Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Morrissey to sue NME over story Morrissey is to sue the NME after it failed to apologise for an article focusing on his views on immigration. The magazine criticised the former Smiths star for allegedly telling a reporter Britain had lost its identity due to high levels of immigration. A deadline to print the retraction passed at 1300GMT. His lawyers said they were now issuing legal proceedings for defamation on behalf of Morrissey against the NME and its editor Conor McNicholas. In a statement, the singer's lawyers said: "The NME had until 1pm today to print a suitable apology to Morrissey. Their only response to this deadline was to say that they 'do not have time to respond to the allegations.'" Earlier, the NME released a statement which read: "We can confirm that Morrissey's legal representatives have been in contact with NME and, pending the outcome of these discussions, we won't be commenting any further." Identity The magazine quoted Morrissey allegedly saying: "Although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England the more the British identity disappears. So the price is enormous. "If you travel to Germany, it's still absolutely Germany. If you travel to Sweden, it still has a Swedish identity. "But travel to England and you have no idea where you are," the singer is reported to have said. The 48-year-old, who has spent the last decade in Rome and Los Angeles, was apparently responding to a question about whether he would return to live in the UK. In a follow-up interview concerning his comments, the NME reported that Morrissey had said: "It could be construed that the reason I wouldn't wish to live in England is the immigration explosion. And that's not true at all." "There are other reasons why I would find England very difficult, such as the expense and the pressure," he said. He is alleged to have added that he did not think his comments were inflammatory, but were "a statement of fact". The singer's manager accused the NME of "character assassination" on the singer's fan website, True To You. Tim Jonze, the freelance journalist who interviewed Morrissey, told the BBC that he didn't approve of the singer's comments and had found them "offensive". He said he had asked for his name to be removed from the article because it had been rewritten. "I didn't want my name on something I hadn't written, even if some of it might have been similar to what I wrote originally," he said. Come on Mozza, you camp old fascist, tell us what you really think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Morrissey is a twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Tickets on Sale in the morning as he's doing a gig at Sunderland Empire in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RlCO 0 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I haven't read the article, I'm just registering my opposition on accout Morrissey is a twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 once a prat always a prat he takes himself soooooooooooooooooooooo seriously and ,as the judge said, he's a rotten twisted liar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Marvin 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 2nd best group to come out of manny facta mundo ,1st Stone Roses 3rd Oasis. Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand and the first to do time the first of the gang to die Oh my ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walliver 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 The author of the piece has written about it on the Guardian website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Author Share Posted December 2, 2007 2nd best group to come out of manny facta mundo ,1st Stone Roses 3rd Oasis. New Order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Marvin 0 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 New Order 4th. Happy Mondays 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19806 Posted December 2, 2007 Share Posted December 2, 2007 what about simply red? nah, just kidding. joy division would be ahead of oasis for me though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 what about simply red? nah, just kidding. joy division would be ahead of oasis for me though And New Order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Morrissey doesn't like twat. fyp. Fucking hell how can you not have Joy Division as the most important group to come out of munchester? They paved the way and without them the rest would of found it a different proposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Chameleons too, tbh. And the Stockholm Monsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 elbow as well tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 84 Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 what about take that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 He had to get out of LA quick sharp....Shot his mouth off about Dubya a few too many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 The author of the piece has written about it on the Guardian website Morrissey is a complete arsehole, but if you read that guardian blog thing you can clearly see where it (the article) is coming from. Morrissey is "racist" as the author claims? Well only by the definition of "anything I disagree with (and might help my career and get some publicity)" is "racist". Reminds me very much of that tart from the Guardian and her agenda with NUFC, they've got to have someone to be morally superior to or they have no readership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 The author of the piece has written about it on the Guardian website Morrissey is a complete arsehole, but if you read that guardian blog thing you can clearly see where it (the article) is coming from. Morrissey is "racist" as the author claims? Well only by the definition of "anything I disagree with (and might help my career and get some publicity)" is "racist". Reminds me very much of that tart from the Guardian and her agenda with NUFC, they've got to have someone to be morally superior to or they have no readership. Seriously he's obviously hit his target market otherwise you wouldn't be here commenting upon it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 The author of the piece has written about it on the Guardian website Morrissey is a complete arsehole, but if you read that guardian blog thing you can clearly see where it (the article) is coming from. Morrissey is "racist" as the author claims? Well only by the definition of "anything I disagree with (and might help my career and get some publicity)" is "racist". Reminds me very much of that tart from the Guardian and her agenda with NUFC, they've got to have someone to be morally superior to or they have no readership. Seriously he's obviously hit his target market otherwise you wouldn't be here commenting upon it. Target market? People that can see thought the usual shite (as opposed to morons that swallow down whatever they are spoon fed). Yes maybe, although knowing him more through luck than judgement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 He seemed to attract a huge mexican following while in LA. Very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3193 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 (edited) 2nd best group to come out of manny facta mundo ,1st Stone Roses 3rd Oasis. Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand and the first to do time the first of the gang to die Oh my ........ Fuck off I would put Joy Division, New Order, The Buzzcocks and happy mondays before that bunch of plagiaristic arseholes. I will probably think of some more just as I press add reply too. Edited December 5, 2007 by Kevin Carr's Gloves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zico martin 84 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 (edited) 2nd best group to come out of manny facta mundo ,1st Stone Roses 3rd Oasis. Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand and the first to do time the first of the gang to die Oh my ........ Fuck off I would put Joy Division, New Order, The Buzzcocks and happy mondays before that bunch of plagiaristic arseholes. I will probably think of some more just as I press add reply too. come on, you cant have joy division AND new order man, that's cheatin' to me it would be smiths stone roses jd/ no Edited December 6, 2007 by zico martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 2nd best group to come out of manny facta mundo ,1st Stone Roses 3rd Oasis. Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand and the first to do time the first of the gang to die Oh my ........ Fuck off I would put Joy Division, New Order, The Buzzcocks and happy mondays before that bunch of plagiaristic arseholes. I will probably think of some more just as I press add reply too. come you cant have joy division AND new order man, that's cheatin' to me it would be smiths stone roses jd/ no I can't separate those three. It's entirely dependent upon the mood I'm in. Probably three of my top five bands in the world ever, come to think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 2nd best group to come out of manny facta mundo ,1st Stone Roses 3rd Oasis. Hector was the first of the gang with a gun in his hand and the first to do time the first of the gang to die Oh my ........ Fuck off I would put Joy Division, New Order, The Buzzcocks and happy mondays before that bunch of plagiaristic arseholes. I will probably think of some more just as I press add reply too. come you cant have joy division AND new order man, that's cheatin' to me it would be smiths stone roses jd/ no I really like Oasis, one of the biggest victims of the popular = rubbish theory. The best band the country, nay world, has produced in the last 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Steady on. First album was very good like. Gone progressively downhill imo. They aren't shit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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