Moz is mentally ill. He does nowadays EVERYTHING THAT'S f***ING ANNOYING
to come into the papers, NME and so on. He's like a modern pop prostitute...
And why? Because of his last new music he'll not be mentioned at all which I totally understand.
THE KID's A LOOKER is a cowardly awful song. 20 years ago he had Jesse thrown into the Thames after giving him such tunes...
His whole behaviour has dramatically changed over the last years...this is not my Moz anymore!
Sad...
That's a very spiteful, childish comment. He may or may not have mental health issues, but most artists do and great artists seldom don't. He wrote a song about it - perhaps you should listen.
My view is simple:
I think we both agree. Moz requires someone else with real gravitas, real ideas, real independence to bring the best out of him. All the great partnerships had that: Lennon/Macca, Morrissey/Marr, Brown/Squire. Once they left the band situation and the tensions, there was a notable decline in every case. Thankfully Moz still had good songwriters around him for most of his solo career and therefore has remained more relevant than most artists who disbanded great bands. But Tobias is the low water mark.
I can't see why anyone would recommend reuniting with Craig Gannon - did he even pen a Morrissey or Smiths song? WHat makes you think a Smiths session musician would be the way to go? Are you CG?!
I find it extraordinary that you're suggesting Craig Gannon or Robbie Williams' co-writer ahead of John Squire - a genius guitarist and wonderful songwriter who just needs a new foil, Reilly who is also superbly gifted and quite radical, and Butler who is probably the greatest guitarist/songwriter of the past 15 years. I believe Moz did actually approach Butler, but Butler had decided to form the Tears by that point and therefore declined Morrissey's offer. He then went on the web and posted some snide remarks about Morrissey's band, which means Moz will never be able to work with him now - his pride precludes it. It's a shame because both of them are geniuses and only Butler among the credible, talented guitarists currently out of work can produce the kind of glam rock Morrissey aspires to. He'll never get there with Jesse! I would actually envisage Morrissey/Butler sounding somewhere between T Rex and Dog Man Star, which would be truly orgasmic. Butler can play anything and can cr*p better stuff than Jesse. If Butler is out of the question, why not approach Squire? He's another ego-driven chap but he's quite artistic and interesting, quite intelligent and a magnificent guitarist. Even if it only lasted for one album, what has he really got to lose? I don't understand it. For God's sake, drop that pub rock power-cord playing session musician and hire SOMEONE - ANYONE - with a track record of great songwriting and guitar playing.
Imagine how dreadful Marc Bolan would have sounded if he had not played guitar and instead had hired a pub rock guitarist - that is how Morrissey sounds now. The world is being denied something truly special. Because - and I say this with love for Morrissey, not malice for his band - Morrissey remains an extraordinarily gifted singer-songwriter. With the right foil, he could be producing stuff as exciting and throat-squeezing as The Queen is Dead. With Butler, Squire, Reilly, that could happen. Until then we'll have to pray for a few moments of genius from Whyte for the next album, because it requires epic songwriting to transform anything Jesse plays into a passable piece of pop music.
