The Smiths turned down $5 million reunion offer

[tuvor]

AUSTIN, Texas (Billboard) - Pioneering U.K. modern rock band the Smiths turned down a $5 million offer to reunite at the upcoming Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival in southern California, former frontman Morrissey said Thursday.

His revelation, during a public interview at the South By Southwest Music & Media Conference in Austin, triggered gasps from the audience. When journalist David Fricke asked if he had considered it, Morrissey replied, "No, because money doesn't come into it," a response that drew applause from the crowd.

Of the critically adored act, which broke up in the late 1980s, Morrissey said, "It was a fantastic journey. And then it ended. I didn't feel we should have ended. I wanted to continue. (Smiths guitarist
Johnny Marr) wanted to end it. And that was that."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060317/music_nm/morrissey_dc

[DrGonzoLives]

1. Who?

n/t

[xmas74]

2. I used to love The Smiths.

They were part of the soundtrack to my teenage angst bullshit years.

[StaggerLee]

3. I didn't start appreciating them until after they broke up

Why? Because I had been listening to all the wrong music up until my 19th birthday.
1987 was a very good year for me music-wise.

:hi:

[xmas74]

8. I was young still

but loved them.

Yes, I was the weird kid in jr high and high school. I refused to listen to what everyone else at school listened to.

[StaggerLee]

24. Sounds like you were the cool kid in school

n/t

[xmas74]

26. Not in my school.

I was the outcast freak who read poetry and sat in a corner.

[Beware the Beast Man]

4. Good.

Let the past be the past. Then again, if anyone could get away with it, it would be them.

[dolo amber]

5. Y'know, if Morrissey's not up for it

I know someone who does a completely wicked Morrissey impression... ;)

[Beware the Beast Man]

7. If I tried to pass myself off as Morrissey,

I'd look like Elvis in his dead-on-the-toilet era.

[NewJeffCT]

6. That sucks

I used to love the Smiths back when I actually had time to really *listen* to music.

[fleabert]

9. I adore him!

and I adored the band in high school. my boyfriend and I would listen for hours and lament how no one understood us- oh the angst!



from:http://shoplifters.morrissey-solo.com/union/postcards.html

morrissey and cats- what more could the Lounge want?

[xmas74]

18. Did you wear all black too?

I did. I was as angsty as they got at MHS.

(And a joke you'll get-did your teenage angst bullshit have a body count?)

[fleabert]

23. of course!

If only shrub had been eating cornnuts instead of peanuts, how different things might be!

[xmas74]

25. Or if he had drunk himself a cupful of Big Blue.

Crashing through a coffee table is never pretty.

[fleabert]

27. I would love to find myself a set of off white coffee cups with lids!

I would giggle a bit every time I used them, and I would check inside before the first sip too, just to be sure!

[xmas74]

29. I have a set!

I don't remember exactly where I got them. I think it was at a kitchen outlet store. I'll keep an eye out and let you know if I ever see any again.

And yes, I do check to make sure the liquid looks ok.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

19. That cat looks JUST like my Simba!

But I was nowhere near, damn it.

[no name no slogan]

10. Good. Most reunions are a huge disappointment

with the exception of the first version of The Stooges, most reunions are pretty sorry affairs. Even the mighty Sex Pistols reunion was pretty tepid.

Morrissey needs to continue his pointless solo career, and Marr needs to find something to do besides session work. Reuniting would only show how poor both of their careers have been since the Smiths days. From a career standpoint, it would be a disaster.

[Fenris]

11. Good.

[AngryAmish]

12. Did I ever tell you about the time I played raquetball with Morrissey?

[Iniquitous Bunny]

13. I still like them then.

They didn't sell out.

Some bands are better than others.

[gollygee]

14. I love the Smiths

but Morrissey is great solo too.

[Rob H.]

15. I didn't get into them until way after they were popular

I think I picked up a "Best of" compilation about six years ago and really liked it (still do) and have picked up quite a few of their CDs since. They were popular when I was in high school but for some reason I never listened to them way back then. Even though I'm not technically a long-time fan I'm glad they aren't reuniting and doing the whole "nostalgia rock" thing.

[flamingyouth]

16. I think that's a good thing.

[Fenris]

20. The results would probably be like most reunions.

Sad and lame.

[flamingyouth]

21. I did enjoy seeing the Sex Pistols, I have to admit.

:D

[Fenris]

22. Yeah, but you got what you were expecting.

Who knows what a reunited Smiths would sound like? :D

[pitohui]

17. sez them

i'm just teasing but have to admit i felt considerable skepticism on seeing yr subject line and in fact expected to read the brazilian joke herein

[WCGreen]

28. I just wondered...

Did the Smiths breakup coincide at all with the discovery of Proziac.....

They never floated my boat...

Always a bit on the whiney side for me...

I never saw the attraction....

I guess I was older then than I am now....

Cause Girlfriend in a Coma....

That's rockin'