The Importance of Being Morrissey (part 5)

[CarellaRoss]

of course there will always be people who disagree (and that's fine we're not curing cancer here) but to me Bowie has managed to be awful for almost 30 years with amazing consistency so i'm glad Morrissey said what he said. THANK YOU.

[FretLegendSmithy]

watching this documentary made me fully realise how witty, cool and hilarious morrissey really is. prior to now i thought he was a great lyricist. now i know he's a genius.

[TheGlowIsGone]

"All I said was, bring me the head of Elton John." VIVA MOZ

[haydn1612]

Who the fuck would prefer Bowie over Morrissey? Get off the stage,ginge.

[FluXez00]

Morrissey, king of my time.

[HTprods]

Dear Everybody. I am a massive fan of David Bowie and a massive fan of Morrissey. Is there anything wrong with that? Do we have to fight over who is best?

[plasterofparisify]

David Bowie is over

Morrissey is now!

[Y2Jase11]

no one should disrespect Morrissey - No one!

[MoveOverCasanova]

not even morrissey is worth judging bowie, but the idea of bowie taking over the stage, as i understood it, was just offending, and morrissey did right to leave the tour i guess!! but lets not forget what an outworldly musician david bowie is,-- what is all that "once he was great but not now"? -- he IS amazing, always was and will be

[Adroitism]

No he's right on bowie. his first three albums were gold. I even have the LPs and CDs. After that he got into drugs and moved to Berlin. and the music quality dive bombed. With certain exceptions like "Heroes"

[therealgergory]

love morrissey but he has a sad little life!!

[zackmort]

to all the bowie lovers, name one good Bowie song released in the last ten years.

[Smallville357]

david bowie used to be one of my legends but moz is right...he USED to be a fascinating artist....but not now...hes sold out. ever since the 90's kicked in...hes lost it...he used to be fucking brilliant. what happened?

[hydfawr]

Fuck Off Bono

[TheDimlarryking]

why does that prick BONO has to be on every fucking documentary ...?

[UnderTheAffluence]

I am partial to a bit of dissecting people as well. Me and Morrissey would get on well.

[brilliantfranz]

dont wanna sound rude but,

could it be asperger syndrome?

[bjm2670]

Morrissey can't be compared to Bowie

Bowie is so much better. What he says about Bowie he is just jealous

Bowie is a legend, morrissey is a footnote in Rock.

[HowToLootBrazil]

@bjm2670 wrong.

[mtstrat1]

the fax machine

[elzashan]

Usually I agree with Moz slagging off other artists, but... David Bowie IS amazing, and was past early 70s: low, scary monsters ect, were some of his best. I think he should take some time to slagg off bono a bit.

[bensimps123]

david bowie is the most overrated twat , he hasent done anything good for years and acts like he's a musical god

[JensGall02]

Dear Bono, god doesn't exist. Thank you. -Sane people

[Howieeeeex]

shame their relationship couldn't of been more symbiotic.. their voices sound great together.

[wisesatyr72]

wow Moz hates Bowie//meow cat fight lol

[xohollisteraero]

@wisesatyr72 i think he's just responding to the fact that bowie stopped speaking to him over something so stupid and childish.

[beliza007]

morrissey im just as weird as you. marry me.

[TheHelenasan4]

Lol at 2:10. His facial expression. XD

[Mygalej]

''David Bowie was a fascinating artist in 1971-71, but not now'' not...I find the 70-71 Bowie era quite boring from the late 70's to now it's gold...anyways

[TheHelenasan4]

:) Fair do's.

[jbdean55]

as much as i love bowie's music, i think moz is right. bowie hasn't been relevant since 1980 or thereabouts. still love him though.

[pamaspamas]

uh he's got a huge wall sized photo of HIMSELF in his room there. weird.

[TenWhoWereTaken]

No, Morrissey. No. Do not speak ill of David Bowie again.

[hfflpffchaser55]

@TenWhoWereTaken Morrissey > David Bowie

[HansBooBee]

Both David Bowie and Bono fags.

