Morrissey's organization is in shambles and it's because of Jessie Tobias, the single worst thing to ever happen to Morrissey. I write this anonymously (for obvious reasons), so many will be understandably dismissive of my post. However, what I am writing is 100% truth and based on personal experience.
There's a reason why Morrissey's entire band has quit (and it was the entire band), with no mention as to why, it is because of Jesse. It's not because they were sacked or asked for more money, it was because of Jesse.
Jesse is a nightmare of a human being to deal with. He is nasty and bitter, with an ego the size of Texas (not to mention how vicious he is when drunk, which is often). Jesse was always impossible to work with, but became unbearable once Boz departed. On recent tours, his abusive behavior led to the entire band quitting (Alain, Gustavo, Brendan in particular) because they simply cannot work under these conditions. Jesse's jealousy of Alain became an issue as well, especially with the amounts of cheers and affections Alain received from fans while on stage.
This is not a secret, many know about this (even fans), but they choose not to speak of it. But the ugly truth must be known, Jessie Tobias is single-handedly ruining Morrissey's music legacy. These announced concerts are at risk for not going through since a bassist and drummer still need to found, in addition to lengthy rehearsals. Jesse is in over his head as a musical director given the fact that the man can't even read music!
So if anyone wanted to know why Alain left so abruptly after the last tour, the answer is Jessie Tobias. If you wanted to know why Gustavo and Brendan left, the answer is Jessie. These are talented musicians who adore Morrissey and loved playing with him. Jessie has made their tenures unbearable in his treatment of others, and so they made the difficult decision to depart. They have been absolute professionals and would never mention any of this publicly, but one can only imagine how bad things must be to lose such loyal bandmates.
Jessie's influence (and some would say brainwashing) over Morrissey is powerful, and it is sad that Morrissey himself does not see the cancer that has been in his fold for the past 19 years. The cancer has spread and has now destroyed a once great unit. Jesse enjoys getting Morrissey drunk, where he can spread lies about others and prove himself as loyal and indispensable. He plan has worked and he is now in full control.
So while Morrissey's blog will never acknowledge why long time associates have departed, and will continue to announce new band members with no explanation, fans deserve to know what's really happened. It's a sad state of affairs.
I have said pretty much the same thing, before. You got more fecking likes than me though. LOL
I think its wrong to let M off the hook, like you have though, mate. To think this is ALL Donny and Jesse is just not true. Jesse, Donny and Sam have all done a pretty good job of f***ing up M's career or at least making him more of a joke worldwide.
Let's be clear though, M probably is well aware of what goes on and he doesn't give a shit. Let's not pretend M is a saint, he has one of the worse reps in the music business, It's no secret that not many people like him, including band members. To even pretend otherwise is not fair .
Its not down to Jesse or Donny that M doesn't have a label, its down to M. Sure Jesse and Donny bring the worst out in him but he's a grown man for fecksake.
It's true M is a bit of a hostage, he has always been one of those people who needs people to keep him safe, so he can live in his own little world. This worked well with Smiths, as Johnny was a good guy and there was a real bond and understanding and shared love.
Then with Boz it wasn't quite the same partnership as with Johnny but Boz did what he could. Also, so did Jake. As much as C__t as Jakes was, he was still English, quite bright and looked after M, in his own using way. Jesse is another kettle of fish, mate. Jesse is a slum dog American. Americans even Latino Americans are just not like the Brits,/Irish at all. So there isn't that understanding M had with Johnny, Boz, Jake, and Alain. Jesse is a low life, the people he knows in LA (The lethal amounts clowns, for example) are all money-grabbing, using, nasty people.
Jesse couldn't give a shit about M and he has little understanding of him really.
You can mark when Jesse joined and the downturn in M's mental health, and a downturn in the quality in lyrics etc. M kind of changed, yes this was down to booze and other things. This is the trouble when you have yes men, in the end, if you are not careful they control you.
I was really looking forward to the live shows after the Hammersmith gig, I'm gutted this happened.
But let's be positive. Let's hope some good comes of all this. Im not sure much good music comes out of session musicians and the thing about M and his band, is they have always been a kind of unit, even if it was fake. Still lets hope this all works out
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