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  1. Jamie

    Morrisseys old house in Caroline Close

    Interesting. When did he live in Bayswater? Was that during The Smiths or the early solo years? He moved to Primrose Hill around 1993 or 1994, didn't he? That was the prime lurking about Camden-and-surrounding-areas period. When I was in London on a work pass in the late Nineties, my friend...
  2. Jamie

    TTY: Bombing Syria Is None Of Your Business - art piece by Sam Esty Rayner

    I'm sure Sam has been itching at the nepotistic opportunity to mix his grandfather-in-law and uncle together in (cough, cough) "collage."
  3. Jamie

    TTY: San Francisco International Airport, part 2

    "I'd rather be home taking care of business." Sounds like he is having a bang-up time sequestered in South America. Remains to be seen if he is simply homesick - or sick of the "day job." It's one thing to "fall on your sword" by rebutting the claims of a dismissed, no-name opening act, quite...
  4. Jamie

    TTY: San Francisco International Airport, part 2

    Re: TTY:http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_151201_02 Yes, entitled Mama's Boys. For all his past glories, the one on the right is still not a patch on the one on the left. Both plagued by yes-persons and enablers. The ISIS jab might as well have a hashtag, so blatant is the clickbaiting...
  5. Jamie

    TTY: Universal Music, London - refuses to re-issue "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris"

    Loving tribute with proceeds going where? To the victim's families? Syrian refugee relief aid? Straight to Lausanne? Exactly where as to not reduce this to an act of war profiteering? I suppose I will be told that the re-release of a six year old, so-so...
  6. Jamie

    TTY: Monarchy is Anarchy

    Suddenly, the reputedly anti-Semitic nature of Mr. Cobrin's "P45 by fax" does not seem so far-fetched. Or someone gravely misjudged Spencer's sense of humor.
  7. Jamie

    TTY: Monarchy is Anarchy

    Oy vey, Esteban.
  8. Jamie

    "Boy, Interrupted" by Dale Hibbert available for pre-sale; Morrissey-solo Q&A request for questions

    Re: "Boy, Interrupted" by Dale Hibbert available for pre-sale; Morrissey-solo Q&A forthcoming N.b., not to be confused with me. I've gladly had Poet on "Ignore" for quite some time.
  9. Jamie

    "Boy, Interrupted" by Dale Hibbert available for pre-sale; Morrissey-solo Q&A request for questions

    Re: "Boy, Interrupted" by Dale Hibbert available for pre-sale; Morrissey-solo Q&A forthcoming Dale: thanks for agreeing to a round of questioning from the Morrissey-Solo hoi polloi. Best success with the book. From your perspective, how did the Morrissey / Marr dynamic work, both in the...
  10. Jamie

    Johnny Marr on his autobiography, admits he hasn't read Morrissey's - MOJO

    I think the "bloodless" quality, as you describe, stems largely from the drums, which are either recorded so dry as to be tinder ("You've Got Everything Now") or compressed and boomy ("Miserable Lie," "What Difference Does It Make?"). The drums on "This Charming Man," recorded at a separate...
  11. Jamie

    Why did Morrissey leave EMI/Parlophone?

    I believe he also stated at one time or other that James O'Brien helped him negotiate the deal. And considering he was a personal friend and video director, haggling with a multinational recording conglomerate doesn't seem like the right skill-set to land a maximum advance. It seems like he...
  12. Jamie

    Johnny Marr on his autobiography, admits he hasn't read Morrissey's - MOJO

    EXACTLY. It opens him up for a line of questioning he doesn't want to bother answering. It's an easy, perfectly reasonable white lie given that scenario. This is akin to Morrissey saying he "never [went] online." You knew there was a good chance that this was bullshit. I don't recall any wild...
  13. Jamie

    Johnny Marr on his autobiography, admits he hasn't read Morrissey's - MOJO

    There is no "coda" in Frankly Mr Shankly. Other musicians will attest. I guess the term sounded like a good gambit so you went with it. I'm having trouble grasping your logic with regards to Cemetry Gates. It seems that you are suggesting that Johnny negated his right to claim writing his...
  14. Jamie

    Johnny Marr on his autobiography, admits he hasn't read Morrissey's - MOJO

    I guess we're even, as I find it unhelpful when Anons credit Morrissey - who, it has been well-noted, plays ZERO musical instruments - with "65%" of the credit for the Smiths or make absurd statements minimizing what Johnny did because they feel some strange compulsion to defend Morrissey's...
  15. Jamie

    Johnny Marr on his autobiography, admits he hasn't read Morrissey's - MOJO

    I certainly didn't. But try singing This Charming Man, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now, How Soon Is Now, The Boy With The Thorn In His Side, etc, etc., a capella. Wouldn't you agree that the effect is somewhat diminished? I suspect the unspoken intention of your statement is that Morrissey...
  16. Jamie

    Johnny Marr on his autobiography, admits he hasn't read Morrissey's - MOJO

    Yes - after Morrissey originally refused to write a lyric for it. He provided the title alone and was given 50% of the publishing royalty for a three-word, non-vocal contribution. (See also: "Oscillate Wildly" for a two-word, non-vocal contribution.) Whatever hurt feelings he may have had about...
  17. Jamie

    Bernard Butler & Morrisey - How Yes Became a No?

    Be that as it may that it was previously claimed Butler offered "Yes" to Morrissey, I suspect he is not the artist alluded to here. It's hard to imagine the song in a key that would be comfortable for him to sing. Plus, Morrissey has never used outside songwriters for a new song, certainly for a...
  18. Jamie

    Johnny Marr on his autobiography, admits he hasn't read Morrissey's - MOJO

    And why would - or should - he tell anything now when his own book is due next year? That's basic sales technique, really. "...crass sensationalism isn't really my thing, nor am I particularly interested in being nasty." To whom could he possibly be referring? :lbf: - - - Updated - - -...
  19. Jamie

    If the Smiths reformed for a one-off gig, what would you like on the setlist?

    I'd much rather see the original Lads reunite for one night and play Your Arsenal in its entirety, rounded out by a selection of a baker's dozen or so other solo songs ranging from Viva Hate to Maladjusted. Say: Angel, Angel Down We Go Together Jack The Ripper Sister I'm a Poet King Leer...
  20. Jamie

    "List of the Lost" audiobook CD - release date changed to June 30, 2016 on Amazon.co.uk

    I gathered it would not be your cuppa, as you seem much too sensible and your own person. By the by, you may have also noticed that the news sections pales in comparison and is often cribbed from hither - not to mention the inferior layout with an oh-so-familiar-if-obnoxiously-darker color...
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