The Times: Comedian Paul Black on his most memorable Scottish gig (October 2, 2024)

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Paul Black: I need to say sorry to anyone who ever gave me a job


The comedian on avoiding doing anything hard at all costs, his Smiths obsession and stealing his earliest memory from his sister

What has been your most memorable Scottish gig?
We’re gonna have to separate the artist from the art here: it has to be when I saw Morrissey for the first time. I had been obsessed with the Smiths throughout my teens and had made it my whole identity, so it felt like a big deal. I went to see Johnny Marr when I was 18 too and that was maybe even better because I didn’t have to live in shame of being there.


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Another spineless jellyfish floats to the surface. Instead of starting off with 'We’re gonna have to separate the artist from the art here' he should have started with 'You have to realise I'm a chickenshit c$nt who lies awake all night sweating over how I look and if people like me.' And then he can clatter on like a possessed ventriloquist dummy.

I despair sometimes over some people. I'm sure Moz does too. Where is the steel, the resolve, the backbone and balls to say what you think? So many people are so worried about what everyone thinks. Don't they get tired of it? Of the sheer fakery and futility of projecting a false image, or trying to escape scathe-free from every interaction with the press or in general?

If every artist willingly ripped out their spines like Paul Black does then all we'd have to listen to is Bucks Fizz, Black Lace, and Mr.Blobby. Is that the world these cretins want?

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Didn't get further than the first line but I can tell you he is a dreadful comedian.
Soon as I see that infantile disclaimer at the start of the article I am gone.
 
It's almost pointless at this stage: interview subjects are asked, subtly or otherwise, if they disapprove of Morrissey's political views; the subjects inevitably fall in line; and subsequently are never asked whether they're actually sincere about their supposed disapproval. A charade, a waste of everyone's time - including readers' - and solely a box-ticking exercise. The whole business seems just like two people acting 'respectably' for appearances' sake merely.
 
For a bit of variety, can we have a celebrity who loves his politics but thinks the last few albums were crap?
 

Paul Black: I need to say sorry to anyone who ever gave me a job​


The comedian on avoiding doing anything hard at all costs, his Smiths obsession and stealing his earliest memory from his sister​

What has been your most memorable Scottish gig?
We’re gonna have to separate the artist from the art here: it has to be when I saw Morrissey for the first time. I had been obsessed with the Smiths throughout my teens and had made it my whole identity, so it felt like a big deal. I went to see Johnny Marr when I was 18 too and that was maybe even better because I didn’t have to live in shame of being there.


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Where is the steel, the resolve, the backbone and balls to say what you think? So many people are so worried about what everyone thinks. Don't they get tired of it? Of the sheer fakery and futility of projecting a false image, or trying to escape scathe-free from every interaction with the press or in general?

Didn't Paul Black do exactly that? He spoke his mind about his feelings towards Morrissey. What you're actually taking issue with is the fact that his views conflict with your uncompromising devotion to your fallen hero. But I agree with you: so many people who post here ARE worried about what everyone thinks of their so-called idol. Don't you get tired of it?
 
Didn't Paul Black do exactly that? He spoke his mind about his feelings towards Morrissey. What you're actually taking issue with is the fact that his views conflict with your uncompromising devotion to your fallen hero. But I agree with you: so many people who post here ARE worried about what everyone thinks of their so-called idol. Don't you get tired of it?

Hmmm. But Paul didn’t need backbone and balls to say what he thinks about Morrissey (or the Morrissey that’s been portrayed by the media.) Which I believe was @ACTON ’s point.
 
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You seem to have missed Acton’s point.

I don't think I've missed his point. Morrissey speaking his mind: steely, brave, condoned. His critics speaking theirs: weak, spineless, condemned.

Acton and those like him smear anyone who speaks out against Morrissey, but they too are entitled to their beliefs and opinions. What I think y'all get butt-hurt about is that there's so many, and that the list keeps growing. If it soothes you to deem them sheeple, so be it. But the fact of the matter is that many people genuinely find Morrissey's political leanings and inflammatory remarks reprehensible. And you, for whatever reason, don't. Perhaps you share his views... or perhaps you're the lot "falling in line" with the godhead of your strange religion.
 

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