Morrissey slams EMI
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Morrissey celebrated a blistering start to Meltdown by slamming former label EMI.
Despite The Libertines' cancellation due to Pete Doherty's drug problems, the night was full of shirt flying action and some old Smiths favourites too.
Mozza told the packed out audience: "EMI have just released two DVDs of truly atrocious quality. I beg you, don't buy them."
The stage was backed by huge, Elvis-style lettering spelling out Morrissey's name. For exclusive photos from this event, click here.
The two new releases, Hulmerist and Malady Lingers On, come off the back of the huge commercial success of Morrissey's comeback album for Sanctuary Records, You Are The Quarry, which charted at number two.
Showing off his tanned and toned body, he changed his shirt several times, twice throwing it into the crowd. "I had to take the wet shirt off, or I'd end up with a shocking cold," he joked.
Before ending with an encore of 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' he thanked the crowd for buying his new album and quipped: "If there's anyone with the surname Keane, they better leave the building now."
The former Smiths star is curating the annual event, held at the Royal Festival Hall on London's South Bank. He plays two more shows on 25 and 26 June before playing at Glastonbury, Move and the Reading and Leeds weekend.
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Morrissey slams EMI
Ive gotta be honest, you look at the artwork and whats on them and theyr tat. They could have put them both on one disc im sure, and sold them for the same price (ive seen them at 9.99 each in hmv), and even got some decent pictures/artworkings to go with it.
Im glad Moz wasnt impressed, i thought it was just me :P
Im glad Moz wasnt impressed, i thought it was just me :P
Morrissey slams EMI
i wonder if his shirts will be sold on ebay?
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Morrissey slams EMI
Wow...Morrissey....what a legend!
However, "anyone with the surname Keane better leave the building" (or words to that effect); je ne comprend pa! (i.e why did he say this?)
However, "anyone with the surname Keane better leave the building" (or words to that effect); je ne comprend pa! (i.e why did he say this?)
Morrissey slams EMI
Morrissey should be shot and ate
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Shot and EATEN, dear boy.
Along with your English teacher.
Along with your English teacher.
Morrissey slams EMI
at least he didn't write 'eat' as in 'ett'.
'i eat (ett) something'.
that would have been worse.
'i eat (ett) something'.
that would have been worse.
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The band of said name kept his album from number 1.
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sorry sir *offers shiny apple*
A-P-P-L...A?
A-P-P-L...A?
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you never know when people are being ironic on the internet
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".....six long years of school and all I learned was to fail...."
Seymour, the relevance of your lyrics must worry you a tad.....
Seymour, the relevance of your lyrics must worry you a tad.....
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Ahhhh right, that makes sense. It should've come as no surprise to him that Keane beat him to number 1.
Morrissey slams EMI
Makes the world of Internet Pomposity so much more fun.
Morrissey slams EMI
he is such a twat
im sick of hearing about him
im sick of hearing about him
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Keane beat Morrissey to no.1? I knew this country was going to hell. >:(
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....this coming from a guy who rates timberlake, jet and oasis highly.
Idiot.
Idiot.
Morrissey slams EMI
Is Morrisey properly gay now or what? Not that I'm after his hand or anything just that he's done a bit of a Dale Winton hasn't he? Never actually said but takes it for granted that we know - but of course if we ever said 'So, you big gayer...' he'd get all huffy...
thinking aloud * really, sorry
* not even aloud is it? sorry again
thinking aloud * really, sorry
* not even aloud is it? sorry again
Morrissey slams EMI
no...he's not gay.
Morrissey slams EMI
but how do you know that he's not gay?? The great thing (or not so great thing; you decide) about Morrissey is the whole sexual ambiguity thing; like a mysterious cloud of sexual...erm...mystery...??
I dunno, but I don't care whether he is or isn't gay. This won't affect the fact that I like him and his music.
I dunno, but I don't care whether he is or isn't gay. This won't affect the fact that I like him and his music.
Morrissey slams EMI
he's said in interviews he's not gay and he's not straight, he thinks himself to be something inbetween and doesn't believe in generalising sexuality. that was about 15 years ago, though.
of course there's songs like "hand in glove" and off the new album the lyric, "the woman of my dreams, well she never came". but, with a lot of his songs he takes on a persona (this night has opened my eyes) so i suppose we'll never know. as waterwings said, his stuff is still heartfelt and brilliant, and which way he swings doesn't matter to me.
of course there's songs like "hand in glove" and off the new album the lyric, "the woman of my dreams, well she never came". but, with a lot of his songs he takes on a persona (this night has opened my eyes) so i suppose we'll never know. as waterwings said, his stuff is still heartfelt and brilliant, and which way he swings doesn't matter to me.
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Not to worry, dear boy. If it happens again, though, you're in detention.
I should've added a disclaimer in 'Talk Hard' clearing my English teacher of any blame. He was without a doubt the coolest, hardest human being ever to walk the Earth. We learned the 3 rules of the apostrophe through a mixture of AWE and FEAR. I once saw him reduce the hardest kid in our class to tears by gently speaking to him. He retired a few years ago after an alleged "heart attack", but I reckon he left to train as a ninja so he could kill rubbish English teachers while they sleep.
Now laugh as I try and do simple sums...
I should've added a disclaimer in 'Talk Hard' clearing my English teacher of any blame. He was without a doubt the coolest, hardest human being ever to walk the Earth. We learned the 3 rules of the apostrophe through a mixture of AWE and FEAR. I once saw him reduce the hardest kid in our class to tears by gently speaking to him. He retired a few years ago after an alleged "heart attack", but I reckon he left to train as a ninja so he could kill rubbish English teachers while they sleep.
Now laugh as I try and do simple sums...
Morrissey slams EMI
Hulmerist isn't so bad. There's some great footage of his first solo gig up at Civic hall in Wolverhampton- though the promo videos are quite bad in places. Not worth a tenner though. Go out to a charity shop, it's where I found my copy.
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well here in Gerorgia the correct way to say it is you done need to be shot something fierce, In normal english that is, You need to be shot, i speak fluent southern, if you want to ask for a sandwhich you go " hey man u go on and get me one of them sandiches im hungry then a skinny bear in the spring time" o god i got to get out of here
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Justin Timberlake is a lot more important that Morrissey
Re: Morrissey slams EMI
yes. he is changing the world with his dance moves. and stuff.
Morrissey slams EMI
But when will he "come out"?
Vauhall and I, now I get the picture....
Vauhall and I, now I get the picture....
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you're a fucking twat. go have a wank. you'll feel better.
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