The first time I saw morrissey live those were the words that crossed my mind: "fake, inauthentic, orchestrated".
THE SMITHS were an amazing band though.
^THIS!
Jesus Christ. Are you 55?! I...am at a complete loss here. Did NOT see that coming.
Seeing as your responses indicate you clearly haven't read mine, nothing about you inability to follow a thread or a user comment history would surprise me. Please remain at a complete loss, preferably loss of consciousness.
omg - Brummie Boy must be Morrissey himself. Who the hell else could possibly obsess so much over Morrissey?
Again and again, the same old refrain. Mocking his moves on an internet site in between rounds of golf is hardly an obsession. A mate of mine is in the grip of an online poker habit, now....that's 'obsession'.
Yes, Brummie, Skinny en Barley are all in or close to their 50s. And they claim to only have liked the Smiths in 1984 and 1985.
Yet 30 years on they frequent the website dedicated to the singer of that band to proclaim that he really was not very good after all
They are reaching whole new levels of being sad day after day.
No, you're the saddoe. Any one reading my comment history couldn't fail to understand that whilst I was an admirer of The Smiths there was always something deeply suspicious about Morrissey. The fact that it took decades for his self-implosion to happen is interesting only in showing how devious he was. When he was 25% of The Smiths he was excellent. He had flourishes when underpinned by Street & Whyte. Boozer has clearly been an arse-licking enabler even if there are some reasonable songs. So, your claim that I deny the excellence of The Smiths is nonsense. Neither does Morrissey deny these facts, hence he continues to play their songs. Morrissey is older than me. You might want to ponder why you regard it as bizarre that some people of his age comment on his fall from grace whilst also pondering if he remains a dignified stage presence at 56. To me, the answer is clear. He needs to Get Off Of The Stage.
I will continue to monitor his clownish antics until he either dies or retires. Anyone who has read my comment history will also know that I regard Morrissey as merely the 'canary in the coalmine' and that I would put almost the entire punk/post-punk canon of artists on trial for crank-fraudism. Most of those who lauded The Smiths now quietly ignore Morrissey as it's simply too painful and embarassing for them to face the full extent of his charlatanism, but I find it deeply satisfying to follow through #ProfitFromParis to #TSAisthenewISIS and on to the latest Mike Joyce interview. Morrissey has finally revealed himself as a Careerist Crank-Fraud on so many issues it's hard to keep up. The only riposte of the remaining Cult Casualites is that following the car-crash of his career must be a morbid sign of 'obsession' rather than a light-hearted passing of the time between other more important activities. Like golf. I trust this helps 'the usual suspects' but know it will only rile them up further. Why on earth are they so obsessed with me? That's the real conundrum.
Yes. This was staggering news. Especially BB I thought was much younger. Early 20's, perhaps. 30, at the very oldest. A 55 year old man, sitting and ranting, whingeing, being rude, obnoxious, often very childish (tons of emoticons, saying stuff like " lol lol lol"), spamming the boards on a fansite dedicated to a pop star he once adored and now can't let go of.
This was heartbreaking. Let this be a lesson. A cautionary tale. Do something good with your life. Don't end up like that. You only get one shot at this.
Gregor, you need to stop drinking that Drama Queen potion! Morrissey is the
'old man, sitting and ranting, whingeing, being rude, obnoxious'
Your attempt to covertly introduce Ageism as a relevant criteria for assessing contributions to web forums wouldn't be so tragic unless that forum was about a failed 'pop star' called Morrissey who is OLDER than me. His age, however, is the least of his problems.
As for 'heartbreaking' I assume you aren't 14? In which case allowing your heart to be broken by somebody on a web forum disagreeing with you is beyond silly. Morrissey is the 'cautionary tale', not me.
The risibile reality is that Gregor, Thewlis, Poet and all the rest of the Cult Casualites simply cannot put me on Ignore and get on with their lives. Which raises the question: Why are they so obsessed with me? The answer is simple. When people like me, Benny, Barleycorn and others pause commenting, these threads wither and descend into an echo chamber of fatuous self-gratulation. Without our contributions, this web-site would wither and die. There is nothing stopping the Cult from protesting with their feet and stomping off to allyouneedismorrissey.com where they can be assured of a nice, safe controlled environment. The truth is, of course, that they know there are serious problems with anyone with a brain taking Morrissey seriously now, but they simply do not have a credible response. Other than to suggest that only those younger than Morrissey should follow his dismal career failure. How young? 14? 18? One glance at the balding heads of his audience at gigs shows very, very clearly that most of his audience are within a decade of Morrissey's age.
TL;DR Ageism-epicFAIL!
best
BB
