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Smiths And Morrissey Frequently Asked Questions
Who's Who ?
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Last Updated : 1999/12/15
For cover stars of Smiths & Morrissey record artwork, see [1]Cover
Stars.
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There are millions of people missing from this Who's Who. Please,
please, please [2]contribute (new people, descriptions, corrections,
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Allman, Rob
Johnny Marr's first writing partner, in the band White Dice.
Babylon Books
Published Morrissey's books.
Bedford, Mark (a.k.a. "Bedders")
Morrissey's one-time bassist for [3]Kill Uncle, and formerly a
member of Madness.
Bellis, Pat
Rough Trade's press officer.
Bragg, Billy
Marr conspirator. Covered Panic, Ask, and several other Smiths
songs (see [4]here).
Black, Cilla
60's pop artist. The Smiths covered one of her songs, [5]Work
Is A Four-Letter Word.
Bolan, Marc
T-Rex frontman who wrote a song covered by Morrissey, [6]Cosmic
Dancer.
Bollock Brothers, The
Whom The Smiths were amazed to find themselves supporting on a
European tour date.
Boorer, Lyn Wife of Boz Boorer. Former member of the The Shillelagh
Sisters. Plays double bass in Sonny George's band.
Boorer, Martin (Boz)
Plays guitar, writes with, and sings backing vocals for
Morrissey solo. Former member of The Polecats. Has also written
songs with and played for Adam Ant. When not playing in
Morrissey's band he along with his wife Lyn can be found
playing with Sonny George, ex-frontman of the Planet Rockers.
The Planet Rockers opened for Morrissey on a leg of his 1991
tour. His website is [7]http://www.boz.dircon.co.uk/.
Bowie, David
Seminal influence on Morrissey. A solo artist with his golden
years in the 70's; had a distinct effect on the young Steven.
Later covered [8]I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday.
Brady, Ian
One of the Moors Murderers, along with Myra Hindley (see
[9]Suffer Little Children).
Bridgwood, Johnny
A classically trained bassist that replaced Gary Day after he
was sacked. Bridgwood left the band after the 1997 Maladjusted
tour.
Brown, Angie
Johnny Marr's wife.
Burns, Pete
The lead singer of Dead Or Alive and Morrissey had a "pop star"
friendship in 1985. Burns appeared at several "Meat Is Murder"
shows. At The Royal Albert Hall he sang a duet with Moz on
[10]Barbarism. They were interviewed together in 'Smash Hits'
in a hilarious piece of camp innuendo - according to Rogan.
Bushell, Garry
Idiot who penned a piece in "Sounds" about the child sex
scandal.
Cantona, Eric
Footballing favourite of Morrissey, played for Manchester
United.
Carrack, Paul
Played on [11]The Smiths.
Cartel, The
Geoff Travis' distribution company.
Coates, Ann
Fictional character, a pun on an area of Manchester, credited
with the backing vocals for [12]Bigmouth Strikes Again (in
reality a speeded-up tape of Morrissey's vocal).
Cobrin, Spencer James
Drummer for Morrissey solo, from 1991 to 1997, previously in
The Memphis Sinners with Gary Day. Also co-wrote [13]Wide To
Receive and [14]Lost. Currently in a New York City-based band
called Elva Snow.
Cookies, The
Band who did the song covered by The Smiths, [15]I Want A Boy
For My Birthday.
Cowie, Phil
The Smith's tour manager.
Cummins, Kevin
NME's chief photographer, based in Manchester in the early
'80s. Photographed The Smiths in September 1983 for their first
NME cover. A last-minute decision was made to go with a Big
Country cover instead.
Cunliffe, Grant
One of The Smiths' soundmen.
Dannell, Debbie
Originally a hair & make up artist, she now doubles as
Morrissey's personal assistant.
Davalos, Richard
Starred with James Dean in "East of Eden". Cover star of
[16]Strangeways, Here We Come.
Day, Gary
Played bass guitar for Morrissey solo before he was sacked.
Previous bands The Memphis Sinners, The Gazmen, The Sharks, The
Caravans, The Nitros and the bizarrely named Frantic
Flintstones. Particularly noticeable for his tattoos. Was
re-hired in 1999 for Morrissey's Oye Esteban tour.
Defoe, Martha
Rough Trade employee who helped The Smiths in an organisational
capacity.
Doonan, Patric
Name-checked in [17]Now My Heart Is Full, he was an actor from
the 1940's who appears in the film "Cockleshell Heroes" (the
same film from which [18]Maladjusted gets the Anthony Newley
quote).
