out Magazine

In the latest edition of The Cover Uncovered, we delve deep into the indie-rock history of The Smiths' no-iconic album art for 'The Queen is Dead'.

faroutmagazine.co.uk

Though here he is smiling later on, so we might assume he quite liked it personally.

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Thanks, kinda remember that now.
There was that scene in Nouvelle Vague,
where it kinda looked like Alain was
payin' homage to the album cover.

 

[gordyboy9]

why couldnt they have used the high reslution photo for the album,on the album cover you can hardly even make out what your looking at,far too dark.

 

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

40 Vintage Photos of a Young and Handsome Alain Delon in the 1960s​

40 Vintage Photos of a Young and Handsome Alain Delon in the 1960s

Alain Delon, the intense and intensely handsome French actor who, working with some of Europe’s most revered 20th-century directors, played ...

www.vintag.es

Alain Delon, the intense and intensely handsome French actor who, working with some of Europe’s most revered 20th-century directors, played cold Corsican gangsters as convincingly as hot Italian lovers, has died. He was 88.

“He passed away peacefully in his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family,” a family statement released to the AFP news agency said. Mr. Delon died early Sunday; he had been battling poor health in recent years and suffered a stroke in 2019.

Alain Delon was one of the most iconic actors of the 1960s, known for his striking good looks and enigmatic screen presence. During this era, he became a symbol of French cinema and gained international fame.

In the 1960s, Delon was often seen with a classic, clean-cut look. He had sharp facial features, with a strong jawline, piercing blue eyes, and neatly combed dark brown hair, usually styled in a side part. His style was sophisticated and effortlessly cool, often wearing tailored suits, slim ties, and trench coats, reflecting the elegance of the period.

Some of his most famous films from the 1960s include Purple Noon (1960), Le Samouraï (1967), and La Piscine (1969). In these roles, he often played complex, brooding characters, further enhancing his mysterious and alluring image.

 

[Light Housework]

40 Vintage Photos of a Young and Handsome Alain Delon in the 1960s​

40 Vintage Photos of a Young and Handsome Alain Delon in the 1960s

Alain Delon, the intense and intensely handsome French actor who, working with some of Europe’s most revered 20th-century directors, played ...

www.vintag.es

Alain Delon, the intense and intensely handsome French actor who, working with some of Europe’s most revered 20th-century directors, played cold Corsican gangsters as convincingly as hot Italian lovers, has died. He was 88.

“He passed away peacefully in his home in Douchy, surrounded by his three children and his family,” a family statement released to the AFP news agency said. Mr. Delon died early Sunday; he had been battling poor health in recent years and suffered a stroke in 2019.

Alain Delon was one of the most iconic actors of the 1960s, known for his striking good looks and enigmatic screen presence. During this era, he became a symbol of French cinema and gained international fame.

In the 1960s, Delon was often seen with a classic, clean-cut look. He had sharp facial features, with a strong jawline, piercing blue eyes, and neatly combed dark brown hair, usually styled in a side part. His style was sophisticated and effortlessly cool, often wearing tailored suits, slim ties, and trench coats, reflecting the elegance of the period.

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Some of his most famous films from the 1960s include Purple Noon (1960), Le Samouraï (1967), and La Piscine (1969). In these roles, he often played complex, brooding characters, further enhancing his mysterious and alluring image.

Alain Delon, judging from this photo, was definitely not right in the head.

 

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

the scene:

 

[gashonthenail]

Alain Delon was a real man, the likes of whom we are incapable of producing today, and that's what makes France's tears so bitter.

Alain Delon, the Last Leopard

Alain Delon was a real man, the likes of whom we are incapable of producing today, and that's what makes France's tears so bitter.

europeanconservative.com

 

[The Alchemist]

Alain Delon was a real man, the likes of whom we are incapable of producing today, and that's what makes France's tears so bitter.

Alain Delon, the Last Leopard

Alain Delon was a real man, the likes of whom we are incapable of producing today, and that's what makes France's tears so bitter.

europeanconservative.com

To be fair, from what I can discern, he really was a 'real man'....

Quite a few of the lyrics from I'm Not a Man check out:

Picaresque
Wife beater vest
Warring cave man
Mover, shaker
Casanova
Beefaroni
Thick-skinned
Two-fisted hombre
True grit
Kill crazy

A complex character, much like Morrissey.

Lots of things M would likely disagree with, such as the homophobic views.

