Morrissey is active again and it's been send shivers up my spine.
I'm a Johnny-come-lately to his and the Smith's music. I only discovered Morrissey and then The Smiths because of MTV.
(hangs head in shame)
They were airing one of their music news vignettes back in the early 90's and it was about crazed Morrissey fans. I was curious as to what would elicit that much devotion and checked out his latest album at the time, Vauxhall and I. I was an instant convert.
I honestly think I would have been a different person if I had heard of them in the 80's, during my formative years.
All that was playing on the radio at the time was easy listening, 50's, 60's, and 70's rock & pop, and old time crooners like Sinatra. (This was the Philippines, Sinatra had airplay well into the late 80's) Most of the people I knew listened to really upbeat music and were much the same personality wise.
So I grew up thinking the way I felt was abnormal and that my experiences were out of the norm. If I had heard The Smiths and other groups like them I would have had someone to look at and say, "I'm just like that, they feel what I feel."
My favorites are "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" and "Unloved"
Read the article, she expresses it so much better than I can.
Why Morrissey Matters
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