As Loafing Oaf from the message board will be doing, I taped it and will use it as my intro to the whole Kilborn set.

Thanks again to Loafing Oaf for the heads up.

Mini-interview was ok. What I found interesting was Morrissey being called by his first, then by his whole name. Never heard it out loud before.

I was sooooooo happy to hear Morrissey's views on Bush. We do need a new President. Kerry is no Clinton but he's the best of the choices we've got. I know not everyone on this page is a Kerry fan but as Morrissey fans we should see that he made some good points in that CNN interview. And for all of those out there who don't vote, WAKE UP! Your life and your voice will just pass you buy if you don't vote. With all that being said, I can't wait for the new Morrissey CD. William

"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before"

"I Started Something I Couldn't Finish"

Videos were shot on 18 October 1987 (so a few months after the Smiths split) for "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish" and "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before". The same footage of Morrissey biking through Manchester and Salford with a dozen or more look-alike fans was used for both. The fans were found from the Smiths Indeed fanzine. Morrissey's idea was to show Smiths' landmarks around Manchester, with the fans riding behind him as if they were chasing him around. Both videos were directed by Tim Broad.

Is that people like CNN say "Remember Morrissey?"

1. First as if mainstream media ever dared cover him to begin with.

2. His greatest commercial success came in the mid-1990s with awesome songs like "We hate it when our friends become successful", "Tomorrow" and "The more you ignore me."

anyone seen it there?

"I love America so much, that I hope to God that George W. can't last very long, because I think he is so, so bad for the country".

I, and many others, were angrily saying the same thing - "I think he is so, so bad for the country" - 4 years ago, the day he got *illegally* elected into office; it shocked me, though, when someone later said to me, "he's doing the best that he can..."; and then 9/11 happened - "the best"?! Good Lord, I hate to see his *worst*!!!!

if i flip on cnn headline news right now, do i have a sporting chance of catching this?

Could some good person post a transcript of Morrissey's interview? I'm too skint for cable!

within 2 minutes of reading this, i set up the VCR and taped it.

really, how cool is that? MOZ on CNN. what's the world coming to?

I just watched this segment... literally as I turned on the TV to the channel, it started 20 seconds later as I heard the newscaster say "Remember Morrissey?"

Nice interview for an interviewer who obviously had only a passing knowledge of Morrissey. It's always nice to see and hear Morrissey on TV, especially on something so mainstream as CNN. I laughed at his comment on The Cure: "I can't understand how they're still around" or something like that. The Bigfoot comment of his was funny... I used to try to MozSpot when I lived in LA, but to no avail.

Anyway... I've been lurking here for over 5 years... decided to say hi and leave a comment. If anyone remembers the transcript of the Morrissey interview with Richard Blade a few years back on KROQ, I'm the guy that typed it up and sent it in. =)

Off topic: my 11 year old daughter loves IBEH, and "The Slum Mums." Too bad TSM didn't make it onto the CD. My 9 year old son has TWO Morrissey posters in his bedroom... the lad has good taste!

1. Did I read in one of the posts that someone was actually surprised that CNN put dissent towards Bush on the air? Okay, that person must be in college.

and,

2. It's been stated and debated over and over on this site, however, to summarize, Morrissey is not intelligent when it comes to politics. We'll leave it at that.

One last thing, please explain to me, I'm speaking to the Kerry fans out there, why John F. Kerry, while speaking to union reps in Detroit bragged about his SUV, and then at his home in Idaho a month later said he didn't own an SUV? His family does. Just keep it to that...explain why he changed his answer, and then explain how you can defend someone who is such a genuine liar? John Kerry will say anything to get elected...that's who you want running the most powerful nation on the planet?!?

As an add on: Morrissey doesn't bring the smarts when it comes to politics, and neither do his fans...

Wow! Sanctuary Records are really doing their job aren't they? CNN! I wonder (and somewhat fear) what's next. By the way, did anybody listen to Razor Cuts on Virgin Radio yesterday? Morrissey was the guest star. Any news?

