When did you become a Smiths/Morrissey fan?

[Jose]

My friend in school had Hatful of Hollow on cassette.
When I heard William... my jaw dropped.
"The rain falls hard on a humdrum town..."
The most beautiful thing I'd ever heard.
I think it was early 1985.

 

[Wild Oscar]

This Charming Man on TOTP + a Smiths session (or at least Hand in Glove, I think) on the John Peel radio show were my first interest. Gives a clue to my age group, I s'pose.

Then I just went mad on them - they were even influential in my move to Manchester in '86.

I went off Moz somewhat in his Southpaw Grammer/Maladjusted phase (but now I really rate the latter album), but then was tempted back by the good reviews for Quarry. So glad I was - I'm now into him/Smiths even more now than 20 yrs ago (friends/family think it's a mid-life crisis...).

Thikning back to the JP radio show, it was 2 or 3 tracks that were played, that were subsequently on the 1st album - I think it was Reel Around, Hand that Rocks, and Miserable Lie/Still Ill (I'm sure I'll soon be corrected on this by an afficionado)

Mike

 

[Sami]

I bought a Morrissey compilation in America in 2001, I was a massive Cure fan at the time, so i felt guilty about it lol - but after that i saw the light and dumped the cure

 

[Trill]

can we kill whoever says 2006?

No. I think it'd be fantastic to hear of new fans discovering Morrissey through Ringleader.

 

[Sammy Treegates]

I had Panic, Shoplifters and Sheila Take A Bow singles but didn't get my 1st album until '89, I got The World Won't Listen.

Weren't you listening to Jason and Kylie that year?

Not til Vauxhall and I for me, when I ditched my Roy Orbison and Flying Pickets albums.

 

[Oh my god. it's Robby!]

No. I think it'd be fantastic to hear of new fans discovering Morrissey through Ringleader.

how young we talkin 16 year aged scotch or 12?

 

[veradicere]

This poll should put the myth that all morrissey fans are holdovers from the Smiths days to rest!

 

[Jim Rome]

Back in 1998....Panic followed by There Is A Light...on Y107.

Those were the days....

 

[Paul Sturrock]

The year before Quarry came out. I listened to Singles and I've never looked back.

 

[vulgar]

90/91 after watching a friend's copy of Hulmerist on video.

 

[Aly Panic]

Bump

 

[Rushes]

Late 1984, with Hatful of Hollow. I drove my family completely mad by listening to it non-stop for months. My stepfather (who must be killed!) would take the piss and sing along to Heaven Knows: "..I was looking for a yob, and I found a yob.. and heaven knows, I'm sick as a toad..." Bastard.

 

[Aly Panic]

Weren't you listening to Jason and Kylie that year?

Not til Vauxhall and I for me, when I ditched my Roy Orbison and Flying Pickets albums.

Our Stu liked a bit of Kylie & Jason but he was only 3!

 

[berni]

I'm a pretty new fan but irish blood english heart was the first song I really liked. I only really knew this charming man and panic before that and had never paid much attention

My boyfriend's a bit of a fan so I borrowed the best of albums from him to start with. We have a friend (who I assume posts here) who adores Morrissey so I think I have him to thank/blame in a way!

 

[humdrum town]

I remember the precise moment, i was watching the Tube (channel 4 jools holland show) and it was about march 1984, when all of a sudden this amazing band The Smiths came on and did "what difference does it make", I was hooked and next day rushed out with my pocket money to buy the album

 

[Alexandra]

I remember the precise moment, i was watching the Tube (channel 4 jools holland show) and it was about march 1984, when all of a sudden this amazing band The Smiths came on and did "what difference does it make", I was hooked and next day rushed out with my pocket money to buy the album

Ooh, what a great song to start a life-long addiction with! And I can so remember having to save up my money to be able to buy an album! You just made me feel very old! (and welcome to the board - don't let the freaks freak you out too much!)

 

[humdrum town]

Ooh, what a great song to start a life-long addiction with! And I can so remember having to save up my money to be able to buy an album! You just made me feel very old! (and welcome to the board - don't let the freaks freak you out too much!)

Firstly sorry for the first bit, and secondly thanks for the welcome, that song realy was a life changing experience, i stopped listening to steve wright and started listening to John peel.

 

[Aly Panic]

A draw so far between 1984 & 2004/5

 

[earlofnowhere]

When I was 13 at the Kilburn National Ballroom in 1986.

 

[Summal]

August 2003. I was at my summer job, a silent museum where I usually work as a guide, when my cousin dropped by with a copy of Hatful of Hollow. I know it's a kliché, but that day changed my life.