Morrissey interviewed by Russell Brand - April 2008 - part 1

[jondoeds]

I think the most depressing thing about this.......and there are quite a few, is that Morrissey still hates Mike Joyce with such venom and yet he would give so much as the time of day to this twat, let alone be one of his showbiz pals.

[reivenlocke]

The King is being interviewed by a fucking pauper.

[TheRealCritique]

Morrisey is a god, Brand is pretty fucking annoying, although he is quick. I find his voice intolerable in this situation though.

Please excuse the sadly undereducated American assholes shown below. I'd like to say they are the exception, but they aren't, although there are many aware people in the big cities, who are smart enough not to confuse robber banker capitalism with socialism.

DId you read that asshat? Class number one - UNREGULATED FUCKER BANKER CAPITALISM is NOT SOCIALISM.

[conorspurs113]

Strange hearing Morrissey being so fond of someone he's being interviewed by. Awesome interview!

[catface5183]

Morrissey and Russell are a fucking brilliant duo.

[MrsMorrissey13]

I like how relaxed morrissey is with russell, great interview! Two great men!

[Wesapaloozaful]

Yep no reply from morrissey when russell compared him to a royal lol I just imagine him looking down and all expression leaving his face

[iluvneworder]

I saw Morrissey play live twice, 1st time in S.L.City Utah in Oct 1992

the 2nd time in Germany in June 2009

[queenrosered]

I like Morrissey alright but I ADORE Russell Brand!! I hope he and Katy Perry are happily married forever....but......to be honest, the outlook for that is grim...what with Russell being a male Gemini, prone to sex addiction AND with him being mad as all fucking hell! Hahaha! Let's give a thumbs up for mad dogs and Englishmen!! Yaaaay! ;D

[hahaloves]

i can't even imagine how hard morrissey cringed when russell said he was like a member of european royalty.

[flachi32]

Russell Brand interviewing Russell Brand as always; I'd rather listen to Jo Brand interviewing Morrissey

[FATTGAZZ93]

he designed from his job?

[jdubb803]

morrisey is amazing,i wanna listen to the smith's now!!!

[jdubb803]

this must be before he started smoking Geoffrey's and stroking furry walls. lmao

[spr66]

Mozza is a legend.

[DigitalLoveDaftPunk]

This is the first time I've heard a nervous Russell Brand. Awww, he's only human.

[jimjams91]

Brilliant

[skint0n0minted]

two british heroes!

[anthonythirteen]

Moz sounds rather like Mark Knopfler - both have softened their accents and speak with a soft growl. 

[JDurden33]

WHY THE FUCK DON'T PEOPLE UPLOAD THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW

[TheJahnu]

Can´t believe how relaxed Morrissey sounds.

[youbestbequiet]

Russel brand is a moron, That's why he won't ever make it big here in the United States. We have one too many jackoffs, we have Obama England can have this tard.

[TheJaaaack]

@youbestbequiet Think you'll find he's already 'big' in the US, with or without your dross.

[youbestbequiet]

@TheJaaaack If you say so LOL Nobody has ever heard of him and doing one MTV show, unlike the UK where all you need is bad teeth and 15 minutes of fame, here in the states.....He is a nobody. Big in the US you say ROFLMAO Go watch some grass fairies okay soccer and enjoy your gayness you silly turd burlgars lololol Tally Hoe mate!

[innerstatejt]

@youbestbequiet As an american, you are an embarrassing stereotype of "everything that is not american is gay". open your mind. the uk has given us some incredible art, music and culture.... unless you're not into that sort of thing.

[AidanMusik]

@innerstatejt

Are you really even going to rise to someone who made such a laughable generalisation as that haha. Gave me a good chuckle.

[greyreview]

@youbestbequiet erm actually he is a very intelligent man rather than an idiot from america typing on youtube.

[youbestbequiet]

@greyreview He may be but again, Nobody in the only Country that matters ever heard of him. Not funny, smart or even mildly entertaining.

[greyreview]

@youbestbequiet you have to have a reasonable amount of intelligence to understand his humour and whit, and gathering that you think the the united states of america is the only country that matters in the world which is quite possibly the most ignorant think i've ever heard and is one of the reasons everyone stereotypes americans for being stupid 

[queenrosered]

@youbestbequiet You, my moronic fellow American, are the TYPICAL Ugly American and the reason why MOST of the civilized world laugh at Americans as stupid, knuckle-dragging Neanderthals. To the REST of the world, please accept my apologies for the IDIOTS! We (Americans) aren't ALL that stupid and uncultured. I've read Russell's first Booky Wook and am now in the process of reading his second. He is brilliant as well as very forthright and absolutely and intelligently HILARIOUS!

