Well, i'm pretty sure Morrissey is a product of his mother and father having f***ed but i'm sure a few people would deny even that!
Yes I did mean their music. People such as whatsisnameblackburnroversperson seem to view 'pop' acts as less authentic than that working-class-soil-beneath-his-fingernails-pint-down-the-local-with-the-lads multimillionaire popstar Morrissey whereas they are one and the same. Yes perhaps Morrissey's influences are more credible, maybe his musical background involves more sweaty little pub gigs and 'hardships' but I don't think we can really judge other acts without knowing their history and background can we? I mean, who here knows Lady Gaga's life history for example?
Every musician, once they put pen to paper on a recording contract is authorising a company to build the 'brand', so each time Morrissey signs to a new label he is going with a company that he feels can best support, promote and help increase the size and popularity of the 'Morrissey brand'. We can either accept the truth of the industry or live in a fairytale world where we think artists sit at home spouting genius through each breath and that someone just so happens to be there to capture it on record and stick it out for the public, while the artist sits back and cares not one jot for the results.
Morrissey is a product just like Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Girls Aloud, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Blur, Neil Young, Prince, Westlife, whof***ingever. There are certain artists whose art speaks to you on levels that other artists couldn't dream of but it makes them no less a part of the machine of the industry. Deal with it and accept music for what it is - the greatest art form on the planet.
