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Morrissey: "The pop no longer contains intellectual demands"
The controversial British musician returns to Spain to perform in Barcelona and Murcia
Morrissey, headlining the eighth SOS 4.8 Festival in Murcia
Few significant things have happened since the controversial Morrissey last visitase Spain , in the fall of 2014. Now, return to work in Barcelona (Wednesday) and Murcia (the Friday, May 1, at the SOS 4.8 festival ) . Since then, agrees to be interviewed via email option that eliminates the possibility of any further reply, absurd considering it is one of the few pop stars whose opinions always incite debate. But even in writing, Morrissey knows how to articulate his controversial character.
After a stormy exchange with the president of Harvest, the last label with which signed contract, Morrissey was orphaned seal. World peace is none of your business (2014), the album had just published, was withdrawn from the market. "I recently contacted some record and all have rejected me," he says before analyzing why their situation. "Pop music lives in the era of marketing and just leads to people with very low levels of competition, it is much easier to get rid of them once six months have evaporated fame". Here is categorically clear that the choice of crowdfunding was not made for him: "It is a desperate measure, and insulting to your audience. We have already provided sufficient amounts of money. What is the next thing you're going to ask? What brush our teeth? ". The tours are by far their link with dedicated followers. "It's the only option left me and fortunately is very good and exciting. The only unpleasant part of this that whenever a concert is canceled the story captures attention; but if the concert took place, would hardly be mentioned. Many people enjoy writing negative things about me. Which is fine with me. Let them go if it makes them happy. "
Morrissey has always enjoyed cultivating their profile misfit, recalcitrant individualistic. It is something that has been conferred on magnetism from the Smiths, the ugly duckling turned swan singing Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now and Meat is murder, songs for a generation of young Britons trapped in the England of the ultraconservative lady Margaret Thatcher iron. "The relationship with my audience is beyond music, something that the media generally obviated. I mean never my audience as "fans" because I think a derogatory term. " Embodies a kind of idol that may not arise in these times. It belongs to an era in which the artist became a vital force that served as a handle to his audience, just as other artists played the same role with him. "This is and has always been so. If you mention my name, people or vomits or gets excited. It's a compliment because it means that, at least, are the original. Unfortunately, people who are original not belong anywhere. Of course, if I look around, maybe that's a good thing. "
At this point it is worth remembering what artist changed him life. "It was the New York Dolls . The discovered reading about them, their pictures excited me and his name surprised me because the word doll [doll] is feminine [panel was composed exclusively of men]. Everything about them seemed strong and very funny. His contemporaries, David Bowie and Roxy Music were never or hard or fun. The Dolls had cold blood, not thinking about building a career. His interviews were always very witty and David Bowie never made sense of humor. Spain censored the cover of the first album of the Dolls [photo in the group appeared dressed and made up as if they were prostitutes] because they thought the group photograph was too depraved! Ooooh, Spain! How could you? ". That it seems that Spain had called for a referendum to see whether or not the cover out when the reality is that the album, released in 1973, was published here coinciding with the time when the Franco curtailed freedoms with renewed strength of the Spaniards.
Best back to the present to know what you think about the state of pop music. Icon "very lightly" the term applies ". Lady Gaga is a pop star, Justin Bieber a hairball. Let's wait to see if they are still there in 30 years, to apply a reasonable time, if necessary, the category icon. Let's be patient and see what happens. Many bands that won Grammy and Brit Awards with ease had disappeared from the map 10 months later. Record companies who decide who is rewarded, and usually are wrong ". For him pop music will never be as it was in the past. "It does not contain intellectual demands, we are stuck with people like Ed Sheeran, who has nothing to say, or Sam Smith, who has been forced to achieve success seems embarrass you. The charts are full of singers artificially created whose interest may just take longer than a week. "
One of the positive things about the intransigence of the singer is possibly prevent Smiths are met, thus preserving his legend. "The meetings of old groups do not work because it is impossible to retain the spirit that once made people feel attracted to them. When we like a group or singer they do give our own interpretation and, for a matter of selfishness, we do not want to change. But change, and it should. After 20 years of career, a musician can no longer identify with the feeling of what it is to be an overwhelmed student. " Needless to ask about the possibilities of meeting his former group, but have heard at least the solo albums has recently made Johnny Marr , former guitar and maximum complicit in the Smiths? "That question makes no sense. We separated 28 years ago and broke our friendship. We have no contact or know anything about each other. "
Since hates having around, Morrissey lives immersed in their world ("not my imagination would be like a vegetable"), but is no stranger to reality or their wildest circumstances. The Islamists crimes, for example. "Do not believe the attacks ISIS help swim, let them. I do not understand any kind of psychological warfare, and ISIS seem perfectly willing to send everything to hell. It's as if they want the world ended, which is childish, and it is absurd so much faith in a religion that enjoys both the violence. That said, it is hard to think of any religion that does not require conflict. Humans do not like each other. " With misanthropy, one of the key features of Morrissey, we have encountered. "I hate the human race and I think the world would get a lot out if humans became extinct. Usually we are stupid, ignorant and destructive. Of course there are exceptions, but not many! ". And then comes out the reason for much of his eternal chagrin, animal rights. "How can we live in this world without fainting? Is impossible. While there is a slaughterhouse, this world will be a place of shit. Belsen, Auschwitz, Spandau ... survive in every big city. The Jews have been replaced by animals. "
An interview with Morrissey, including email, is. Heated, narcissistic and extremist, fascinating even if the possibility of developing any answer is no. Who's gonna do it to dislike harder if possible, and who loves you, will want even more with each new phrase. That which we call political incorrectness invented him the day he was born. Morrissey, who at the end of the questionnaire, when asked if he is doing something other than music or literature responds tersely: "No. The microphone is my tombstone. "