Thank you! :D

[youbestbequiet]

@queenrosered Just as our snaggle toothed counterparts across the pond, you have shown how easily you are entertained. There is a reason he has no following here despite MTV forcing him down our throats. He sucks! He hasn't appeared in a show or film yet that has broke the top ten here and his only claim to fame is dating Katy Perry. You can have him back soon since you folks have nothing else to do over there but watch riots in the streets as your socialism crashes and burns. Eat shit lol

[queenrosered]

@youbestbequiet "Far better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth, and thus, remove all doubt."......you BEST be quiet....just as your user-name advises.

[anchorlove06]

Russell and Morrissey seem to have a sort of adoring brother-like relationship.

[The13thD1sciple]

Morrisseys the man, I think he gave Russell a bit more attention compared to other interviews knowing how much Russell idolises him - great interview :)

[AAwildeone]

This is probably the best sit-down with Morrissey I've ever heard. I think he feels comfortable with Brand in a way he'd shun with another interviewer. There were tones in the voice I had never heard before. Moz has no choice but to become bigger than he ever was! VivalaMoz!

[irena2009]

This is so beautiful <3

Love them both, a bit too much I think :)

[johnnydapunk]

could it also be that his "northern " accent is a bit faded is perhaps due to him not living there in quite a while and at least I noticed when you move to another place where the accents are radically different, i.e England to the US your accent does change, Ive lived in the UK for 8 years and I grew up in Canada, and my accent has changed a bit since I moved here

[GenericInsect1979]

Anybody who acts like Morrissey or Russell Brand

[GenericInsect1979]

Britain's two biggest wankers in the same room. I'm amazed the country didn't get sink under the weight of their smuggery.

[keithyboy8]

nice use of English , back to school , moron !!

[DANNYM35]

@GenericInsect1979 And you've just listened to a interview of Morrissey from Russell Brand? Despite disliking both of them.

Doesn't that make you Britain's third biggest wanker?

[DANNYM35]

@GenericInsect1979 p.s. You cunt.

[mommyimadeapoopy]

morrissey seems to get along better with russell than most people...

also,i love how russell says "thank you" after morrissey compliments jay leno hahaha

[GDFullOn]

That is because Morrissey was obviously meant that Russell's appearance on Jay Leno was fantastic...not that Jay Leno himself was fantastic...

Note that he said "Jay Leno was fantastic" not "Jay Leno is fantastic"

[IzzyMittens]

Ahh.. i love it!!

amazing stuff! it all rox! <3 lvv russell, and of course morrissey! ahhh, bless tham both!! soo cute! :)

[pirateface45]

Ah Moz :) legend. that's all i can say really

He has a lovely voice too, could listen to him talking for ages

And I really miss Russell's show, it makes me laugh so much. Fuckin' stupid bbc, even though he resigned..

[qwertyuiopdan1]

yes it was amazing, cant believe no other stations have picked him up except the one talksport show

[steal1993]

he was on desert island discs!

[1lingu]

@pirateface45

here here! I miss Russell's radio show too...

[piguitit0]

can you translate with subtitles in spanish please?

[heavenwithin81]

I miss Russell's show he was great.

[CarlyMC17]

Great interview, makes me smile the whole way through.

i laugh everytime i here russel imitate Morrisseys voice, i love his voice the best northern accent i've ever heard and im from the north.

[DressSmartLookHard]

Mozzer's voice is great but I find it hard to class as a Northern accent. I am aware he is a Manchester boy but his heavy Irish family connections allow his voice to mellow somewhat thus removing the Northern edge.

Still, a beautiful voice.

[kingshahine]

a lot of the reason why he doesn't sound northern as much is because he pronounces his words correctly and uses correct grammatical sentences.

but he still says some words different which make him sound northern

[styzoom]

thx for uploading this vid !

Anyone: What are the songs Morrissey dislikes? I really want to know??

[loveRussBrand]

when was this recorded?

[dizzywhore1804]

April 2008.

[Teetee33]

This is so funny! Morrissey is precious, and you can tell he's having his own version of a ball with such a silly wingnut like Russell Brand, Good stuff! Was there more?

