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Posted in music on October 4, 2012

Morrissey frustrated with Smiths reunion rumors, does love the Ramones

Morrissey @ Webster Hall in 2009 (more by Tim Griffin)
Morrissey

Billboard has a new interview with Morrissey where they ask him about that Ramones review he wrote as a kid. Morrissey says:

I came clean about this many years ago. When I bought the Ramones first album on import, I was enraged with jealousy because I felt they had booted the Dolls off the map. I was 100% wrong. Three days after writing that Ramones piece, I realized that my love for the Ramones would out-live time itself. And it shall. Well, it virtually has already. If the Ramones were alive today, they'd be the biggest band in the world. It takes the world 30 years to catch on, doesn't it? I mean, look at poor Nico. Every modern teenager now seems to love Nico, yet while she was alive she couldn't afford a decent mattress.
And about the Smiths:
The solo years have been more meaningful to the audiences than the Smiths years, but the press in England only write about me in relation to the Smiths era. This exhausts me. I wish the press were more willing to chronicle these recent tours and the most recent albums. But they won't do it. Their needle stuck at 'The Queen is Dead.' I've sold out large venues throughout five continents this year alone - with incredible reactions everywhere. Yet the press will only blather on about Smiths reunion rumors. You can well imagine the frustration. Thank God I have a strong chin.
Morrissey is now on tour and played Fallon last night.

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Tags: Morrissey, Ramones, Smiths
posted at 5:44 PM on October 4, 2012 in music | Comments (30)

Comments (30)

It deserves repeating...it's almost starting to be "give us a Smiths reunion or shut up" time.

Posted by Anonymous | October 4, 2012 5:49 PM

morrissey's solo stuff is boring. bring back the smiths.

Posted by Anonymous | October 4, 2012 6:35 PM

johnny marr, class. morrissey, ass.

Posted by Anonymous | October 4, 2012 6:52 PM

Morrissey's solo albums classics in my book.

Posted by Anonymous | October 4, 2012 7:45 PM

"morrissey's solo stuff is boring."

Huh? The first few solo albums are great. With any group, it is hard to be consistent after 10+ years.

Posted by Anonymous | October 4, 2012 7:54 PM

6:52- its easy to say hes class considering he never does anything worth mentioning

Posted by Anonymous | October 4, 2012 8:31 PM

He likes cheeseburgers and hangs out with Marr and goes to western sizzlin

Posted by Anonymous | October 4, 2012 9:07 PM

It's taken me 20 years to realize that Marr is what makes the Smiths so amazing. Marr's playing is somewhat understated but always compelling.

Posted by slick | October 4, 2012 9:27 PM

^ it took me about 10 seconds from Hand In Glove

Posted by Anonymous | October 4, 2012 9:46 PM

Morrissey has written more good songs solo than he did with the Smiths. Mainly because he's written more songs solo, but it's true.

Posted by Anonymous | October 4, 2012 11:18 PM

Show at RCMH will kill it. It will be epic. I'm expecting a 150+ comment Morrissey review here on Oct. 11. Concert of the year by far.

Posted by Anonymous | October 4, 2012 11:41 PM

For some reason I always thought this guy was Kurt Cobains dad.

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 12:43 AM

"Show at RCMH will kill it. It will be epic. I'm expecting a 150+ comment Morrissey review here on Oct. 11. Concert of the year by far."


Clearly a pathetic troll

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 1:21 AM

i heard morrissey is the guest judge for the upcoming hummus cookoff and public assembly

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 3:11 AM

*at

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 3:12 AM

I would still totally bed this man
His music is glorious

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 8:30 AM

I respect Morrissey for doing what he does, and being one of the only pop artists these days with any scruples.

Haven't kept up with his last few albums, but his solo stuff is fine. Johnny Marr was not the talent in that relationship. Every Johnny Marr as bandleader project has been terrible.

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 8:39 AM

Stop teasing all these fellow scarves, Morrisey! Don that purple one and get 'em going boy!

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 9:13 AM

I wish I could just ignore this guy, but whenever I do that he just gets closer.

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 10:11 AM

Morrissey blathering again

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 10:37 AM

10:11 the More you ignore him the closer he will get!

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 10:42 AM

Long live MOZ

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 12:05 PM

Dude needs to play Satin Rejected My Soul...that song is dope!

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 2:46 PM

Fucking guy bears more grudges

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 2:54 PM

this guy creeps into my head like a bad debt! I am going to take the easy way and just give in!

Posted by Anonymous | October 5, 2012 2:57 PM

he does have a strong chin

Posted by Anonymous | October 12, 2012 3:08 PM

Fucking bear shrimps more guys

Posted by Anonymous | October 12, 2012 3:23 PM

"this guy creeps into my asshole like a bad debt! I am going to take the easy way and just give in!"


Such is the case of being on the receiving end. LOL! Typical Morrissey scarves...

Posted by Anonymous | October 12, 2012 3:48 PM

My father works for Heinken and he told me this weekend that Blur, Muse and Depeche Mode are the headliners for Coachella. Heineken is sponsoring this year again.

Posted by Marital life | November 23, 2012 6:37 PM

I love this band! I'd love to go on a show, sorry that came here where I live when I could not go, I'm in São Paulo in Brazil, but now I'm ready

Posted by Acompanhantes Sao Paulo | April 4, 2013 8:41 PM

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