Huh, exactly! Funny, isn*t it?!

Thank you ever so much...

When he's not wearing Gucci, he's wearing a West Ham Boys T-shirt.

and at the Forum last night he took that off and put on a Canning Town Boys t-shirt.

and sang "Here is West Ham, home of the brash, outrageous and free" to Hairdresser on Fire.

Which is strange for a Mancunian living in LA.

Moz has been consistent in his refusal to discuss his sexuality, and frankly, why should he? I can't imagine very much he could say which would add to what they lyrics themselves say.

A more interesting question is why he has made a trademark of a refusal to discuss his sexuality. Parochially, perhaps he doesn't want to upset his dear ol' mum; venially, perhaps he thinks that people won't buy his records. . . who knows?

The reality of the situation that any gay or bi artist faces is that the second the closet door opens, you morph into a "gay" act. Suddenly, the music loses its universal appeal. You have to appear on gameshows wearing a red ribbon and making bitchy comments, yadda yadda yadda . . .. As a singer, you are simultaneously applauded and pigeonholed (and when your str8 fans cheer you, what they actually mean is "aren't I wonderful and secure in my sexuality by virtue of liking this band"). Stipe is perhaps an exception to the rule, but then Stipe's songs are often so obscure and enigmatic that his persona hardly affects the impact of the music.

So I suppose that I'd be pissed off if Moz came out.

After reading the article, I am pissed! Is Morrissey suggesting that he left England because he is more popular in America? That is to be condemned to all holy L.A.

Ta ta ta la la la la la la la ta!

Henrik, you proved to be a real gentleman, even if that also means you are a real gentle man. (Con)trite, I recant.

More, please, from the erudite lady who describes Morrissey as posessing a perfect Echo-like personality. Interesting turn of the phrase, but what does it actually MEAN?

David: the only reason one bothers with Morrissey's sexuality is because how very much, one suspects, it bothers him: it's centrality in his work and his world-view. But, sister, he's a poet!

"To define is to limit"

and,

"Celibacy is the only sexual perversion"

Extremely interesting quotes by Wilde, the ones you provided us with :)

Morrissey has been an advocate of vegetarianism as well as animal rights.
We have all seen him wearing his "I don't eat my friends" T-shirt,and we have listened to his lyrics about how meat is murder... So why is it that he has changed from passing out his P.E.T.A. pamphlets that promote boycotting fur and shopping at stores that carry products that harm animals, to shopping at Gucci?

I have been inside the Gucci store to see what all the hype about spending $300 on a polyester blend shirt is about and in case you didn't know, Gucci also has various furs available for purchase.
A "baby fox" mid length coat will run you about $16,000. But, if baby fox is not what you are looking for, they also have baby lambskin and goatskin.
This brought me back to the video for Interesting Drug, You know the one where you see Morrissey passing out flyers on how Fur is dead ... and how can we forget the baby seal getting bludgeoned to death for the fashion industry?
Even the Everyday is like Sunday shows the girl sitting at the
pier looking at the two old ladies wearing their fur coats in disgust.

Sean Smith's story mentions " He (Morrissey) used to wear NHS glasses and a hearing aid... Now the Oxfam pullovers and overcoats have been replaced by Gucci".

I called Gucci's corporate office and asked them how it is that they acquire the furs for the coats that they sell and I was told that they have a farm in Finland where they raise animals and kill them in a proper and legal manor.

From reading the literature from P.E.T.A., approximately 4.9 million
fur-bearing animals are killed for their fur by trappers in the U.S. Another 3.5 million animals are raised on fur "farms."
To kill the animals without damaging their fur, trappers usually strangle,beat, or stomp them to death. Animals on fur farms may be gassed,electrocuted, poisoned with strychnine, or have their necks snapped.
These methods are not 100 percent effective and some animals "wake up" while being skinned.

Unless the situation is that you have a sick animal in pain that can no longer be treated by medicine or medical attention, I cannot fathom the fact that killing for Fur or any other sick reason is proper or legal.

I wonder if Morrissey would be caught in a Gucci store with his fur is dead button on his lapel?
Or if he would hold a banner that read "We'd rather go naked than wear fur" in front of the Gucci store?
He cancelled a tour date when he found out the venue was formerly a slaugter house, but shopping at Gucci is okay.

What it comes down to is that P.E.T.A. is an organization that is dedicated to ending animal abuse.
If you are going to pass out the flyers and fight for what is right, by telling people to boycott businesses that promote harm to animals or go as far as becoming vegetarian, be a role model to your fans and do what is right. Practice what you preach.

Sure he isn't out buying a new fur coat to wear, but is the money he is spending going to help keep the fur farm going? Surely Gucci makes enough money to eliminate the furs they sell, but when people buy their crap why not keep selling it?

For more information on how to help end animal abuse go to:

WWW.PETA.com or WWW.FurIsDead.com

Death for no reason is MURDER

Patricia, I'm in love - with your mind!