BTW: The man's speaking voice is amazing--like mint chocolate. He could be a DJ all by himself. Ah, Mozz is the sexiest middle aged man in the world!

[lylagrace]

like mint chocolate - a beautiful way to describe morrissey's speaking voice! i agree completely, it's gorgeous.

[Teetee33]

Cheers, lylagrace. Glad to know I am not the only wierdo out there who notices the important little things like that, wink! He could come along and read passages from the bible on radio and it would sound great!

Just how many converts would the pope have him to thank for, I wonder...?

[cockneeflower]

this is so sweet russell is obviously really nervous, and morrissey is quite charming! what a pair of lovelies!

[Supaduck0]

i really enjoyed this interview

[rainfallshard]

Also Russell should have said "You might say I'm tied to my mothers apron" at about 4:15. I think Morrissey would have found that really annoying.

[robgeorge87]

not quite the quote.......but as a referance to 'the queen is dead' i think morrissey would have LOVED it.

[rainfallshard]

well surely you couldn't say the exact quote in casual conversation

[robgeorge87]

i mean your quote....of russell

[rainfallshard]

Considering how much I like both these men, I still always find this interview uneasy. Then again Morrissey sounds uneasy no matter who he is talking to.

[funerallimosine1]

russel brand is a slag, but if i had his game i'd be one too

[Supaduck0]

every guy would like haha

[SeveralStoreysHigh]

I adore the way Morrissey says "He DESIGNED from his job?!" He is brilliant, I love hearing him laugh, on those rare occasions!

[BlackNarcissus888]

Moz is a legend, Brand is an over rated tosser. Style over substance, Eddie Izzard without the gags.

[brooklynroche]

i love them both. i wanna marry them

[dizzywhore1804]

Now. Take a deep breath.

Picture yourself on a beautiful hill.

And now get over it.

And whatever your opinion of Russell Brand, evil seems a bit lazy.

[AndyMchenry]

having a bad day are we???

[timcoles]

Only for the last twenty years ;-)

[brooklynroche]

gross

[Rmg12]

@timcoles wow, how sad.

[troyA234]

@timcoles You're a cunt

[meyling2002]

@timcoles

No, my friend...you are the cunt.

[rudyprotrudy08]

@timcoles I know you said this a long time ago; but how exactly did Morrissey save your life?

[murphymumm]

This is one of the strangest things I've ever heard...

Of all the people, Russell Brand would not be at the top of my list of Morrissey's potential friends.

[Karkar82]

I love Morrissey's voice!

[wotyeeonaboot]

morrissey wants russell brand in bed!!!!

[burnsybaby1987]

As much as I like both men, here I want to hear more from Morrissey than Russell, their 2006 interview was better as Russell spoke less and listened to Morrissey's intelligence, hilarity and wit. I personally feel that Morrissey is actually more intelligent than Russell, which makes Brand try too hard to impress!!

[dizzywhore1804]

Maybe my labelling was misleading, but on the show it was very will he/wont he as to whether he'd turn up.

It's less of an 'interview', more of a 'chat'.

If you listen to the further parts you can hear how informal this meeting is - including Morrissey bullying Russell into singing!

[kingshahine]

what do you expect, hes russell idol

[Speilbilde]

Wow, Morrissey's singingvoice is EVEN MORE impressive now that I've actually heard him talking!

[EsromFF]

Wonderful interview, lots of laughs. Thanks for posting

[secretlad]

is it me, or do russell an morrissey have a weird connection?

[niemanickurwa]

Seem to yeah.

[anetchi]

ohh i loved this! i just finished listening to it, and at least listen to the last and fifth part, it is fantastically funny! love ya Russell! and Morrissey, you are brilliant!

[toryglenlad1234]

its pretty odd to see morrissey in his l8r years in a pretty uptempo interview, hes currently a russel brand fan, morrisey doesnt have that many at least alive favourite heroes. classic interview def best morrisey interview av ever heard, pitty there was no video of this. brillian whoever put this on.

[ericxpenner]

Morrissey's sense of humour is unbelievable. Despite what many of his detractors think, he is one of the funniest men alive.

Their problem is that they don't understand his subtleties & nuanced humour. And that is their problem.

[00hla]

morrissey is the most beautiful musician, artist and lyricist possibly in the world.

and russell is so beautifully funny, just gorgeous =)

[falldownfreddy]

my two favourite people

[GranulatedThingy]

that was prolly the best Moz interview I've ever heard.

