Morrissey Central "YOU KNOW I COULDN’T LAST" (July 26, 2023)


“She had only so much ‘self’ to give. She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them. She became crazed, yes, but uninteresting, never. She had done nothing wrong. She had proud vulnerability … and there is a certain music industry hatred for singers who don’t ‘fit in’ (this I know only too well), and they are never praised until death - when, finally, they can’t answer back. The cruel playpen of fame gushes with praise for Sinead today … with the usual moronic labels of “icon” and “legend”. You praise her now ONLY because it is too late. You hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you. The press will label artists as pests because of what they withhold … and they would call Sinead sad, fat, shocking, insane … oh but not today! Music CEOs who had put on their most charming smile as they refused her for their roster are queuing-up to call her a “feminist icon”, and 15 minute celebrities and goblins from hell and record labels of artificially aroused diversity are squeezing onto Twitter to twitter their jibber-jabber … when it was YOU who talked Sinead into giving up … because she refused to be labelled, and she was degraded, as those few who move the world are always degraded. Why is ANYBODY surprised that Sinead O’Connor is dead? Who cared enough to save Judy Garland, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Marilyn Monroe, Billie Holiday? Where do you go when death can be the best outcome? Was this music madness worth Sinead’s life? No, it wasn’t. She was a challenge, and she couldn’t be boxed-up, and she had the courage to speak when everyone else stayed safely silent. She was harassed simply for being herself. Her eyes finally closed in search of a soul she could call her own. As always, the lamestreamers miss the ringing point, and with locked jaws they return to the insultingly stupid “icon” and “legend” when last week words far more cruel and dismissive would have done. Tomorrow the fawning fops flip back to their online shitposts and their cosy Cancer Culture and their moral superiority and their obituaries of parroted vomit … all of which will catch you lying on days like today … when Sinead doesn’t need your sterile slop.”

MORRISSEY
26 July, 2023.

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“She had only so much ‘self’ to give. She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them. She became crazed, yes, but uninteresting, never. She had done nothing wrong. She had proud vulnerability … and there is a certain music industry hatred for singers who don’t ‘fit in’ (this I know only too well), and they are never praised until death - when, finally, they can’t answer back. The cruel playpen of fame gushes with praise for Sinead today … with the usual moronic labels of “icon” and “legend”. You praise her now ONLY because it is too late. You hadn’t the guts to support her when she was alive and she was looking for you. The press will label artists as pests because of what they withhold … and they would call Sinead sad, fat, shocking, insane … oh but not today! Music CEOs who had put on their most charming smile as they refused her for their roster are queuing-up to call her a “feminist icon”, and 15 minute celebrities and goblins from hell and record labels of artificially aroused diversity are squeezing onto Twitter to twitter their jibber-jabber … when it was YOU who talked Sinead into giving up … because she refused to be labelled, and she was degraded, as those few who move the world are always degraded. Why is ANYBODY surprised that Sinead O’Connor is dead? Who cared enough to save Judy Garland, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Marilyn Monroe, Billie Holiday? Where do you go when death can be the best outcome? Was this music madness worth Sinead’s life? No, it wasn’t. She was a challenge, and she couldn’t be boxed-up, and she had the courage to speak when everyone else stayed safely silent. She was harassed simply for being herself. Her eyes finally closed in search of a soul she could call her own. As always, the lamestreamers miss the ringing point, and with locked jaws they return to the insultingly stupid “icon” and “legend” when last week words far more cruel and dismissive would have done. Tomorrow the fawning fops flip back to their online shitposts and their cosy Cancer Culture and their moral superiority and their obituaries of parroted vomit … all of which will catch you lying on days like today … when Sinead doesn’t need your sterile slop.”

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I am wearing my self-made Sinéad shirt today. there is not a record of hers I did not nuy. I have been singing her songs with my wife when we appeared as acoustic duo Moonclaws telling everybody that Sinéad is the most touching of all artists around. She was the vpoice of our lives and she did not only look like Audrey Hepburn, she was also a kind and hurt soul. If the world only remembers her for Nothing compares to you, the world indeed did not listen. She had the courage to tear up the picture of the pope, when it turned out she was right, almost no-one remembered her for that couragous act on American TV. I will never forget her. Nobody should!
 
Magnificently written. He is still a fantastic writer of prose.
 
Morrissey refers to ... himself in the second sentence. It speaks for itself . It is an ocean of frustration and hypocrisy. Two examples: if he hates the music industry so much, why does he still want to be a part of it so badly. 'Cause he wants to be, doesn't he? second one : what did he do or even say to draw attention to Sinead's life situation before her death ? Maybe he did, enlighten me please .
I don't think Morrissey's support for her would have saved her life, but it's always something when you're supported by a legend and an Icon (Fiona's favorite words) as Morrissey is . I don't catch it. Not this time . Sorry .
None of us know what conversations or interactions happened behind closed doors between Sinead and anyone else, because not everyone posts every interaction publicly. Even if Moz is fleetingly referring to himself, isn't that what all of us do? Aren't we most deeply touched by tragedies/personalities that we somehow identify with - and there were many reasons why he would identify with aspects of her story and her identity. I read this as him lashing out in an impassioned, visceral way as a reaction to her death and the way in which she was abandoned by companies for whom she made millions. To me, it says her death touched him deeply......
 
