Are we expected to believe that Morrissey did not say what is claimed in the German article? What exactly is it that he DIDN'T say? Why if he feels he has been misrepresented by the press has he not clearly represented himself and stated clearly and without ambiguity the exact comments that he DID NOT say. In his own defense what we get is a vague, flippant on stage soundbite that clarifies nothing.
Are we then expected to believe that he did not say in an UK article that "Brexit was a strike for democracy". How? Explain? Another juvenile soundbite.
These last few months have seen me move further away from Morrissey. I still enjoy the music very much and think the new album is a fine addition to his catalogue but his statements leave me feeling more and more uneasy. If he cannot state clearly what he believes in what chance does the media have. The media will jump on any negative aspect for their own gain and Morrissey helpfully provides them with the ammunition.
In The Sunday Times article it seems to convey a man desperately attempting to hold on to an Englishness that he himself renounced years earlier by leaving England. I find it difficult to listen to a man espouse nationalism of a country that he himself will not live in? How can I be expected to take his long-distance comments seriously?
I suspect that over time (sooner rather than later) Morrissey and I will be no more. It's unlikely that he'll change and be clear is his statements. It's equally unlikely that I will feel able to support someone who it would seem is flirting with a right-wing, hate-filled path. Time will tell. It's getting more than a little tiring when friends rather than ask what the new album is like ask about 'that' statement he made about German policy, Spacey, Weinstein, Madonna, Brexit or UKIP.