[spotlitkiss]

are they friends

[moz1snorac]

Moz isn't the miserablist that people make him out to be. His sense of humour is subtle, and Russell is one of his favourites along with Alan Carr and good old Jo Brand (no relation!) I love those lilting Manc/Crumlin dulcet tones of his.

Viva El Wonderous one

[shneakacious]

oh it's so true...even just reading transcripts of Morrissey interviews has the ability to make me laugh out loud. He just has this effortless wit about him.

[moz1snorac]

It's nice to have a response to my humble comment, for which I thankyou. The whole Moz/Brand thing is so brilliant, it needs umpteen repeat listenings to appreciate fully.

To hear the great man giggling in a carefree way is pure delight.

[toryglenlad1234]

first thing i noticed was realising morrisey was giggling and obviously having a rite good laugh, and any1 who seen morrisey interviews its pretty unusual, very weird but absolute quality and morrisey is just the total business true genius.

[Triplesod]

I doubt very, very much that Moz is a fan of Alan Carr. If course, I could very well be wrong, I'm sure its hard enough for his best mates to know much about him, never mind someone as far in the distant as myself.

Ha! Just as I'm typing this he actually says that he finds Alan Carr very funny.

So, Moz has shit comedy talent, who'd've'thought it!?

[booshaholic321]

yheyh i hav this on my ipod :):)

[davidnotdavid]

What song does Russell ask Moz if he doesn't like?

[mullhollander]

oscillate wildly

[dizzywhore1804]

I assumed that was because it was one of only two(?) that Morrissey didn't sing on.

More gentle teasing :p

[Triplesod]

Well, it is an instrumental, he still helped write the music.

I think he mentioned it, simply because, compared to the bast majority of Moz's back catalogue, it is just pretty boring, isn't it? It is definitely a flick on to the next song'a'track... Which, if I remember correctly is "Golden Lights", so better flick on once more!

[dizzywhore1804]

I always though Morrissey had gone on record as saying he had no 'musical' (as in instruments, etc etc) talent at all, and had no interest in learning as it would take away the magic of listening to songs.

As for Alan Carr, in later Russell Brand shows he guest presents with Carr and repeats that Morrissey loves him and his comedy. Carr also tells that he was invited by Morrissey to dinner but couldn't attend.

[Triplesod]

Yeah, you're right mate but I'm pretty sure Moz has a hand in the compsition of the songs. I'm taking this from an old interview with (I think) Boz. He talks about Moz's input into the records and said he is the most musical none musician he has ever known. On top of that, I'm pretty sure the credits on Oscillate are "Marr/Morrissey".

Thinking about it, I'm pretty sure he does play a little piano, surely at a very basic level, like "chop sticks" level.

"... you should hear me play piano"

[Tullz90]

ahaha sidcup!

morrissey had such a nicest voice...kinda sounds a bit like bollo from the boosh. :]

love russ!

[sheepsick]

sidcup....yes he does...cockerny boy.

[House38500]

'i met your mom last night' lol.

[Triplesod]

Mum.

[House38500]

LOL@Morrisey

'im extremely embarrased' ;)

[booshaholic321]

lol this is well funny morrisey is just :)

[numerwan]

I have just found out .. Russell BRand is on Jonathan Ross Friday the 25th of april.

[SilverFluffs]

Well done, you read the comments.

[lillybee88]

yey! Thanks, would have missed it otherwise!

[echobay]

Morrissey has the nicest voice....I love the way he says the word but..... is that weird ?

[peopletalking]

Absolutely not. I've actually always gone into ecstasies at the way he says the word 'mother'... So you can imagine how excited I get during I Know It's Over. And the start of this as a matter of fact.

[toryglenlad1234]

eh, wot u on about, i av listened to this a few times and aint got a clue wot u mean, lol

[Stillillgal]

tnx! :]

[numerwan]

Hey.. Does any 1 no if Russell is goin on Jonathan Ross and wat date if soon....i really dont wanna miss it

[SilverFluffs]

He's on this week or next week.

[SilverFluffs]

I just checked my Sky Planner & I can confirm that he is on next week Fri 25th of April.

[hornbaguk]

best bit was when russells mum asked bout his cat.

[allenmark]

Best Moz interview EVER!! Thanks so much for posting, my 2 fave men, Moz and Russ :)

[BillyBudd06]

Thank you so so much!

[dizzywhore1804]

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