Morrissey Interview - Part III (Earsay) (1984)
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- Part III of the 45 minute interview with Morrissey for Earsay. Topics discussed: family, celibacy, fans, school, childhood, fame, loneliness, the third sex, Glastonbury Festival, religion and the plans for the Smiths' future. (7 July 1984)
I would never consider Morrissey a wimp in any way. He's actually quite brave how he's laid his soul out for us to dissect.
True and he was very young here. Very honest even though you can tell he felt uncomfortable I think the interviewer was certainly trying to goad him.
There must be so many great poets without a great musician and vice versa, it's luck really that Morrissey and Marr found eachother
+Ashley Burns I am a poet without musician. Morrissey was very lucky to find marr, and of course, he is a great poet
Its even more lucky that Marr actually found Morrissey, he literally heard about him, went to his house, and knocked on the door
Yes, to a great extent Morrissey was lucky. And thank goodness for that.
I'm a musician without a poet. Message me your email and we could try something.
And very lucky for us of course !
I’m really impressed with how intelligent and well spoken he is for 25
i feel morrissey as a 25 year old was almost a 50 year old stuck in an adolescent body, or possibly the other way round. i think he’s a timeless soul who can only create timeless art.
We must all realise a part of all of us is Morrissey,! Genius.
@@mikeluke9404 beautiful
An 'old soul'
Beautiful soul.
the smiths are his only friends oh my god I'm going to cry for fifty years
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH OH GOD!
i knooooow
Then after some years, he would hardly mention them or wouldn't want to reunite.
I don't think he would refer them as his friends anymore as he met many other people he would prefer to be his company, but that's just my personal observation.
@@percyap4271 It was a shtick he did in the early days of the Smiths. I think Morrissey longed for that sort of gang mentality, and he wanted the Smiths to present an us-versus-the-world image. But the truth is that he was only friends with Johnny, and merely friendly with the other two. Mike and Andy have always stated that they barely knew him at all, and that they were rather intimidated by his 'artsy' circle of friends. In one interview Gannon recalled how after each show, he'd be so excited that he'd "get hold of Morrissey and swing him around in a celebratory bear hug. Mike and Andy would never dare do that". Check out 'Inside the Smiths', even if fans already know most of the stuff in it anyway, it's still pretty insightful.
I suppose you were there and you tell exactly how the tensions started. Good for you.
Perhaps my favorite Moz interview ever... Please don't ever take it down!
it's really quite interesting
@@CrossleyThePauper is it really so interesting?
I could listen to Morrissey's voice this entire day. He's a sensitive soul and doesn't flinch answering questions from this interviewer. Some of them I think is none of his business. Thanks Morrissey all the same.
i wish more artist would have open interviews like this one that Morrissey did a long time ago...
If only they were more artists like morrissey today...
He's so quietly captivating, I was only going to watch part one but I genuinely couldn't stop. A really interesting interview, thank you for uploading!
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same here!!!
That interviewer is lucky Morrissey answers questions at length with his private thoughts. Music is taken seriously and he knows exactly what has to be done for the now. What a handsome young man!!
I have learned so much from this 3 part interview. If i ever have the pleasure of meeting my favorite man ever, i would be overwhelming intimidated
Interviewer: "Have you found that theres been a higher incidence of you wanting to kick people in the eye in the music business?"
Morrissey: "An uncommonly high one"
😂😂😂
It's funny, he's exactly the same in interviews today.
I just love this man
My goodness Morrisseys honesty is so Perfect ....
This man wrote there is a light and it never goes out. No one on earth has wrote a better song, not even bowie!
Beautiful person inside and outside.Deep ideas
Admire you Morrissey
"Wimpery" is my new favorite word.
Its sad to hear him talk about how fond he is of his fellow Smiths knowing how it panned out for him in relation to them fifteen years from this interview. He loved them and they sued him for what was rightfully his (and Johnny's of course.) To think the Smiths will reunite ever again is ludicrous. They hurt Morrissey to the core and it can never be fixed.
"I don't want to inflict my views onto others because it's actually rather boring. People know what meat is, and they know how their leg of lamb gets on the table and they don't want to be reminded, frankly."
Next year they release Meat is Murder..
although people can choose whether or not to listen to it
I laughed so hard at that part, haha.
Even more hypocritical when you take into account him cancelling his recent gig in Iceland because of the non-veggie menu.
Osc1llateW1ldly Either way he's still inflicting his views on others. Personally, I believe his heart's in the right place because I agree in that we shouldn't exploit or use animals frivolously. It's just that i find the contradictions hilarious and typical of his arrogant personality.
good for him! way to go Moz!
when you're a lonely sixth former..
