Strange/unexpected Moz references?

Andy W said:
Morrissey would rather play to 500 people in Alabama.
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The Alchemist said:
Pete is quite aware he is probably not long for this world, bless him. In a recent documentary, he lamented that he may not live long enough to hear his baby daughter talk.

His lifestyle and associated issues have taken their toll, as you would expect. Some of it self-inflicted - and the result of an intensely romantic outlook - but he's also harboured an awful lot of pain in his life, which is probably the main ingredient.

He has been a huge Smiths and Morrissey fan since his younger years, so if he was momentarily inspired to ask Morrissey, I don't begrudge him that. Even if it was misguided, he would have known it was misguided. But equally, he knows his own time may be cut short - and we all have dreams.
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well, if Pete really wanted to play with him, I’m sure Morrissey could be coerced into letting them support him. Obviously it would be a move that would benefit Morrissey.
 
ZOOM FROM GLOOM said:
well, if Pete really wanted to play with him, I’m sure Morrissey could be coerced into letting them support him. Obviously it would be a move that would benefit Morrissey.
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The capacity for The Libertines gig is 25000, not sure Morrissey would attract that many punters if he was headlining.
 
Court case mention

The Smiths' court case came up in this Guardian article on the memoirs of John Kennedy, who was Mike Joyce's legal counsel at the time.

Relevant bit: In 1989, Kennedy advised Mike Joyce on his legal dispute with Morrissey and Johnny Marr after being assigned just 10% of the royalties for the Smiths’ recordings. He pointed Joyce to the 1890 Partnership Act and Joyce eventually won the case at the Court of appeal in 1998. “If you’re in the band of brothers at the beginning, it should be equal,” he says of the iniquitous terms Joyce was expected to record under.

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Wrangling with Abba, risking jail for the Stone Roses … the lawyer behind pop’s big spats

John Kennedy sparred with the Swedes over Mamma Mia! and took on the Rolling Stones for Richard Ashcroft – he tells us why he’s still arguing with Bob Geldof after 40 years
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The closest The Smiths ever got to funk: “I’m almost embarrassed”
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The Smiths song inspired by funk music

Johnny Marr and Andy Rouke grew up loving funk music, and on one Smiths song, they allowed it to influence the band for a fleeting moment.
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Surface said:
The capacity for The Libertines gig is 25000, not sure Morrissey would attract that many punters if he was headlining.
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That’s what I meant by it would benefit Morrissey if he had The Lib’s open for him.
i.e., that The Lib’s would attract that many ‘punters’.

And so, if it really is Pete’s wish to play with Morrissey, then Pete asking to open would be Pete’s best bet.
 
Sorry - not sure where to place this post:

I went to HMV yesterday, and was aghast to see the prices of Smiths & Moz vinyl albums (and other artists too). I mean, £29-39 for 'old' albums which, on cd, could once have been bought for near-pennies!? Even the old Beatles 'Blue' compilation album was an incredible £74(!) Is it very expensive to make vinyl records, then, or is it all a rip-off?
 
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