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Morrissey Slams Kate Middleton, Praises Poly Styrene and Announces New Album
- Posted on May 4th 2011 10:30AM by Jason MacNeil
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In the statement, the former Smiths singer mentioned being in a "foul mood" during a recent BBC Radio interview where he discussed his upcoming memoir.
"If my Front Row (Radio 4) interview sounded chopped and cropped, that's because it was," he says. "I had spoken fluently about the royal dreading, but an Iranian censorship confiscated all of my views."
From there Morrissey cited Poly Styrene's death, praising her for making "an enormous contribution to British art and sound at a desperate time when so many of us needed her."
He wrote: "Poly Styrene's death was all but ignored by the British television news media, who instead rained hours and hours of blubbering praise onto Kate Middleton -- a woman about whom nothing is known on a personal level. The message is clear: What you achieve in life means nothing compared to what you are born into."
Morrissey also mentioned how a new "Very Best of Morrissey" compilation issued by EMI "has yet to tunnel its way into what we older types refer to as Record Shops six days after intended release."
The artist also said that because "the gallant HMV has yet to stock it," the delay has him facing "my first ever non-chart placing, which I shall bear with dignity, although I could never be unkind enough to express my views on EMI's failings."
In closing, Morrissey also announced that the follow-up to his previous 2009 studio album, 'Years of Refusal,' "is ready and fluttering wildly against the bars."
"There is still no record label and the years shuffle like cards," he added. "My talents do not lie in DIY."
Morrissey -- who has a British tour slated for June -- also said additional dates this summer are a possibility, with Copenhagen, Aarhus, Helsingborg and Stockholm as the locations.
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LionWoods
he makes a pretty good point in that I sure don't understand why so many people are interested in and fascinated by the wedding of total strangers...it means less than nothing to me. I DO wish he'd reunite with the Smiths though.
May 06 2011 at 12:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
DrJones
I just have one question....Ah, when are the Smiths getting back together?
May 06 2011 at 5:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
pcr
you do not like it? kiss off as dead beats!
May 06 2011 at 1:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
JW
Hey, I like Morrissey, Poly Styrene AND Kate Middleton! Can't we all just get along?
May 05 2011 at 9:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
dug
..in spying one woman "journalist" saying; "the royal wedding is like the super-bowl for women", i surmise morrissey's disdain for the "media" may be misplaced--- he's not anti-woman, is he?
May 05 2011 at 8:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Dennis
I tip my hat to Morrissey, for speaking out. The monarchy is a big joke, canadians are so glad we no longer have to finance a family that has no clue about the reality of life. I would hope the royal family paid for the wedding including the security. Its not the responsabilty of the british people to cover the cost of the gong show they call a wedding. If the queen spent 1/2 the money that was waisted on the wedding, she could have solved the homeless problems that persistes in england.
May 05 2011 at 8:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
mezzu
all i have to say about this is
hang the dj hang the dj hang the dj
HANG THE DJ!!
Home Robotics Canada
http://www.HomeRobotics.ca < HOME ROBOTICS CANADA is fabricating a robot to beat the crap out of Morrissey since his mental capacity is the size of an inchworm's. Who cares what he says? Pay his back and get even by buying a Bioloid Premium Kit at http://www.HomeRobotics.ca or http://www.Bioloid.ca
May 05 2011 at 6:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Courtney
for all of you who say that we do not NEED the monarchy in the 21st century then you ar wrong. It is true, they do not do all that they used but they still do alot to benefit the world. The monarchy has adapted and changed as the world has. The monarchy is now more fundraiser based and more focused on working for causes such as poverty, diseases and helping the world.
For Morissey to slam and accuse Kate Middleton was a very selfich and attention seeking thing to do. She did not choose who she feel in love, who his family is, what his family used to do and still does. Nor did she ask for the press to cover her wedding as much as they did. The press covered the wedding because they knew that 3 billion people would be watching it.
It is sad that they did not cover the death of Poly Styrene but accusing the press and the monarchy will get you no where. The majority of the world wanted to watch and know about the wedding so that is what the press covered. If nobody gave a crap about the monarchy and the wedding, DO YOU REALLY THINK THEY WOULD COVER IT?
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