+TheJessicaPrince Hahaha...So true :)
Two lovers intertwined pass me by and heaven knows i'm miserable now..
Yes
I am a lonely sixth former
"entwined," not intertwined
I feel bad for Morrissey now after hearing him say that the Smiths are his only friends and now they're broken up:/
Not everyone needs friends.
Pushed around and kicked around
Always a lonely boy
You were the one
That they'd talk about around town
As they put you down
And as hard as they would try
They'd hurt to make you cry
But you never cried to them
Just to your soul
No you never cried to them
Just to your soul
He's a poet , Morrissey has never changed, sold out or is fake! Or has many friends, there's nothing wrong with that, I think Morrissey's autobiography is witty, elegantly written, poetic and funny. I adore you Morrissey and your Latin heart.
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person, give him a mask and he will tell you the truth.
O.W
Your art, music and songs are your mask.
"As the day ends one is still alone" Spoken like Shelley or Byron and only 25. The poetry is part of him.
Analysis of this and interviews with Marr it is apparent to me that Morrissey and Marrs are quiet polar opposites. Morrissey certainly embraced his femininity and was open about controversial topics and wrote lyrics that Marr openly admits to not caring for, effectively embarrassing Marr to the point of humiliation. Marr on the other hand is on the opposite end of the spectrum, to the point of exhibiting Toxic Masculinity at points, which says nothing, really, but of their upbringing and what the relationships with their parents were like, nor does it imply that either or are a villian of any kind. However what I am implying is that perhaps the clash of two largely different, profound personalities each with their own vision, was surely why they will never reunite? I mean forgive me if everyone else already made this realization. It occurs to me often how tragic it is that they spilt. Such a shame they can't set aside their differences. I am thankful they both still continue to share their talent with us as solo artists, though for me, the magic was in the 4 of them together, each perfectly complimenting one another, at least musically -All the Best, Always
I really connect with him, alot of people seem to have.
This was a pleasure to hear.
I was in Belfast 1984 for the concert, it was magic. ran out of money, Got a lift home by the army to Carrick and them from Carrick to larne by the police. Stoater night altogether and a free lift home
Lucky BustUrd!!! (Apart from living in Larne haha)
Had the squaddies heard of the great man?
Like the way he's sensitive to media reviews and justified his happiness that he will still write what he wants.
Brief spasms of employment
Depression is a harensos, it keeps you lonely. I think he is a genius. People can’t relate to these wile. It makes for a lonely existence. Depression is very cruel.
this part of the interview, in what Moz says, is more true than ever.
Still can't get my head around, Morrissey was mearly around 25 at the time of this particular Interview, obviously years in the making and hours in front of the Mirror. Extraordinary. 'As it takes Guts to be Gentle and Kind'. Viva Morrissey. He actually achieved more than most could commonly echieved in Generations. TWU And lm not currently going to mention the J Word, that buys/confirms your Success. . 👌
It’s really sad he said his only friends were in his band and how soon down the road they split :(
Wonderful,yes, very brave and open.Bravo Morrissey!
I think his life is different now. He has many more friends these days.
Great interview of a modern poet!
He speaks the truth
*this interview has closed my eyes and*
*there is a light and it just went out*
as a lonely sixth former,
Good interview. Very articulate and well reasoning man, even though he says he doesn't do such things because it's boring.
Still relevant ://
Mystical communion..love that
"booze, birds and 'burgers" ...
To tell the truth, could you see him working a job?
I could see him being a cheerful Walmart greeter
He should have his own podcast in which he is the interviewer that hosts famous guests.
Manchester produces the greatest musicians. Between my all time favorites the Gallaghers and Moz, fantastic
"who would you like to kick in the eye?" IF YOU KNEW...
Could anyone help me reconcile how Moz often states/d that he doesn't like people, yet he still lives/creates for (and values the acceptance of his work from) the very same people he would rather 'kick in the eye.' In the interviews I've seen so far, the interviewers stop before asking him why makes work for people he doesn't like.
He's an open book.
Fenomenal accent and body language
Oooooh do you have that full Johnny Marr interview? In the middle of Strangeways... very crucial time for The Smiths, I'd love to see it, what a tease you are! ;-)
Projected his personality and ideas, in a way I can regard as serious at over twice his age here.
That's it...one can take the VU seriously as an adult, The Smiths. But it's the substance that endures.