Duffy, Billy
Guitarman from The Cult, the original member along with
vocalist Ian Astbury. Billy's connection to Morrissey comes
through his old band "The Nosebleeds", for which Morrissey once
joined as a singer for a brief period.
Durkin, Bobby
Member of White Dice.
El Vez
See Robert Lopez.
Elva Snow
Spencer Cobrin's band. He plays guitar rather than drums.
Fall, The
Manchester band, contemporaneous with The Smiths. The Smiths
were support for them; months later, The Fall supported them.
Farley, Andy
Member of The Hoax.
Ferrari, Nick
Slimy Sun reporter whose piece "Child Sex Song Puts Beeb In A
Spin" started ... you know what.
Ferry, Bryan
Ex Roxy Music frontman, became friend of Marr's during 1986. He
also added lyrics to the instrumental [19]Money Changes
Everything, calling it "The Right Stuff" and released it as a
single, featuring Johnny on guitar. The B-side is an
instrumental version oddly credited only to Bryan Ferry...
Gannon, Craig
"5th member" who provided 2nd guitar in live shows and was the
temporary replacement bassist when Andy Rourke was sacked. Used
to play with Aztec Camera, and Colourfield.
Gough, Caryn
Worked on the sleeve artwork for The Smiths.
Hando, Stoney
Morrissey signed off a press release for [20]Maladjusted using
this name which is the name of a skinhead character in the
Australian film "Romper Stomper".
Heart, Steve
Played on [21]Kill Uncle, notably the bizarre sound effects in
[22]The Harsh Truth Of The Camera Eye.
Herman's Hermits
60's Manchester band. Morrissey covered their song, [23]East
West.
Hindley, Myra
One of the Moors Murderers, with Ian Brady (see [24]Suffer
Little Children).
Hoax, The
Mike Joyce's original band.
Hood, Fred
Grant Showbiz's co-conspirator, drummer and friend of Marr's.
Played drums with The Smiths on [25]The Draize Train and
[26]How Soon Is Now? at Brixton Academy in October 1986.
Hynde, Chrissie
Morrissey-collaborator and frontperson of The Pretenders,
singing on [27]My Love Life.
Jablonska, Annalisa
Sang on [28]Suffer Little Children and [29]Pretty Girls Make
Graves.
Jam, The
Three-piece band fronted by Paul Weller. Morrissey covered
their song [30]That's Entertainment .
James
Smiths-contemporary band, with mutual admiration. The Smiths
covered their song [31]What's The World ? live.
Jake
See Walters, Jake.
Jarman, Derek
Ex-director who did a short film backed by the songs [32]The
Queen Is Dead, [33]Panic, and [34]There Is A Light That Never
Goes Out. The video was done without The Smiths' collaboration,
although the band did meet Jarman several times under other
circumstances.
Jensen, David "Kid"
Radio DJ who broadcast several Smiths sessions.
Joyce, Mike
The Smiths' drummer, formerly of The Hoax.
Kirk, Kris
Journalist who wrote an article complaining about Morrissey's
sexual ambiguity when he uses gay icons on the front of The
Smith's record covers (see [35]here).
Lillywhite, Steve
Morrissey's long-time producer.
Lopez, Robert AKA El Vez. Opened for Morrissey for the Santa Barbara
show on the 1999 Oye Esteban tour. Morrissey has stated in
several interviews that he is a fan of his. Lopez also played
in a gothic reggae band called Catholic Discipline with Phranc
on vocals. See [36]http://members.aol.com/elvezco/.
Lorca
Spencer Cobrin and Alain Whyte's band.
Ludus
Band fronted by Morrissey's friend, Linder Sterling.
MacColl, Kirsty
Sang on [37]Ask and [38]Interesting Drug. Married to Steve
Lillywhite.
Maker, James
Friend of Morrissey's during the early days of The Smiths.
Appeared as a go-go dancer with The Smiths at some of the early
gigs.
Mardy, Steve
Member of The Hoax.
Marr, Johnny
Originally John Maher. The brilliant tunesmith of, er, The
Smiths.
McCullough, Dave
Foolish Smiths-friendly reporter who started the whole child
sex thing due to an unfortunate misinterpretation.
Memphis Sinners, The
Band that once boasted Alain Whyte, Gary Day and Spencer James
Cobrin.
Mitchell, Craig
Member of White Dice.
