Resplendent in studded denim, his shirt halfway unbuttoned, Mozza was bathed in heavenly lights. And his every utterance was received with adolescent-type fervor: “It is an indisputable fact that no American musician of any consequence has ever been on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.” Giddy approbation.In his stubborn refusal to just go away already, Morrissey has transformed himself into an icon of adolescence, even as he nears the improbable age of 50. His longevity is testimony to a certain sort of longing in life, and a certain sort of personality that can find no other outlet or expression except through the embarrassment of persistence.
Here's a clip from the glory days of The Smiths, and even then Johnny Marr seems sort of annoyed that they can't just play the song like a regular rock and roll band. Note how Marr keeps focusing on his Chuck Berry moves while steadfastly ignoring Morrissey's rolling around the floor.