"I'm not here to dissect insects or anything like that..." 😂
7:11
i refuse to believe he wasnt a teenage girl at one point because he is way too relatable
I dont really.Better to have few deep sincere friends than a lot of so called "friends''
Heaven knows I'm Miserable Now
13:24 I wonder what became of that screenplay?
The old adage is true, never read your own reviews. Music hacks are a jaded bunch and have their own faults which get projected all over the place. Confident people don't need positive strokes to do well.
When he described going for walks in the previous part of this interview he could have been describing my life growing up. I was so terribly lonely. I would walk around town just to get out of the house. I was so sad. I can sing exactly like him btw. If anyone doesnt believe me. Ill post a video of me playong a smiths song. I have always been so deeply heartbroken even as a child. I remember being 4 or 5 and walking into a construction site because even my mother didnt care for me. I guess thats one difference between morrissey and myself is his mother seemed to dote ob him. My mother seemed to despise me.
At age 11 i would wonder off in the winter, lay down in the snow and watch the clouds. I always was so alone that i walked in the woods and through the streets just to get out of my head or whatever. I would feel like my heart and head was overheating sitting around and i just would walk and think about how everyone made fun of me a school and how perfectly lovely the neighbor girl was. I thought my family was poor because my mother couldnt be bothered to buy me achool clothes or even dinner! Christmas was always such a letdown. I thought that the things i wanted must just be way out of her ability to afford. All the other kids seemed to get video games and guitars so easily. Turbs out my mom and her husband just didnt care to spend a dime on us. Whenever i would ask for something at a store her answer was always the same... " Do you have enough money for it?" I feel like crying whenever i think about those days. The pain inside that i would try to walk off is the same pain that led me to write songs. I wish i would have gotten the recognition that Morrissey has gotten or even just some recognition. I think my failure at life has much to do with my expectations in life being so low from being raised by a mother who made it seem as if everything i wamted or needed waa simply out of my reach.
You sound stressed and depressed imho. Hope you can find a therapist and talk things out
Joseph Shaffer I felt the same Joseph for many years but came through it. Go easy on yourself. For years I felt utterly alone but now life is easier, enjoyable even. The key for me was training myself to not over think things. Just accept. We are all on some sort of pathway with our own unique experience. Some get a better start than others. Embrace it. Accept it. Best of luck. It will work out good in the end.
Please look into traits of narcissism. Your mom may have been one. I'd find solace in the fact that you have recognized, rather than adopted, such emotionally cruel behaviour.
Give people a chance to like you.
There’s an old saying “he who would have friends is friendly“.
Just reach out, talking about every day things and let friendships form slowly.
And understand that everybody has those feelings more or less at different times in their lives. Everybody wants to be liked. Everybody wants friends.
Be the friend you want to have.
I don’t share this because I’m better than you but because I’ve been in your shoes to a large degree.
And i have an idea of how you feel,i do,believe me
I have social anxiety disorder and have had recurring periods of depression.
Oh Morrissey
A toughtful person like Morrissey will always come out as harsh.As to him beeing more socially at ease,thats a relative perception and it doesnt mean that beeing socially unease is bad or something pathological
0:18 “Rather wet”
Morrisys artistry summed up
As one of the more (is he) people, I do think He is quite delicate a Being that I AM going to be amazed to hold Myself infront of D~Groovey!!
I like Morrissey but can’t put my finger on it. It’s probably just his courage and fierce independence.
But I must say, he comes across as this nice, articulate serial killer… who’s “above it all.” Hahaha.
It seems ha treated his fans well. But, he has been clear about his dislike of people. I’ve heard this in nearly every interview. He must be lacking in empathy… having a distrust and dislike of people.
For some reason, this young Morrissey reminds me a bit of the character of Tom from The Glass Menagerie.
think we all learned during covid who our friends were.
This is a 22 years old kid
Divulging his raw intellectual genius
Not sure I'd go that far - he's a long, long way from an intellectual genius. There's a real element here of the lonely, isolated bright teenager who's built up this persona of a pseudo intellectual to use it as a kind of defence mechanism against the world. It's interesting how he mis-pronounces a lot of words at times.
@@zeddeka are you kidding me? Have you read his lyrics???
I sense jealousy big time here
25
I wonder if, at this point in his life, Morrissey met diagnostic criteria for AvPD, not that it matters.
I get the impression there are traits of narcissism in his family background.
@@Alsatiagent Is avoidant personality disorder usually related to having parents with NPD? 🤔
0:43 “So therefore since flowers, and any kind of nature is just connected to Oprah Winfrey”
Form a "Friendship" with Me, Mr Steevo, and I will make sure that you do not upset Me... because I AM nooo typical The Smith's fan, I AM a The Smith's/Morrissey fan -FOR💍LIFE!!!
