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Codeine

(25,586 posts)
35. I still need to get that,
Sat Jan 4, 2014, 05:48 PM
Jan 2014

but everyone says it's basically an endless, bitter screed against nearly everyone with essentially no insight into what actually made The Smiths so goddamned perfect.

Trepidation -- I haz it.

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #1
LOL. There's something about that sort of fanaticism... Violet_Crumble Jan 2014 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jan 2014 #47
He is alarmingly bitter. MinneapolisMatt Jan 2014 #3
That's why I struggled to get through his autobiography... Violet_Crumble Jan 2014 #4
I still need to get that, Codeine Jan 2014 #35
Yr wise to have some trepidation... Violet_Crumble Jan 2014 #41
That's the kind of nonsense that drove Marr from The Smiths 1000words Jan 2014 #5
It must be true because a self absorbed Morrissey said it was. Everything he says should be Lint Head Jan 2014 #6
More evidence of something that was scientifically proven some time ago. Nye Bevan Jan 2014 #7
I'm a Moz fan but that is just too damn funny! nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #46
"or Falklanders" MisterP Jan 2014 #8
Get that man a nice juicy steak, or some veal. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #9
What a fucking MORON, Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #10
That is not what he is saying. ZombieHorde Jan 2014 #21
He's still comparing meat eaters to pedophiles, Ranchemp. Jan 2014 #22
I'm a lifelong meat-eater too but this doesn't make make me feel defensive at all. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #48
Brilliant artist...big douchebag!!! U4ikLefty Jan 2014 #11
Not at all tkmorris Jan 2014 #27
100% correct on both counts. Codeine Jan 2014 #36
Same here. The man is truly one of a kind, for better or worse. n/t nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #49
Saw him at Hollywood High last year...amazing! U4ikLefty Jan 2014 #52
(facepalm) flvegan Jan 2014 #12
This guy is a jackass. NaturalHigh Jan 2014 #13
What a moron. He's not helping the cause. Is he doing that intentionally, or is he really that much gtar100 Jan 2014 #14
A lack of an internal filter is often a hallmark of great artists. Codeine Jan 2014 #38
typical of the picky eater mentality FatBuddy Jan 2014 #15
Obviously he needed the publicity intaglio Jan 2014 #16
If his ancestors didn't become omnivores, he'd be living in a tree throwing shit at his neighbors Major Nikon Jan 2014 #17
What, you mean Morrissey's whining about something? LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #18
Pellagra is a terrible thing. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #19
His language is very similar to the words of anti choice activists, hyperbolic and unhinged. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #20
His solo shows are actually astonishingly good. Codeine Jan 2014 #34
I agree. I saw him at the Sydney Opera house in Dec 2012... Violet_Crumble Jan 2014 #42
I'm glad to hear he is not the smug piece of product I saw, I had really loved the Smiths and Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #53
What a fool. A whiney fool. HappyMe Jan 2014 #23
Stop Me Oh Oh Oh Stop Me IcyPeas Jan 2014 #24
I disagree with him, but I respect his right to be provocative. reformist2 Jan 2014 #25
Did he cry while doing it? TlalocW Jan 2014 #26
Who? Skidmore Jan 2014 #28
He was the lead singer of The Smiths... Violet_Crumble Jan 2014 #29
I've never heard of The Smiths either. Skidmore Jan 2014 #30
You should listen to them. They were great, especially Johnny Marr, their guitarist n/t Violet_Crumble Jan 2014 #31
That's sad. Codeine Jan 2014 #32
I know.... Violet_Crumble Jan 2014 #33
I was so busy during the 80s, I didn't track on much music. Skidmore Jan 2014 #39
Fair enough. Codeine Jan 2014 #40
Eating meat is the... one_voice Jan 2014 #37
I love the guy, but sometimes he makes me so, so embarrassed to be a fan... nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #43
I know the feeling....here's an ode to Morrissey called 'Lighten Up Morrissey' Violet_Crumble Jan 2014 #55
Certainly more subtle than the Meatmen's "Morrissey Must Die"... nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #57
Vegan Militantcy. (P)eople (E)nding (T)rustworthy (A)dvocacy. nt Earth_First Jan 2014 #44
Enjoying a steak makes you Jerry Sandusky. PeteSelman Jan 2014 #45
I have been a life-long Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #50
Mr. Morrisey, meet Mr. Nugent Mopar151 Jan 2014 #51
Anyone who drags a touring music show around the globe to make profit has no right lecturing Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #54
Longship compares Morrissey to idiot. nt longship Jan 2014 #56
I must not be very hip because he sounds like a boring jerk Redford Jan 2014 #58
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