Mr. Draize Train writes:

Morrissey 'amused' with "My Life With Morrissey"? ... at least according to this story with some background information about the making of the movie in Variety's "DVD EXCLUSIVE":

Meeting Mr. Smith - Andrew Overtoom talks about his life with Morrissey - DVD Exclusive

Excerpt:

"What we finally did was go to his home in L.A. and chuck a tape of the film over his fence with a letter attached explaining what we were doing," said Overtoom. "We never heard from his lawyers, so we assume he got a chuckle out of it. And then about a month ago, we heard from mutual friends that he had indeed seen the film and was amused."

Michael Fellows writes:

Singer Morrissey Photo Session in San Francisco 1997 (8 total)

Nick P writes:

Michael Stipe, during a particularly rocking REM concert outside of Washington, DC last night, addressed the crowd with "I'm sorry i can't provide more dramatic dialogue for you- I'm not Morrissey" after the band's first song. He went on to say that Morrissey is a "damn fine songwriter" as well as several other admiring lines for Moz. The crowd loved it!
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An anonymous person also writes:

Thought readers may be interested in knowing that Michael Stipe mentioned Morrissey on stage the other night. After making an obscure joke before going into a song, Stipe later asked the crowd if he should explain his comment, saying "I'm not Morrissey." He went on for a moment to express admiration for Morrissey as he spoke.

Mat writes:

Yesterday night on "Fast Forward" on German music channel VIVA, Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian extensively explained his love for The Queen Is Dead in the "My favourite record"-section of the show. Apart from mentioning other favourite bands such as Felt, Cocteau Twins and Orange Juice, he said that whenever having made a record in the past, he listened to The Queen Is Dead, as it examplifies how the whole of a record can even be better than its single parts. He particularly mentioned There Is A Light That Never Goes Out as the dénouement (= the critical point in a drama shortly before its end) of a beautiful record, and Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others as its curious ending. To him, Murdoch said, The Queen Is Dead is the perfect album.
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Finn also writes:

The e-zine "Tasty" has an interview with Stuart of Belle and Sebastian where he gives love to the Smiths (yet again!):

"A- What are your favourite, top five albums of all times?
S- Well, I'm not going to be able to tell us because I'd have to think about it. I could tell you my top fifty films because I sat and worked it out before. I won't get it right. But how about. 'Poem of the river', by Felt, 'You can't hide your love forever', by Orange Juice, 'The Queen is Dead', by The Smiths."
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Whore In Retirement also writes:

Both The Smiths and Moz are mentioned in the new Belle and Sebastian cd, Dear Catastrophe Waitress. The following quotes are taken from Stuart's diary ala the liner notes...

"I just came back to the house to have a little lunch and there's a package here from Bob, who's making a little film that I'm helping with. He's sent me a Felt dvd called 'A Declaration'. This to me is very interesting. It's almost too much to take. Lawrence looks so good, it's too much, it's like a dream. I can't believe this band ever existed. They're so perfect. Fuck The Smiths, fuck Orange Juice, Felt, FELT, FELT!!"

and...

"Larkin, Cohen, Lawrence and Moz. The rest of you boys can leave your quills in your tunics."

Their new cd, by the way, is simply sublime. Imagine Moz penning lyrics for Murdoch someday...stop me there!

suedestation writes:

There is a new Suede book coming out November 3rd. It mentions the story about Morrissey covering 'My Insatiable One' and other things such as Brett asking Morrissey to "come around for an E".
The book is written by David Barnett.

Suede: Love & Poison: The Official Biography (Amazon link)

'Momo (if Morrissey were born female)', coloured pencil drawing on paper by Sharon E. Smith:

Click to enlarge (1024x1846, 360k)

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• Related item: "Morrissey Impression" - painting by Sharon E. Smith - Aug. 5, 2003

Russell writes:

Tuesday, October 14th 7:00pm
Marc Spitz reads from and signs "How Soon Is Never?"
The 1980s brought a fair amount of cringe-worthy bands to music's forefront, but there were some musicians that stood out from the rest. For music journalist Marc Spitz, that band was The Smiths. Now in his thinly-veiled novel How Soon Is Never?, he chronicles fictitious writer Joe Green's unorthodox methods in trying to reunite the legendary band, and creates a nostalgia for a time when Reagan ruled the White House and new wave ruled the radio.

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