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'These Things Take Time: The Story Of The Smiths' - Granada TV documentary to be shown (Nov. 8)

posted by davidt on Wednesday August 14 2002, @09:00AM
The Goat writes:

The chances are this will only be shown in the North of England.

Manchester Evening News Saturday 10th August 2002.

SEARCH FOR THE BIG MOUTH RECLUSE by Nick Webster

A team from Granada TV has started on a quest for the holy grail of music - an interview with reclusive Smiths' frontman Steven Morrissey.

Morrissey is notorious for avoiding the media but David Nolan, producing the documentary 'These Things Take Time: The story of The Smiths' hopes he will make a remarkable exception.

''Morrissey has not given an interview for 10 years and as part of the programme we are filming the process of tracking people down'' said David.

He continued ''This year is the 20th anniversary of Morrissey meeting the guitarist Johnny marr and the formation of The Smiths. They met in the spring and The Smiths had been formed by the autumn.

It is a very tortuous story but Johnny Marr played in a variety of bands including one featuring Coronation Street's Kevin Kennedy (Curly Watts). Whilst Morrissey knocked around with punk bands Slaughter and the Dogs and Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds - both Wythenshawe bands.

They literally met in a bedroom and reeled off 'Suffer Little Children' there and then which is a classic Smiths song. Morrissey had all the lyrics and Marr did the music.''

The band's influence was massive and the makers of the one hour programme, due to be broadcast on 8th November 2002, are also hoping to make contact with Smiths fans with stories to tell.

David Nolan can be contacted at Granada TV on: 0161 827 2298
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  • That's a shame it will only be shown in the north of England, but fear not you American's. I shall record it and flog you all a copy.
    A nice little earner for me and Terry!
    From Arthur Daley.
    Anonymous -- Wednesday August 14 2002, @09:21AM (#36539)
  • No interview in 10 years?! Funny becuase I'm listening to the Malajusted interview disk right now! Maybe he meant with Granada...
    Anonymous -- Wednesday August 14 2002, @09:38AM (#36541)
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  • So Granada are trying to get an interview with the reclusive one.....good luck!!!!The media is awash with many who have failed before them. Ask him to talk about an obscure/failed 60's singer/actor and he'll jump at it, matters regarding his past he avoids like the plague, saving them for his memoirs I guess.......are we Mogsy?? now that would be some read, like always though don't hold your breath, same with the record deal.....first things first, I need new songs.
    FRED UP -- Wednesday August 14 2002, @11:36AM (#36554)
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  • It's about time there was a follow up to "The Southbank Special" Granda should do a good job, being Manchester based. Although interviews in the printed media are fine, Morrissey has often shied away from the electronic media. I just hope that Morrissey can do this. More and more respect is being paid to the Smiths.
    Librarian on Fire -- Wednesday August 14 2002, @07:21PM (#36586)
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    "I'm just a country mile behind the whole world"
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  • Why do you think this will only be shown in the north The Goat? Are you just guessing or what?
    paulybob <[email protected]> -- Thursday August 15 2002, @12:38AM (#36596)
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  • maybe he will do a concert across the road from the holy named church
    Anonymous -- Thursday August 15 2002, @01:33AM (#36600)

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