Morrissey Talks Label Troubles, Glastonbury - Pitchfork
The legend on why nobody wants to release his new album.
The legend on why nobody wants to release his new album.
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Pathetic interview.
Ok here goes and a few facts for you.
Your band are not exceptional.
Your new songs are shite.fact.
No record company wants power chord happy 12 track shite.
Strangers to the smiths. Perhaps ring them up and go for a beer ,oh and pay them.
Stop treating people with your head up your own arse. You go along way being humble.
Your own fans are telling you enough is enough. That band are shite.
Record companies look at these forums now and gauge fan opinion.
Is Stephen street back on board.no? , get him quick.
Any chance of returning to quality sleeves and not tripe such as maladjusted , let me kiss you.
Unless you listen , you are finished M.
Stop being stuck in the dark ages, Moz. Swallow your pride and sell independently or online. You're commercially on a downward spiral so no business minded label is going to touch you anytime soon. Most of your new albums are bought online already so why be stubborn and make-believe HMV have any interest in stocking in their stores. Stop tarting yourself and be proactive for once!
Your own fans are telling you enough is enough.
Unless you listen , you are finished M.
I thought the most telling phrases were these:
"...the entire "industry"-- as it must be called-- has been destroyed in a thousand ways. The Internet has obviously wiped music off the human map-- killed the record shop, and killed the patience of labels who consider debut sales of 300,000 to not be good enough..."
There is nothing wrong with being a traditionalist. I want to walk into my surviving record store in town and buy Morrissey's new album. Not downloaded or arriving next week on a plane from deepest darkest where ever. I'd love to see the new album with promotion behind it. Posters in shop windows. Yes, like the good old days, but even I fear the good old days are behind me.
A smaller record label could sign Morrissey. They would be guaranteed to sell 20,000 units. After that I fear the record label would make their money and then Morrissey would be dropped. Record labels mean a lot to Morrissey. Going to a smaller label might seem rather indigent and accepting defeat.
Principles. They are good to have, but it might not mean getting an album out.
"Record companies look at these forums now and gauge fan opinion" - LMFAO, without doubt a contender for the most stupid, misguided and blatantly untrue comment ever posted on Solo.
You wouldn't want to put a bet on that would you , I should know.
I want to walk into my surviving record store in town and buy Morrissey's new album. Not downloaded or arriving next week on a plane from deepest darkest where ever.
SPM never looks back (we'd have had a Smiths reunion years ago if that were the case)