Posted 20 March 2006 - 10:33 PM
I'm actually glad the reunion was turned down. Johnny Marr and Morrissey had a bitter falling out so long ago - I would be more inclined to raise some eyebrows if they agreed to reunite solely for the money and not for music's sake.
I know 2 people who've had nasty run-in's with Morrissey. I know everyone is entitled to a few bad days per year, but he seems like such a... such a twat as you say, mippio! A friend of mine, this girl Roxanne I've known for years accidentally bumped into him at a record store in Los Angeles a few years back. Neither he nor she were looking where they were going, and *bump* their worlds collided, not dramatically, but in sort of way that happens when Morrissey tries to go in through the clearly marked out door even though there are people coming out. She looked up at him, realized who she was and and sweetly said, "Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you" and Morrissey just said, "Well, you need to watch where you're going." At which point my friend said, "Oh fuck off, Johnny Marr is better than you!" X-D
Another sour run-in was when my ex roommate was at a Morrissey show, I think it was at the Hollywood bowl about 12 or 13 years ago. She was up at the very front and when Morrissey came out, it was like the entire venue swarmed the stage and it was like a riot. My friend ended up getting crushed along with a number of other people who suffered all sorts of ailments from sprains, cuts, concussions and broken bones. All the injured people were hauled to the backstage area while the paramedics were called in and of course the show was cancelled. The injured folks were lining the hallway, and Morrissey comes walking by, stepping right over people looking straight ahead even though his fans were sitting there bleeding and with broken bones. My ex roommate was sitting next to a guy who had a compound fracture, she said his arm looked like a half cooked noodle. He looked up despite being in excruciating pain, he said hello to Morrissey as he was stepping on by. Morrissey didn't even stop, he kept walking but looked behind him over his shoulder and fucking sneered. Sneered! What happened at that show wasn't his fault but for chrissakes, giving your fans a dirty look is totally disgusting. It took him forever and a day to muster up an apology. Either he needed to fire his publicist or be a decent human being and offer a little bit of sympathy.
be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle