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German paper Süddeutsche Zeitung article: "Comeback of Misantropy"

posted by davidt on Monday June 30 2003, @09:00AM
Mike writes:

in the weekend pages of the Süddeutsche Zeitung from June 28 is a short article about Morrissey signing a new record deal:

"[...] There was one in the Eighties who though the Queen of England was as undignified as laughing about her; Morrissey, Singer and Founder of the pop-band The Smiths. He considered almost all humans foul and nasty. Life: gruesome, a bad joke. On this basis he wrote unforgettable pop-hymns. He wore his misantropy everywhere he went, just like an accessoire, he adored the poets Keats and Yates and wrote refrains that sounded like poetry, lovesongs, that dealt with the romance of crashing into a double-decker bus and dying side by side....

People like him have more than one life, ironically. In the 90s, his albums didn't sell any more, he went from label to label and lost his last deal in 1997. Smiths-songs went into oblivion; contrary to a lot of 80s hits, nobody wanted to cover or sample them. Morrissey fell silent, despairing.

And now, twenty years after his first success, England celebrates his resurrection. He got - a little miracle these days - a new record deal and plans to tour Japan and America. In september a single-collection will be released; possibly the spreading depression saved his artist's life. [...]

... And a small pictures even shows the album cover "The Best of Morrissey"

It's nice to read he's not forgotten by those who do not read morrissey-solo.com regularly!
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