I 100% agree, this is about him and only him. And if he ever did anything for her, he'd be screaming it all over cyberspace.
Omg yes
I like what he said, the trouble is it's about him He could have at least not mentioned himself. It's such bad form on hearing about a tragedy to mention yourself
Person one “I have cancer and I'm so scared “
Person two “Yes that reminds me of when I thought I had cancer. I didn't so went out with mates hooked up with a real hottie “
It's shocking Mozzy is so tactless these days, he never used to be this bad
I don't think Mozzy would have been able to put up with Sinead for long and vice versa
She's too mad for him, says what she thinks
Also she HATED the way some blamed Muslims and blacks for some events in Paris, including Notre Damn, I think
Sinead was very Irish ALWAYS for the under dog. Mozzy is hardly that anymore, pro Israel, pro For Britiain. Pro PJW,pro styx666. I love Mozzy to bits but to think he is as open hearted as Sinead is untrue
The fact that Mozzy seems to blame the record companies so much, for her death shows he isn't on Sineads wavelength
She couldn't care less about them. She had bigger battles, kids, family, mental illness and generally felt for those in need. With this is mind the more I think it over, the more I think, actually Mozzy comes accross quite the shallow little puppy
 
None of us know what conversations or interactions happened behind closed doors between Sinead and anyone else, because not everyone posts every interaction publicly. Even if Moz is fleetingly referring to himself, isn't that what all of us do? Aren't we most deeply touched by tragedies/personalities that we somehow identify with - and there were many reasons why he would identify with aspects of her story and her identity. I read this as him lashing out in an impassioned, visceral way as a reaction to her death and the way in which she was abandoned by companies for whom she made millions. To me, it says her death touched him deeply......
I really can't think of anything they had in common.
She had a mother who horribly abused her in every way, including sexually.
He had a mother who adored him and nurtured him.
Her mother kept her in a shed in the backyard, his mother let him live in his bedroom and do whatever he wanted. He was coddled beyond all reason and that is where his problems come from, he is just so special.
He cannot possibly relate to the horrors she suffered as a child and he should be down on his knees thanking God for that instead of writing these unhinged screeds,
She lost a child. He does not have children. That is a special kind of pain, that again, he should be thanking God he has never experienced.
The music industry did not ruin Sinead O'Connors life, she barely even wanted to be a part of it, she just wanted to make her art, she did not want the star treatment like he does.
They literally have nothing in common and for him to act like he can even for one second understand her pain is ludicrous.
 
Just popped up down here as a main headline on Apple News.
 
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‘You hadn’t the guts to support her’: Morrissey decries music industry after Sinéad O’Connor’s death

‘You praise her now only because it’s too late’: Morrissey lashes out at tributes to Sinead O’Connor
 
Omg yes
I like what he said, the trouble is it's about him He could have at least not mentioned himself. It's such bad form on hearing about a tragedy to mention yourself
Person one “I have cancer and I'm so scared “
Person two “Yes that reminds me of when I thought I had cancer. I didn't so went out with mates hooked up with a real hottie “
It's shocking Mozzy is so tactless these days, he never used to be this bad
I don't think Mozzy would have been able to put up with Sinead for long and vice versa
She's too mad for him, says what she thinks
Also she HATED the way some blamed Muslims and blacks for some events in Paris, including Notre Damn, I think
Sinead was very Irish ALWAYS for the under dog. Mozzy is hardly that anymore, pro Israel, pro For Britiain. Pro PJW,pro styx666. I love Mozzy to bits but to think he is as open hearted as Sinead is untrue
The fact that Mozzy seems to blame the record companies so much, for her death shows he isn't on Sineads wavelength
She couldn't care less about them. She had bigger battles, kids, family, mental illness and generally felt for those in need. With this is mind the more I think it over, the more I think, actually Mozzy comes accross quite the shallow little puppy
I saw an interview with her back in the early 90s where she talked about how she did not care about the industry at all. People actually did want to work with her, Brian Eno played on her last album. Morrissey is way, way off here. Your example of person one and person two is so spot in, it displays a lack of empathy found in Narcissists and I am watching some online courses about personality disorders and a psychologist gave an example a lot like the one you did. I really don't think he had a lot in common with her and for him to be railing about Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, etc is just so disrespectful to the person who actually just died. What these people do have in common is addiction, which takes far too many lives and may or may not be the case here. The fact remains that she has passed and deserves to be properly respected.
 
Exactly what I thought

When I heard about Sinèad O'connor I immediately thought how the music industry treated her. Then I read what Morrissey said.
 
She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them
This makes it even worse, because it appears to not be true I do not want what I haven't got is the album, the label was Chrysalis which continued to be her label for about 1o more years and she continued to release albums. At least that is what Wiki is telling me.
And seriously, if his drummer was taking care of her, where the hell was he? Is he not aware of this? Does this count as a person who was not there for her? Because it sounds like she was very grateful. His self serving lying is just unbearable.
 
Morrissey refers to ... himself in the second sentence. It speaks for itself . It is an ocean of frustration and hypocrisy. Two examples: if he hates the music industry so much, why does he still want to be a part of it so badly. 'Cause he wants to be, doesn't he? second one : what did he do or even say to draw attention to Sinead's life situation before her death ? Maybe he did, enlighten me please .
I don't think Morrissey's support for her would have saved her life, but it's always something when you're supported by a legend and an Icon (Fiona's favorite words) as Morrissey is . I don't catch it. Not this time . Sorry .
He's plugging one of his songs from the offset.
What a low life.
 
Just seeing the media going bezerk with the story - countless articles appearing. Won't be collating all of them. If anyone finds an article with a new take rather than just quoting the Central post - do share it here.
FWD.
 
She was dropped by her label after selling 7 million albums for them
This makes it even worse, because it appears to not be true I do not want what I haven't got is the album, the label was Chrysalis which continued to be her label for about 1o more years and she continued to release albums. At least that is what Wiki is telling me.
Sinead's last album for Chrysalis was released in 1994.She was not with them for 10 years.
After the SNL/USA anthem "outrages",she was pretty much cancelled.
I recommend you watch the Nothing Compares documentary.
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Morrissey in every news outlet…. !
 
And trending on ‘X’
 
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