Morrissey Central "CANCEL CULTURE BEGINS AT HOME" (January 11, 2024)

CANCEL CULTURE BEGINS AT HOME - MESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY - MORRISSEY CENTRAL - CANCEL CULTURE BEGINS AT HOME

MESSAGES FROM MORRISSEY on MORRISSEY CENTRAL

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"There is also an obvious media shift to delete me from being the central essence of The Smiths, but this cannot work because I invented the group name, the song-titles, the album titles, the artwork, the vocal melodies, and all of the lyrical sentiments came from my heart … and so it's a bit like saying Mick Jagger had nothing to do with the Stones. Several news sites now claim that the initial meeting at Rough Trade Records was with "Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke," even though Andy wasn't even a committed band member at that point. The meeting, of course, was Morrissey and Marr. Even Geoff Travis has now suddenly decided that he "can't remember who was with Johnny," even though Geoff looked me squarely in the eye on that very day and said "we'd like to release Hand In Glove immediately," and he then more importantly said to me that his name was Geoff with a G, not Jeff with a J. The hounds are snapping!

Hand in glove, I stake my claim! I'll fight to the last breath! "

-Morrissey, in conversation, 2023.

Morrissey in Tokyo, 2023, by Ryan Lowry.

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Media items:

• Far Out: "Morrissey claims he’s being deleted from the story of The Smiths" - January 11, 2024
• Exclaim!: "Morrissey Claims He's Being Deleted From "Being the Central Essence" of the Smiths" - January 11, 2024
• Stereogum: "Morrissey Claims He’s Being Erased From The Smiths’ Origin Story" - January 11, 2024

 

[Dusty Miller's Hornpipe]

Eh I don't believe the news (especially the Fartydian) when it comes to Morrissey. (I don't believe much much of the news for that matter, I'm a big skeptic. I don't believe a lot period.) But what a rivveting read!

Then you'll love this

 

[Malarkey]

I see the zone is being flooded with shit.

The right-wing "cancel culture" strategy in action.

 

[CrazyFaceGenes]

That's a terrible picture, he looks like John Merrick

 

[Ashley_TakeABow]

Then you'll love this

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I do. I do love it.

 

[Phranc & Open]

Ashley_TakeABow asks like an innocent young fan after discovering planet Morrissey. I like the idea it's Morrissey himself as the Trojan Horse.

 

[Anonymous]

That's a terrible picture, he looks like John Merrick

That's his true nature, deformed.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

Ashley_TakeABow asks like an innocent young fan after discovering planet Morrissey. I like the idea it's Morrissey himself as the Trojan Horse.

We certainly needed someone like @Ashley_TakeABow here. Bitter old me loves her fresh, still-not-jaded, authentic take on things. Just what this site needs!

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

That's his true nature, deformed.

stop projecting.

 

[Malarkey]

I mean, there's a lot of TROJAN HORSES, and they don't contain Morrissey.

But, whatever.

 

[Ashley_TakeABow]

Why pamper(s) life's complexity?

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

I mean, there's a lot of TROJAN HORSES, and they don't contain Morrissey.

But, whatever.

Though, there may have been some Trojan’s that contained Morrissey. Just saying.

 

[Malarkey]

Though, there may have been some Trojan’s that contained Morrissey. Just saying.

There was a guy who pretended to be Stanley Kubrick in the 90s - & people fell for it. Even people who had met Kubrick.

I think there's been a LITTLE bit of that going on.

The counterfeit Kubrick

In the early Nineties, a man called Alan Conway went about London telling people he was Stanley Kubrick. Strangely, even though he was English, beardless and had apparently only seen a couple of Kubrick's films, Conway persuaded various influential figures that he was indeed the semi-mythical...

www.theguardian.com

 

[Phranc & Open]

We certainly needed someone like @Ashley_TakeABow here. Bitter old me loves her fresh, still-not-jaded, authentic take on things. Just what this site needs!

100% agreed. I'm feeling myself again.
Love Uncle

 

[goinghome]

The press thing could be a number of things, but if I was a betting type, I'd cite the recent Uncut comment as a potential catalyst.
Marr includes 5 Smiths' songs given an 'orchestral' treatment live in MCR and gets a glowing review.

Uncut chimes in with:
"Morrissey's later-life trajectory has unquestionably impacted some people's relationships to the band, leaving Marr as the benevolent custodian of their songs."

To then add a tag line quote re: Marr review:
"an artist who still represents something pure and beautiful."

Just my take, but I'd suggest that may have lit the blue touch paper.
FWD.

(Uncut review advert was shared by Marr on the 9th and shared here in full on the 9th, his Central post was the 11th).

What personage of such culture-defining judgement has taken a big gulp of the kool aid and come up with this twee compliant review? Have they published on Morrissey matters before?

Louder noticed too - https://www.loudersound.com/news/mo...ring-to-erase-his-contributions-to-the-smiths

Having for a while checked every few days the first few pages of a Google search, I see a restoration of a dedicated news and video banner for the search subject i.e. Morrissey, that was previously missing. Algorithm automatically runs, algorithm is selectively paused, a grievance is notified and registered, algorithm runs again? Hmmm...

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

very sad he thinks all that, I don't think its true, I hope he gets better...

 

[j*e*t]

I shall find it a pain if I have to keep up with news of Marr in order to understand what Morrissey might be complaining about.

 

[Anonymous]

I shall find it a pain if I have to keep up with news of Marr in order to understand what Morrissey might be complaining about.

But isn’t it poignant that Morrissey reads Johnny’s reviews…still? He should write a song about it.

 

[Redacted]

Eh I don't believe the news (especially the Fartydian) when it comes to Morrissey. (I don't believe much much of the news for that matter, I'm a big skeptic. I don't believe a lot period.) But what a rivveting read!

It's true, it's about David, the owner of this site.

 

[Redacted]

I mean, there's a lot of TROJAN HORSES, and they don't contain Morrissey.

But, whatever.

Only in your head, Karen

 

[nicky wire's legs]

I'm feeling myself again.

TMI