An interesting excerpt from that article though, which I thought had shades of what Morrissey probably also feels:

" For some years now, he had made no secret of his melancholy at seeing the world he loved gradually disappear. Wokism and the #MeToo hysteria deeply disgusted him. He was adamant that when he breathed his last, he would leave a world he no longer recognised with no regrets. “Life no longer offers me much. I’ve known it all, seen it all. But above all, I hate this era, I vomit it,” he declared in an interview with Paris-Match in 2018 "

Also:

" There are those who love Delon unconditionally "

Seems Morrissey is one of those.

 

[gashonthenail]

Lots of things M would likely disagree with, such as the homophobic views.

Never really liked the word 'homophobic'. It's a bull shit word, like most of the bull shit words invented by the identitarian left, it is a word used to shut down debate, shut down thought. Working in cinema, I'm sure Delon got on just fine with people of all sexualities.
Delon is reported to have said in an interview that he thought homosexuality was 'against nature'. That is simply a fact of biology. If everyone became gay tomorrow, the human race would end. Perhaps he was just expressing the fact that he was a 'ladies' man', as the saying goes? Maybe he just enjoyed the thrill of saying something 'controversial'? It is one of the few remaining 'taboos' of modern life.
He is also reported to have said in an interview he did not care either way about gay marriage - but was against adoption by gay couples. That's a point of view. I for one wouldn't want to be brought up by 2 fathers. Although I am sure it might be preferable to being brought up in care. Delon's view, of course, would be shared by many Christians and many people of various faiths. Is such a view based on 'fear' of homosexuality? Perhaps. But not necessarily. It's a perfectly valid point of view. It's ok to disagree with him, without labelling his view as automatically 'bad' or 'wicked' in some way. That's as crazy as viewing homosexuality as automatically 'bad' or 'wicked'. It is a shame that in 2024 we don't seem to value diversity of opinion, on any subject.

 

[The Alchemist]

Never really liked the word 'homophobic'. It's a bull shit word, like most of the bull shit words invented by the identitarian left, it is a word used to shut down debate, shut down thought. Working in cinema, I'm sure Delon got on just fine with people of all sexualities.
Delon is reported to have said in an interview that he thought homosexuality was 'against nature'. That is simply a fact of biology. If everyone became gay tomorrow, the human race would end. Perhaps he was just expressing the fact that he was a 'ladies' man', as the saying goes? Maybe he just enjoyed the thrill of saying something 'controversial'? It is one of the few remaining 'taboos' of modern life.
He is also reported to have said in an interview he did not care either way about gay marriage - but was against adoption by gay couples. That's a point of view. I for one wouldn't want to be brought up by 2 fathers. Although I am sure it might be preferable to being brought up in care. Delon's view, of course, would be shared by many Christians and many people of various faiths. Is such a view based on 'fear' of homosexuality? Perhaps. But not necessarily. It's a perfectly valid point of view. It's ok to disagree with him, without labelling his view as automatically 'bad' or 'wicked' in some way. That's as crazy as viewing homosexuality as automatically 'bad' or 'wicked'. It is a shame that in 2024 we don't seem to value diversity of opinion, on any subject.

All fair and considered points.

These days I try not to cling to any particular view too much. That's sometimes difficult to achieve by use of language though.

I suppose I was observing a point that Morrissey might object to, but as you've outlined, there are various ways to look at that. I am attempting to accept lately, that not all things are either this or that, good or bad, up or down, left or right...

It's a conditioned way of thinking that might be classified as brainwashing. It takes time and practice to unravel decades of that.

So fair enough, indeed.

Also, I wasn't judging Morrissey for loving him unconditionally (if indeed he does), it was more of an observation, because I myself would probably say I love Morrissey unconditionally, when push comes to shove.

Unconditional love itself, is I suppose, an example of removing the good/bad, positive/negative dynamics.

A form of acceptance of all and the whole; as it is.

 

[nicky wire's legs]

" For some years now, he had made no secret of his melancholy at seeing the world he loved gradually disappear. Wokism and the #MeToo hysteria deeply disgusted him. He was adamant that when he breathed his last, he would leave a world he no longer recognised with no regrets. “Life no longer offers me much. I’ve known it all, seen it all. But above all, I hate this era, I vomit it,” he declared in an interview with Paris-Match in 2018 "

 

[nicky wire's legs]

I vomit it too, alain!!!!!!!!

 

[Phranc & Open]

I vomit it too, alain!!!!!!!!

Do it outside morrissey-solo, please. Thanks in advance.

 

[nicky wire's legs]

Do it outside morrissey-solo, please. Thanks in advance.

I'm gonna vomit it all over your shoes!

 

[The Alchemist]

I'm gonna vomit it all over your shoes!

See how the two colours blend...