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andy_fozzy
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I became a fan of The Smiths through some friends when I was 15. I was into drugs a wee bit then, but haven't touched any for about 10 years or more. When I gave the drugs up, I still always love The Smiths and Moz. His music seems so personal to me, shit, some of his music is ABOUT me!! It's as though Moz is singing to me when he sings. I can totally and utterly relax to his music. Moz/The Smiths are very high in the list of 'reasons to live' in my life.
Around late '83, my best friend who was into British pop music tipped me that Boy George was raving about a new group called The Smiths. Few months later I recorded a radio programme which first broadcasted songs from their first album in Japan, but at that point I failed to notice their significance due to my lack of knowledge of English and concentration. However, in September 84, I heard "William, it was really nothing" which changed everything. Since then I haven't stopped loving them.
Morrissey is the best cultural ambassador of Britain. He introduced me people like George Formby, Edith Sitwell, Pat Phoenix etc. Although being a film buff long before the existance of The Smiths, I never imagined to hear Pasolini, Visconti, Magnani and Brasseur in Morrissey's songs and really pleased about it.
Morrissey is the best cultural ambassador of Britain. He introduced me people like George Formby, Edith Sitwell, Pat Phoenix etc. Although being a film buff long before the existance of The Smiths, I never imagined to hear Pasolini, Visconti, Magnani and Brasseur in Morrissey's songs and really pleased about it.
Sister
Losing my edge
So, not an original answer really, but - I love him because I can relate.
I think the turning point was when he looked upon me from the stage and sang:
There's a club, if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody who really loves you
So you go, and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home
And you cry
And you want to die
I thought: Shit, how do you know??
I think the turning point was when he looked upon me from the stage and sang:
There's a club, if you'd like to go
You could meet somebody who really loves you
So you go, and you stand on your own
And you leave on your own
And you go home
And you cry
And you want to die
I thought: Shit, how do you know??
mauve21
Long time participant
I think I began being a really serious Smiths fan with The Queen is Dead album. Even though I am in Australia,
it amused me (Title track) so much especially the line about Prince Charles, that was the start of my fascination for Morrissey long before I even thought about what he looked like......oh and I do remember the news story about the guy who broke into the palace.
it amused me (Title track) so much especially the line about Prince Charles, that was the start of my fascination for Morrissey long before I even thought about what he looked like......oh and I do remember the news story about the guy who broke into the palace.
Pervomartovtsi
2222
the songs that he constantly plays say much to me about my life,alo is his top quiff,his top wit, and his top stage performances
Math Tinder
like Sister Ray said
So many perfect answers already
'I thought: Shit, how do you know??' - yeah exactly. For me it happened with a different song than you, Sister, but that's just it - 'how COULD he know?' It's basically the same deal whenever I fall in love with any artist, but yeah absolutely, I fell from the feeling of shock that some distant, different person could describe situatons I'd experienced - and, more bafflingly, complicated emotions I'd felt - with such PRECISION. That's always the question: god, how DOES he know?
Still, I would be remiss if I didn't also include the following reasons that I'm a Morrissey fan,
He's my favorite lyricist and lyrics are my favorite part of pop music
He's such an unabashed fan of his own heroes
His own fanbase is often quite beautiful
I do 'really love' that he is so unique and intriguing - I know that's phrased vaguely, but every time I see a picture or video of him, or hear his voice, I'm so struck by precisely those two qualities; that's how I can phrase it anyway. At base, I suppose, Morrissey simply looks and sounds important.
The beauty of The Smiths' singles sleeves, I love Morrissey for that
His Haircut
HIS HANDWRITING
Stage invaders
1980s-early 1990s Morrissey: I have never seen a better dancer in my life, he makes me so f***ing jealous the way he used to move
And I know some consider this to be shallow, but bah! When you look at The Smiths' records sleeves, is the beauty of their surface not holy? Morrissey's physical beauty is holy too. It takes effort, cunning, and above all, intelligence, to look That Good for That Long.
love
math+
'I thought: Shit, how do you know??' - yeah exactly. For me it happened with a different song than you, Sister, but that's just it - 'how COULD he know?' It's basically the same deal whenever I fall in love with any artist, but yeah absolutely, I fell from the feeling of shock that some distant, different person could describe situatons I'd experienced - and, more bafflingly, complicated emotions I'd felt - with such PRECISION. That's always the question: god, how DOES he know?