Morrisey, Paul
Director of Andy Warhol's Flesh, from which a still was taken
for the cover of [39]The Smiths.
Morrissey, Steven Patrick
Amazingly enough, the lead singer of The Smiths.
Moir, Jim
AKA Vic Reeves, a comedian who covered versions of Smiths songs
in humorous ways, and created the quite brilliant character
"Morrissey the Consumer Monkey". He also sang on Morrissey's
[40]cover of That's Entertainment.
Moss, Joe
In 1982, Moss was the 40-year-old manager of Crazy Face, a
clothes shop in Manchester's Chapel Walks. Johnny Marr worked
next door at X Clothes. Moss managed The Smiths from autumn
1982 until the end of 1983. Joe Moss now manages Manchester
band Marion, whose hit single "Sleep" bore an uncanny
resemblance to [41]Hand In Glove.
Muir, John
Head of Babylon Books.
Nevin, Mark E.
Wrote the music for several Morrissey songs, notably most (all
?) of [42]Kill Uncle. Formerly of Fairground Attraction.
Newley, Anthony
Actor whose line "On this glorious occasion of the splendid
defeat" in the film "Cockleshell Heroes" was used in the
Morrissey song [43]Maladjusted.
New York Dolls, The
70's punk band, much admired by Morrissey. Morrissey covered
their song [44]Trash on the Kill Uncle tour.
Nosebleeds, The
Manchester punk band, briefly had Morrissey as vocalist.
O'Hara, Mary Margaret
Did the eerie vocals on [45]November Spawned A Monster. She
released an album called "Miss America".
Paresi, Andrew
[46]Viva Hate, [47]Bona Drag, and [48]Kill Uncle. As of 1998,
he is also known as Raymond Sinclair, the only vaguely funny
thing on the UK Radio 1's Morning Show.
Peel, John
Radio DJ who recorded several sessions with The Smiths and gave
them their first big radio break.
Phranc
Opened for Morrissey for part of the 1991 Kill Uncle Tour. Also
appears (topless) in the Kill Uncle Tour programme. See
[49]"http://www.phranc.net/.
Piering, Scott
The Smiths' record plugger, and later caretaker manager.
Porter, John
The Smiths' producer for a time.
Reeves, Vic
See Moir, Jim.
Reilly, Vini
Worked on [50]Viva Hate, and does solo work as Durutti Column.
The Durutti Column album "Vini Reilly" came with a limited
seven-inch of [51]I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong.
Riff, Eddie
Morrissey's hotel sign-in name during 1992, and during the 2000
South American tour.
Rogan, Johnny
Author of the controversial Smiths biog, "Morrissey & Marr: The
Severed Alliance". Morrissey famously claimed to hate the book,
despite his help and reviewing of the book, hoping that "Johnny
Rogan ends his days very soon in an M3 pile-up".
Ronson, Mick
Bowie's old guitarist. Produced [52]Your Arsenal. Sadly died of
cancer in 1994.
Rothwell, Talbot
Pseudonym Morrissey used when writing notes for Jo Slee; he is
the writer of many of the "Carry On ..." films so beloved of
Moz.
Rough Trade
The Smiths' first record company, headed by Geoff Travis.
Originally a record shop, it evolved into the record company,
along with related distribution company, The Cartel.
Rourke, Andy
Of course, The Smiths' bassist. Sacked temporarily for problems
related to his heroin addiction.
Sack
A 5 piece (unsigned) band from Ireland that opened for
Morrissey on the European leg of his Oye Esteban Tour. See
[53]http://www.sacktheband.com.
Shaw, Sandie
60's artist whose career was resurrected when asked to sing on
[54]Hand In Glove, which later went on to chart in the Top 30.
Showbiz, Grant
See Cunliffe, Grant.
Siouxsie Sioux
Singer of Siouxsie and the Banshees, and one-time Morrissey
collaborator with [55]Interlude.
Slee, Jo
Helped with the sleeve design for both The Smiths and Morrissey
releases. Author of lush, interesting and sadly out-of-print
book Peepholism: Into The Art Of Morrissey.
Smart, Elizabeth
Author of prose classic "By Grand Central Station I Sat Down
And Wept", obviously a favourite of Morrissey's, as you can
read [56]here .
Smith, Richard
Journalist who wrote an article complaining about Morrissey's
sexual ambiguity when he uses gay icons on the front of The
Smith's record covers (see [57]here).