Chuck a sleeper down a well after a stone. Watch it bounce off the walls. When a man asks have you seen a 🐐....say yes pal.....it was chained to a sleeper
7:11 😍🤤
On a side note, he was so bright and hopeful then. The unintentionally pitiful remark that the smiths were his only friends was so sad, and endearing to hear he used to not be so militant and controversial about others eating meat in front of him
Nicky Horne was being quite invasive here with Morrissey. I can see why Van Morrison walked out on him mid interview back in the late seventies. He was not going to let Nicky Horne act like a psychiatrist.
Hi Morrissey , what ever happened to that Screenplay ? Has any of Your Screenplays been Produced ? ⚪➕💜🇬🇷🙏🌌🏩🌎😊
who does Morrissey prefer Oscar Wilde or James Dean?
Himself
Oscar Wilde, I believe.
Twinge of humor ....
iM the lonely sixth former fuck
Interesting that you said we are kindred because i never had any intellectual,emotional or physical connection sexual or not with any woman ever.(I am a guy)
I only had such connections with men only,Morrissey been one.I have zero identification with women as a gender group or individually but that doesnt prevent me from sharing similar opinions or values(though superficially) with one.
well actually he doesn't have that many
i wanna smooch him
I wanna smooch Him MORE!!!
🐐🐐👽
I agree with you.I dont think i am gay,just assexual.I dont like women physically, emotionally or intelectually but i dont like men sexually,i just have an emotional and intelectual link with them.I dont know if that is platonic homoerotic longing or something,i dont think so.Its just an assexual,nonerotic connection like many men and women as well experiment in relation to the same sex
indigo child
This makes sense. Any other musicians you would call the same?
(1:13)
I DO not see you as "just this" strange character, wailing flowers about. As Sighted as I AM jYEhs, I have Bat Syndrome and, as I AM Abel, I see You as "My" Strange Character, wailing flowers about...kitty kitty kitty chow chow chow...(ie. rescue Me, please, Papa)
Actually i recall been physically interested towards women in high school(i got rejected though) but never emotionally or intelectually,
the smiths were his only friends? but what about james maker and linder sterling????
and Sandie Shaw.
Billy Mackenzie
And Pete Burns lol
@@gleroyTullySAEHEYKID He does not speak kindly of Sandie Shaw in his book.
Is it the Beatles playing in the background?
No need to apologize.I just said that we shouldnt see Morrissey or you or anyone´s personality as pathological or bad if it doesnt fit society´s norms and standards of "normality" or whatever.Thats all i meant.I wasnt judging you or anything,just offering my opinion.
Hey tea girl listen bronski beat smalltown boy the original video and tell me what you think please
He must have been in love though? He must have been in relationships since he sings of love. Unless it's a hope or desire of his.
Bea Livingstone He's written about past relationships, 'Miserable Lie' being a fine example, as the affair left him extremely unhappy. I remember reading he had sex for the first time when 14, which contributed to his decision of celibacy.
Of the few relationships he's had, only one gave him particular satisfaction, in his late 20s I believe with another man.
“Jake and I neither sought nor needed company other than our own for the whirlwind stretch to come…for the first time in my life the eternal ‘I’ becomes ‘we’ as, finally, I can get on with someone”
This was after the records he released with The Smiths however. His songs with the band are largely about a longing for love and satisfaction, or brief instances of such feelings, rather than his own experiences.
Bea Livingstone Asexuality/celibacy has nothing to do with romantic attraction. Only sex.
Bea Frances he says in another interview most of the smiths songs are embodiments of other working class people,(i.e morrissey doesn't seem too much like a sadomasochistic teacher as he presents in handsome devil)
Bea Frances , in love? I wonder with who
Bart Simpson With who? Johnny Marr
This..
I hate Morrissey but I REALLY agree with what he said about “heaven knows I’m miserable now” I see people I hate everyday and have to talk to them which is miserably tiring
Sad to hear his writing ambitions that never came to pass...one shit novel, that's it.
I think it was meant to be absurd.
His autobiography is definitely not shit. Up there with the best of writers.
@@paintingtosser3814 Did you read the novel though?
@@lucasoheyze4597 No I didn't read the novel but his autobiography is a masterpiece. He is an incredible writer.
@@paintingtosser3814 Okay, you should read the novel...it's one of the most ridiculous things I've ever read.
he's a whiner
If he was born more recently, he'd be diagnosed as having some form of mild autism imo.