Still, I would be remiss if I didn't also include the following reasons that I'm a Morrissey fan,
He's my favorite lyricist and lyrics are my favorite part of pop music
He's such an unabashed fan of his own heroes
His own fanbase is often quite beautiful
I do 'really love' that he is so unique and intriguing - I know that's phrased vaguely, but every time I see a picture or video of him, or hear his voice, I'm so struck by precisely those two qualities; that's how I can phrase it anyway. At base, I suppose, Morrissey simply looks and sounds important.
The beauty of The Smiths' singles sleeves, I love Morrissey for that
His Haircut
HIS HANDWRITING
Stage invaders
1980s-early 1990s Morrissey: I have never seen a better dancer in my life, he makes me so f***ing jealous the way he used to move
And I know some consider this to be shallow, but bah! When you look at The Smiths' records sleeves, is the beauty of their surface not holy? Morrissey's physical beauty is holy too. It takes effort, cunning, and above all, intelligence, to look That Good for That Long.
love
math+
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igotpictures
Oi Steve..stop it
Math Tinder said:
took my words
specially the dancing
Mr_Shankly
Singing his life
Seeems like it's complicated to answer that, but to me it's simple:
The sharpened lyrics that tells the story of your life, the lovely voice, the perfect phrazing, the bitter-sweet music that reflects the geniously contrast between happy music and sad lyrics.
The sharpened lyrics that tells the story of your life, the lovely voice, the perfect phrazing, the bitter-sweet music that reflects the geniously contrast between happy music and sad lyrics.
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sarahT
Senior Member
The first thing I ever noticed and loved about him was his humour, I just thought he was really really funny. The hearing aid, the flowers in the pocket, the silly dancing, the ripping open his shirt to reveal the words Marry Me on his chest, singing of girlfriends in comas and being knocked down by ten ton trucks, he always made Top of the Pops really come alive for me and always made me smile. Of course I adore the music and the lyrics but I don't really relate personally or emotionally to the songs. So even though he doesn't specifically say all that much to me about my life he has made me very very happy and given me a huge amount of pleasure over the years.
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Rushes
Senior Member
What do I really love about Morrissey? His wit and pith. I adore his silly, very British sense of humour. That and the fact that he is so unapologetically himself and will always stand by what he says, no matter what. He is courageous and unique, and fiercely intelligent, and all these things together make him very loveable (to me).
I adore his silly, very British sense of humour. That and the fact that he is so unapologetically himself and will always stand by what he says, no matter what. He is courageous and unique, and fiercely intelligent, and all these things together make him very loveable (to me).
lux girl
In Moz We Trust
1. His intellect
2. Always true to himself
3. Firmly held beliefs.
4. Wicked sense of humour
5. Lovely hair!
6. Best lyricist on the planet
7. Ability to age gracefully
8. Brilliant live artist
9. Air of mystery
10. Wrote the soundtrack to certain moments of my life.
The list goes on..........................
2. Always true to himself
3. Firmly held beliefs.
4. Wicked sense of humour
5. Lovely hair!
6. Best lyricist on the planet
7. Ability to age gracefully
8. Brilliant live artist
9. Air of mystery
10. Wrote the soundtrack to certain moments of my life.
The list goes on..........................
tender hooligan
Member
I love his moral integrity, sensibility, humour, brillant lyrics.I actually think he is Oscar Wilde of our time. Of course, i can relate totally . But the way he describes his pain is absolutely brillant
Worm
Taste the diffidence
I could list many things that others have touched on-- the wit, the lyrics, the style, and all the rest-- but honestly the one thing that floored me from the beginning was the imagery of The Smiths record sleeves. "Loving" Morrissey seems like a bizarre concept considering that all we know of him and will ever know is his art and his status as an icon and his use of other icons.
So in my case it was the iconography. For me, Morrissey wasn't "Morrissey" at first. I played "The Queen Is Dead" for two months before realizing, reading the cassette cover one day (which didn't have the Salford Lads Club photo), that the lead singer only had one name. By then I was in a swoon that lasted for years. But the imagery of The Smiths hooked me from the start, stoking my imagination, and of course that imagery is such a fascinating and important part of Morrissey's personality.
So in my case it was the iconography. For me, Morrissey wasn't "Morrissey" at first. I played "The Queen Is Dead" for two months before realizing, reading the cassette cover one day (which didn't have the Salford Lads Club photo), that the lead singer only had one name. By then I was in a swoon that lasted for years. But the imagery of The Smiths hooked me from the start, stoking my imagination, and of course that imagery is such a fascinating and important part of Morrissey's personality.
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