[marlonbarnes]

My dear God does this prick take himself seriously or what?!

[DeathOrGlory622]

OMG! that cover of T-REX!! what album is that on??? cosmic dancer!

[abbielovesoasis]

@DeathOrGlory622 its actually awsome XD

[kaliyuta]

"Most people have nothing to say"

"It's the same conversation"

"It's the same thing,day in day out"

what do you expect Morrissey when you're in American society.

It's very typical.

[northbanksy]

What's the tune at 5:22?

[MiaoPurrington]

At 1:02 I am so jealous of the people who were able to attend that. Bowie and Morrissey this is just too much.

[AidanMusik]

Jimmy Clitheroe...

ahh I think this is one of those rare occassions where a lol becomes necessary

[cmrock456]

Morrissey's 1991 tour statistics are incredible in regard to tour merch sales and how fast he sold out certain arenas, but this doc is incorrect when it says Morrissey sold out Madison Square Garden faster than the Beatles bc the Beatles NEVER played the Garden lol

[EwokianWisdom]

He just expressed what I've been feeling about Bowie for years.....Is it possible to adore Morrissey to sickness? I need a doctor.....

[DrummerGirl321]

New York Dolls are awesome!

David Bowie is just fantastic!

[RideMyBMW]

min 2:04 "All I said was 'bring me the head of Elton John' "

XD!!! Fu%$in priceless! :D

[indianna22]

Is Alan Bennett 'former neighbour' at 4:29 wearing a toupee? I wonder if he bought it especially for the show?

[marlonbarnes]

whimp rock!

[fundy76]

wow, Morrissey is kind of a cunt. Talking shit about Bowie not being good anymore? I'm sorry, fuck all that. His Earthling album was far better than anything by Mr. Hair in the last 15, come on now. Bowie pushes the envelope...Moz continues to be his whiny, bitchy self. Wow, how artistic to be a douchebag. You SHOULD worship Bowie you jerkoff.

[TheHelenasan4]

@fundy76 No. Just no.

[fundy76]

@TheHelenasan4

I understand where you're coming from.

i also understand where I'm coming from.

So, I guess, yes. Just yes. lol

[TheJ731]

@fundy76 I completely agree with you 100 percent. Bowie never said anything ill of Morrissey. Bowies 1970 to 72 period was great but it sounds like he hasnt actually listened to what Bowie has been making after that. The whole 70s Bowie is amazing. Some of the 80s were off but he did make some good stuff and then 90s Bowie is just fantastic. The people that think Bowie was no good after the 70s probably havent listened to a lot of it. Why does Morrissey have to trash other artists?

[RandomHero486]

@TheJ731 Because he doesn't give a shit.

[HarveyDentLives]

Wow I think that's the first time I ever heard Ron Mael talk.

[KtotheY77]

I never answer the phone either!!!!!!!!! I just let it ring and ring.

[mring111]

"i never phone people, never... because i don't want to speak to people... i never answer the phone, never"

neither do i! we're 2 of a kind teehee.

what are they playing at 3.00 ?

[MiK3i]

lol so they say :P

[DysfunctionalGrey]

what song is 5:20

[sonofdrcross]

Jack the Ripper

[DysfunctionalGrey]

thanks

[DysfunctionalGrey]

wow it sounds well different live

[thebjm1967]

i looooooooooooooove how frank and honest he is. he makes me laugh and it is so refreshing. he really doesn't care if he upsets people, famous or not. god, i just love that.

[rachycakes03]

The most beautiful man in the world. ever Moz is a genius!

[sushikitty71]

@rachycakes03 I think you are the coolest.

[DysfunctionalGrey]

music at 2:25 ?

[iyergem]

i love morrissey, he's such a legend!

[ModernNosferatu]

I was born on Bowies birthday but rather been born on Morrisseys' instead

[nevernever22]

@ModernNosferatu haha, i am :)

[squidcake]

fucking hell...if i was there to see morrissey AND bowie together i'd shit my pants. my two favorite artists ever. god, that's epic...