Smith, Robert
Lead singer of classic band The Cure, and famous Morrissey
enemy. Their long-running and public feud includes some classic
quotes from both sides, the most immortal being Robert's "If
Morrissey says don't eat meat, then I'll eat meat, because I
hate Morrissey".
Smith, Spike T.
Morrissey's current drummer. Formerly of The Damned and London
based band Jolt.
Sterling, Linder
One of Morrissey's oldest friends, and frontwoman of Ludus.
Also sang backing vocals on [58]Driving Your Girlfriend Home.
Street, Stephen
One of The Smiths' producers and co-writer with Morrissey solo.
Suede
Band much trumpeted by Morrissey when they appeared on the
scene in the early 90's. Morrissey sometimes covered their song
[59]My Insatiable One on tour.
Suggs
From the 70's group, Madness. Did guest vocals on
[60]Piccadilly Palare, then went on to achieve wide-spread
loathing by ruining such classics as "I'm Only Sleeping" with
half-cock reggae chart-licking versions.
Tate, Troy
Originally intended to produce [61]The Smiths.
Thatcher, Margaret
British Prime Minister throughout the 80's and subject of
[62]Margaret On The Guillotine.
Travis, Geoff
Head honcho of The Smiths' first record label, Rough Trade.
Twinkle
60's artist who wrote a song covered by The Smiths, [63]Golden
Lights.
Walters, Jake
Jake Walters was Morrissey's personal assistant from '92-'94.
During this time they became very good friends, and there
were/are tons of rumours of the two being MORE than just
friends. They had a falling out in late '95 and have not spoken
since (or so sources says).
Weaver, Mick
Played on [64]The Smiths.
White Dice
Johnny Marr's previous band.
Whitehead, Sheridan
Morrissey nom-de-plume pre-Smiths, taken from the film "The Man
Who Came To Dinner". I'm a bit confused about whether this
should be Whitehead or Whiteside, anyone care to correct me ?
Whittall, Paul
Member of White Dice.
Whores in Retirement
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Whyte, Alain
Plays guitar for, writes with, and sing backing vocals for
Morrissey solo. Was in The Memphis Sinners. Is also in a band
called Johnny Panic.
Wilde,Oscar
Nineteenth-century Irish playwright, poet, humourist and
writer. One of Morrissey's more important influences, Wilde's
life ended in tragedy after a conviction for homosexuality.
Read everything he has ever done, now.
Wickham, Vicki
Former music producer and songwriter she was Morrissey's
manager for the Maladjusted era until he fired her. Former
manager to Marc Almond, Dusty Springfield, and "The Lunch Lady"
For more info, see
[65]http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,3
936463,00.html.
Wright, Steve
Vile DJ who became the topic of [66]Panic after following up a
news item about the Chernobyl disaster with the equally vile
"I'm Your Man" by Wham!. Steve Wright is also responsible for a
Morrissey parody song; you can read the lyrics [67]here.
Wright, Steven
After impressing Morrissey with his live photography, the
Manchester-based Wright was hired for the famous Salford Lads
Club shot for the inside sleeve of [68]The Queen Is Dead. Also
photographed the Strangeways sign. Not to be confused with
Steve Wright ... EVER.
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This section of the FAQ is maintained by [69]John Levon.
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Lyrics
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Last Updated : 1999/08/10
What's the song that goes "You shut your mouth / How can you say / I
go about things the wrong way / I am human and I need to be loved /
Just like everybody else does" ?
[1]How Soon Is Now ?.
Haven't I heard "insert lyrics here" somewhere else ?
Check [2]Sources.
Aren't those lyrics referring to something ?
Check [3]Sources.
What's the song that goes "insert lyrics here" ?
[4]Do a search to find the song.
How does Morrissey write his lyrics ?
He keeps a notepad on which he writes phrases for future reference. In
the days of The Smiths, the group would hand him a ready-made song,
which he would take away, and come back a few days later with full
lyrics and a full vocal.
Aren't the songs [5]Asian Rut, [6]The National Front Disco and
[7]Bengali In Platforms racist ?
