I've read it. I was hoping for more gossip, scandal and salacious rumour about Morrissey but that is totally off the mark, and why shouldn't it be? Johnny Marr is possibly the coolest person on earth and this really is reflected in his autobiography. No scandal at all. Weirdly, and I BLOODY LOVED autobiography, Morrissey comes across better in Johnny's book than he does in his own damn autobiography. I think Johnny has been exceptionally kind to Morrissey and perhaps left out rather a lot of the frustration and hurt and annoyance that was involved with working with Moz. That could be for Morrissey's sake, or the fact it was all so long ago, or whatever, but I'm actually really happy about that because they were f***ing brilliant together, and it's actually heartbreaking to think of thirty year old resentments taking over the music that has meant so much to me at different points throughout my life. I listen to The Smiths every single day and I can honestly say certain songs sound like I'm hearing them for the first time ever, every time, even now.
Johnny is f***ing cool though, really f***ing cool. There's a part in the autobiography where he talks about answering a knock at the door and Bruce Springsteen being on the other side of it! That's really f***ing cool.
Is anyone going to be at the Barbican on Thursday? I'm not sure what to expect (but it'll probably be cool).