[JBinOtown]

Morrissey has attacked a lot of people. He should probably refrain from that. Bowie is still a great artist , as the Reality CD proved.

[gahansgurl]

to sandprof. i dont normally get into pointless debates on here. i usually have much better things to do. but i feel compelled to tell you that those 'two fags at 2.52' most certainly are sparks. and as for sparks being a couple of fags? you must be fucking joking?

[jpjames1]

He is refreshing its good when sum1 is completely different.  When most people are the same or similar

[sandprof]

who dare he judge bowie - the jumped up pantry boy!

[ModernNosferatu]

I wonder when he dies, what's going to happen when they find all his journels, what will they say

[sandprof]

the two fagsat 2.52 are either sparks or Mr Spock

[KiittyCupcake]

You know what's vulgar.

People like you.

[byan85]

@burytilidie Boo.

[burytilidie]

@byan85 How pitifully inane.

[lolagraceful]

@burytilidie what a perfectly distasteful thing to say

[burytilidie]

@lolagraceful So chastising something for their moronic outburst of 'Boo' is perfectly distasteful? The burning question has to be...how?

[southerner4566]

I saw Morrissey suport Bowie in Exeter about 10 years ago Bowie was crap ,well past his sell by date, Moz was as good as ever of course

[xXSupernautXx]

0:32...what song is that?

[burytilidie]

It's Cosmic Dancer - a cover of the T-Rex song.

[lizlovesbatsy]

Morrissey says what he wants and I love it!

[mmyyppaarrttyy]

bowie and morrissey!!

two of the best lyricists in history.

[thisnamebetter]

what moz says about bowie fits him hand in glove

[sandprof]

rubbish

[cheshirepixie]

Moz and I could be best friends

[Monterey2am]

"bring me the head of Elton John" - brilliant. "He has nothing to say". Correct

[someonenoticeimdead]

David bowie was a prat.

[kraigus]

i'm sure youd know personally.

[someonenoticeimdead]

ive met enough of his fans to know

[Monterey2am]

I agree with you, Bowie is so... something or other. Morrissey rocks.

[athleticscoach2012]

Its better to listen to his records. So nobody says anything interesting in 5 years. Did Nancy Sinatra say anything interesting & would Morrisey really associate with her if she was not famous? I thought Morrisey was a legend but he is a just too pompous. As for his comments on Bowie, he is not the only one whose best days are behind him.

[XanBcoo]

1:50

Completely sums up what I don't like about Morrissey. Amazing lyricist and songwriter, but he just comes off as a a smug twat most of the time.

[Richmarkhill78]

A Smug twat to me= Hilariously entertaining.

[TaskforceDingbat]

And I think he would feel more comfortable around those who think he is a smug twat, than those who fear they would insult him by disagreeing with him. Guys like Morrissey, are often simply looking for a reaction. Not for giggles, but to use that reaction to determine whether or not that individual will be honest with them. Rejection from those who you despise is also not so strangely reaffirming, as an added bonus. There are those whose hatred is worth while to seek.

[servocrow]

what is the name of the track playing at 5:06?

thx in advance..

[komlaa2k]

Jack the Ripper

[NWRA1957]

Morrissey was a fascinating artist in 1983,1984,1985, but not now.

[gingerbreadface]

and morrissey's churlish comments about Bowie in the video prove what a childish, thin skinned ass he can be.a real closet queen bitch.just because he went on tour with Bowie and didn't get as much attention as he wanted because he was just an opening act. it's all just me, me, me! Just like some of his fans, who are quite depressive, simple-minded people(and don't get the subtleties in his work).the world's fucked, durrr!grow some fucking balls, get a proper education,and try living life.

[gingerbreadface]

and if you think the sum total of Morrisey, Ian Curtis, and Thom Yorke's lyrics is 'the world's fucked', then you are the epitome of ignorant. Do you not see the ambiguities, the shades of grey? that most of morrissey's so-called depressing lyrics are tongue-in-cheek and very funny. its pantomine melancholy.