Ah, the old "is Morrissey a racist?" discussion. This conversation has
been beaten to death numerous times on Smiths lists and (surprise) a
conclusion was never come to. Many feel he is speaking from the
character's (who may be racist) point of view. Others think these are
Morrissey's own true feelings and that he "proved it" by wrapping
himself in the Union Jack flag while in concert in '92, an event
thrown into sharp contrast by the recent Britpop "explosion" which saw
many British artists wearing and identifying with "fascist emblems"
such as this, with nary a whisper from the press. At the heat of the
racist debate, the frankly despicable former NME editor Steve
Sutherland wondered if Morrissey's alleged racism "might be a gay
thing". Which goes to show the level of discussion of the topic at
that point. Another spin has been added to this argument recently as
Morrissey issued a press release concerning the album [8]Maladjusted
with the pseudonym Stoney Hando. Hando is the name of the lead
skinhead character in the 1992 Australian film "Romper Stomper".
What's all this [9]Piccadilly Palare ?
The "Piccadilly Palare" was slang used in the gay London of the 60s.
Several words are used in this song :
bona - good
drag - clothes
vada - see, look at
eek - face
riah - hair
The source that Morrissey used was a radio show from the 1960s called
"Round The Horne". It starred Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick, who
played two homosexuals. Each show was on a different topic and was
named things like "Bona Law" (hence Bona Drag). This show used the
words above, plus several others.
What were the original lyrics to [10]Wonderful Woman ?
The song was originally [11]What Do You See In Him ?
Who is [12]Sunny about ?
Rumours abound that [13]Sunny is about Morrissey's (former) personal
assistant/friend Jake Walters.
What does Morrissey mean in the couplet "Leather elbows on a tweed
coat / Is that the best you can do ?" in [14]Alsatian Cousin ?
In Britain, leather-elbowed jackets give a distinct suggestion of "old
England" when everyone played cricket and drank tea. They are
associated with Morrissey's verdant idealistic England, long gone, and
only remembered in the old 60s films. The lines could be referring in
part to the lover's old-fashioned ideas: Morrissey here is sneering at
the hackneyed old way in which the character is living out the affair.
Other interpretations abound, and are welcome.
Who is the "silly old man" in [15]Get Off The Stage ?
Probably Mick Jagger.
What does Morrissey mumble at the end of [16]I Started Something I
Couldn't Finish ?
"OK Stephen ... do that again ?" to Stephen Street, the producer.
What are they singing at the start of [17]The Queen Is Dead, and who
are they ?
The best we have is :
Oh ! Take me back to dear old Blighty,
Put me on the train for London Town,
Take me anywhere,
Drop me anywhere,
Liverpool, Leeds or Birmingham
But I don't care,
I should like to see my...
It is a sample from the film The L-Shaped Room.
What's that sample during [18]Spring-Heeled Jim ?
It's from "We are The Lambeth Boys", a 1959 documentary about the last
man to be hanged in Britain, and is [19]cockneys talking. Morrissey
has said in an interview before that it's not a sample, but he was
obviously joking.
What's that sample at the end of [20]Billy Budd ?
It is from the film "Oliver Twist" starring Alec Guinness.
Wasn't [21]Margaret on the Guillotine written before [22]Viva Hate ?
Yes, the lyrics to [23]Margaret on the Guillotine were originally
written during the [24]Strangeways, Here We Come sessions but never
had music put to them. The title [25]Margaret on the Guillotine was
also almost the name of the album [26]The Queen is Dead.
What unreleased songs are there by Morrissey ?
[27]Oh Phoney, [28]Striptease With A Difference, [29]My Name Is
Mortimer, [30]Born To Hang, [31]Fantastic Bird, and [32]Stay As You
Are.
Also there are rumoured songs "Buddy Buried Deeply", "Snake Curves
Silently", and "In Control Of Dame Dominance", although there is even
less evidence for these. Apparently the last song is about David
Bowie.
Where can I find sites in England mentioned in songs?
Check out [33]Mozguide UK.
What does Morrissey sing at the end of [34]Suedehead ?
"It was a good lay". From the [35]Sounds 1988 interview :
I mean, did he really sing, "It was a good lay" at the end of
"Suedehead," his first solo single?
"No, 'It was a bootleg'. I mean, good heavens, in my vocabulary?
Please..."
Honestly?
"Well, have I ever been dishonest?" he laughs. "Do people think it was
'a good lay'?"
I do.
"And is that quite racy?"
Oh, yes.
"Well, it was actually 'a good lay'."
And was there one?
"No, I just thought it might amuse someone living in Hartlepool."
Is the song [36]I Won't Share You about Johnny Marr ?
Although Morrissey has never said as much, it probably is. The Smiths'
drummer, Mike Joyce, certainly thinks so.
Why did Morrissey change the lyrics to [37]Such A Little Thing Makes
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