MORRISSEY has never been one to suffer from the cat's got my tongue. He was always hugely influential when he was making music that appealed to the alt masses. But there seemed to be a line that he crossed over which in some way seemed to kill his insightful (if aggressive) view of things and sent him into dangerous parody territory.
He's more a small scale touring act these days than a recording artist but one whose sound bites attract outsized attention. I personally haven't paid too much attention to him in recent years- aside from when he released Ringleader of the Tormentors a few years back.
He's more a small scale touring act these days than a recording artist but one whose sound bites attract outsized attention. I personally haven't paid too much attention to him in recent years- aside from when he released Ringleader of the Tormentors a few years back.
Musically what he does is of little interest to me, but as always he is fascinating to watch from afar. Nobody in music is as capable of a good rant as Mozza. Usually Moz has a way of just inciting your eyeballs to roll and for your gut to respond jealous much? But at other times you kind of have to tip your hat to old grumpy pants (usually for the sentiment and not so much the particulars of the targets he name drops).
Take the latest zinger that is attributed to him while in Colorado for a show (and if you're Sam Smith or Ed Sheerhan- take cover).:
"There are no bands or singers who become successful without overwhelming marketing,” he said. “There are no surprise success stories. Everything is stringently controlled, obvious and predictable and has exactly the same content. So, we are now in the era of marketed pop stars, which means that the labels fully control the charts, and consequently the public has lost interest. It’s very rare that a record label does something for the good of music. Thus we are force-fed such as Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith, which at least means that things can’t possibly get any worse. It is sad, though. There’s no spontaneity now, and it all seems to be unsalvageable.”
The interview in its entirety over at Boulder weekly.
Take the latest zinger that is attributed to him while in Colorado for a show (and if you're Sam Smith or Ed Sheerhan- take cover).:
"There are no bands or singers who become successful without overwhelming marketing,” he said. “There are no surprise success stories. Everything is stringently controlled, obvious and predictable and has exactly the same content. So, we are now in the era of marketed pop stars, which means that the labels fully control the charts, and consequently the public has lost interest. It’s very rare that a record label does something for the good of music. Thus we are force-fed such as Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith, which at least means that things can’t possibly get any worse. It is sad, though. There’s no spontaneity now, and it all seems to be unsalvageable.”
The interview in its entirety over at Boulder weekly.
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