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davidt
on Thursday August 14 2003, @09:00AM
Abrahán Garza writes:
Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs* *A Low Culture Manifesto by Chuck Klosterman On page 44, when speaking of Billy Joel the author writes: "Every one of Joel's important songs-including the happy ones-are ultimately about loneliness. And it's not the "cleverlonely" (like Morrissey) or "interesting lonely" (like Radiohead); it's "lonely lonely," like the way it feels when you're being hugged by someone and it somehow makes you sadder." On page 175: "I once did a feature for SPIN magazine that tried to explian why Morrissey has become a cult figure with Latino teenagers in California, and I suggested a variety of explanations for why a forgotten, asexual Oscar Wilde fanatic would resonate with Hispanic kids in East L.A. What I came to realize is that relating to Morrissey is easy for anyone who puts forth the effort to try; Moz sings about universal problems (loneliness, alienation, emotional fraud), and he sings about those problems in a way that's oddly literal. His voice is clear, the meanings can be appreciated on two (and sometimes three) different levels, and you can always hear every thought. He lets you get close to him. I'm more suprised that Latinos are the only kids who still love him." From Press Release: "From the kid who brought you Fargo Rock City -- the first book in history to garner the praise of Stephen King, David Byrne, Donna Gaines, Sebastian Bach, Jonathan Lethem, and Rivers Cuomo -- comes Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs -- the first book in history to examine breakfast cereal, reality television, tribute bands, Internet porn, serial killers, and the Dixie Chicks. Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs is ostensibly about movies, sports, television, music, books, video games, and kittens...but, really, it's about us. All of us. As Klosterman realizes late at night, in the moment before he falls asleep, "In and of itself, nothing really matters. What matters is that nothing is ever 'in and of itself.'" --The book will be released on August 26th, 2003.
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Morrissey mentioned in new music book "Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs" by Chuck Klosterman
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Latino Kids Are Not The Only Kids... (Score:0)
Morrissey has performed on the Contintents of: 1) Europe, 2) North America, 3) South America,
4) Asia.
He is known worldwide.
The youth of one race cannot lay claim to him, and no one can rightly claim this on their behalf.
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Re:Latino Kids Are Not The Only Kids... (Score:2, Funny)
Okay, you can turn weezer back on!
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comparisons (Score:2, Interesting)
I wonder who the most unfashionable person Moz has ever been compared to...?
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It doesn`t matter (Score:1)
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