[gingerbreadface]

'I like singers who know the world's fucked. I don't like singers who think songs can change it.' Well that about sums up the level of intelligence here. I guess The Beatles, Curtis Mayfield, Sly Stone, etc., must be crap then because they all sung songs about peace, love and harmony.

[gingerbreadface]

well, morrissey was in all five parts and thus has a complete sweep of being a wanker across the board!

[curvedglass]

WILL SELF (HARM) PLEASE

[whump123]

Good one...

[matjohnroe]

Bono skipped part 4, but comes back in part five as a wanker once more! Go Bono!

[captainleg07]

he skipped part 4 cos he was being a wanker in a johnny marr doc elsewhere.

[grilp37]

Glad to see more Bono haters. Bono is infuriating. I've heard him sound similary wankerish in clips about Ian Curtis and Thom Yorke. I like singers who know the world's fucked. I don't like singers who think songs can change it.

[holtaprid]

Lol, all of the comments here are horrible.

[nightdriveblush]

Lovely.

Thank you so much for posting.

[NastyNotion]

He has a very captivating and relaxing voice.

[MagicalMysteryWhore]

ANSWER YOUR DAMN PHONE MORRISSEY!

[zanaaa1]

m is hero!!

[fluorophoric]

The temple of David, hahahha...

he's right. After Heroes, Bowie went down hill.

[dandruffkiller]

i think morrissey was right to leave bowies tour xD morrisseys better thn bowie anyways! by far! bowie is rather overrated people dont go to see hiom because of his latest music they go to see david bowie the glam rock 70's legend

[TheJ731]

@dandruffkiller i see him for his latest music

[LuvSickPuppi]

0.20 seconds!that guy in the background....ouch!

[Silke769]

I wonder which age Bono thinks Morrissey's character was preparing him for.

[41htdex]

1888

[sandprof]

1888 what?

[flowerlike42]

no wonder about what he says concerning communicating by fax or that he does not pick up the phone to talk to someone...he's a WRITER ...call him a poet or lyricist ..A WRITER!!

[rufusjetaime]

ooo.. I like elton John!! But also like Morrissey! Still love ya Moz!

[mugglechops]

bring me the head of eltonjohn,lol

[LuvSickPuppi]

didnt mark bolan do that song at the start?

[d1sintegration]

the song at the start is "personality crisis" by the new york dolls, if that helps :]

[LuvSickPuppi]

no,the one with bowie??

[1959morrissey]

yes

[rockchic21]

whoo is the MORON asking him bout hollywood gatherings does he not know hoo morrissey is??? bloody plank

[Myung13]

its one of his few friends, you bloody plank :S

[rockchic21]

wow........i couldnt care less :)

cunt

[Myung13]

you couldn't care less

"whoo is the MORON asking him bout hollywood gatherings does he not know hoo morrissey is???"

OH YEH U DONT CARE DO U U JUST ASKED THE QUESTION

callin me acunt cos i fuckin merked u and ur the fucking dopey slag and fucked up royally

fuckk off u dirty pikey bastard

[rockchic21]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA dont make me fucking CRINGE silly silly cunt :( dont mess with me trust me mate id own you if i was SAD ENOUGH to argue over youtube :) bitch got owned deal with it reply all you want sad cunt you is BLOCKED BAHHHH HA HA HA HA ha

[Myung13]

i think everyone who reads this can clearly see I am the winner ^.^ nice one mainstreampoprockshiteuglyming­ingretard21

[41htdex]

I think thats his cousin

[rockchic21]

lol this is hilarious morrissey is so typically laidback here i love it

[Borusse73]

fantastic

[drfaith]

he just bullied bowie

[LuvSickPuppi]

good!hes a boring shitty drudge of an artist and morrissey is all things wonderful.

[morrissey1959]

yeeh too right

[beshameless]

does anyone else find morrissey hilarious? I love him so much but the whole fax business cracks me up! LONG LIVE MORRISSEY!

[lahmpowder]

what song are they singing?