Ok, Morrissey and his fans knows nothing about politics. but even the animals of zoo can see that. This man is insane. It is not a politics conclusion. is a LOGIC conclusion.

Unite and Take Over!!!

right after moz made that comment about george W they played I like you right where he sings "this is why i like you.. i like you..."

ill still be voting for george W. anyway (just like how i still eat meat and still think the Cure are ok)

viva moz!

"Surprising, given the U.S. media's typically censorious additude towards dissent...perhaps CNN is fishing for a bit of controversy..."

I can see you're not a regular viewer of CNN's Lou Dobbs. Very interesting show. You should watch it. The Exporting America coverage is particularly informative.
  http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/lou.dobbs.tonight/

I saw the Headlines news thing on Saturday night, they played it at the end of each hour.
I was expecting, from the way I read the news clip on Morrisseymusic.com, that there would be an hour long interview, because that 2-3 minute piece seemed to be so poorly edited and all over the place.

Like the coment on the Cure...he was asked about his "feud", and his reply was about how it surprised him that they (Cure) were still around.
Well, that comment has nothing to to with the "feud". That was just a comment on his apparent dislike in their music.

I wish the entire, or at least a decent editing of what seemed like it must have been a lengthy interview would be shown/aired.

Oh well.

I stayed up all night watching CNN, and I didn't see it once.

I know it was only a short interview, but if anyone is willing to make me a opy (if they recorded it) I would appreciate it so much.

what are the chances of someone putting up the Morrissey segment from Headline News on a website somewhere (anywhere)?

Living in NYC, the Headline News channel on our cable service cuts to local news during the last 5 minutes of every half hour. I tried to find it Sunday evening-Monday morning, but was out of luck (news is boring, so I could have slept through it).

BTW - we went to the Apollo on Saturday night - next to last row in the top balcony. fantastic show, except Morrissey disapeared from our view when he interacted with the audience. still, it was a big night out for us, and we actually got to sit and enjoy the man and his music - we're too old (late 40s) to stand all night at gigs.

stu

The news clip comes on every 48 minutes past the hour on cnn headline news, not the cnn channel. They showed clips of the IBEH video and some concert footage from the L.A. shows. He was asked about his views on President Bush to which he explained that he wasn't to fond of. He also said that he couldn't believe the Cure was still around. Morrissey also said that he was happy.

as a canadian watching cnn it makes me absolutely ill. the fear keeps being driven into the american public deaper and deaper.
a little moz on cnn makes up for 24hours of non-sense.
THIS IS MOZ!!!!

remember morrissey the lead singer of the eighties pop band the smiths,
well he has a new image and a new cd, denise chuan talks to morrissey
about his past and his future

*clip of ibeh video*

in the seven years since his last solo cd there has been occasional
morrissey sightings, "i read these sightings and it is like bigfoot",
most of these occur at a pub near the cnn bureau in sunny los angeles,
a city the famously gloomy english pop star has ironically called home
since 1996, (dc) "people when they meet you expect you to be this brooding,
depressed, suicidal (nervous laugh), morose individual?
(moz)"people are very surprised when they see me that i'm not 22, i'm not
skinny, i'm not falling down stairs, that i'm not despising humanity

*clip of how soon is now live*
voiceover clip: he gained enormous acclaim as the mysterious lead singer
of the eighties band the smiths
*clip of ibeh*
voiceover clip: AND on may 18th steven patrick morrissey will unleash his
7th studio album you are the quarrrrry, 4 days before his 45th birthday

(moz) honestly i don't feel of the eighties, i don't at all, i feel now, my life now is more interesting

*clip of live performance from U.S.*
voiceover clip:morrissey recently sold out 5 nights in los angeles, 5 nights
in new york and one giant homecoming concert in manchester england, that's been 12 years in the making

(moz) and i'm going back to manchester, where i was born and braised (raises
eyebrows, she laughs)

(dc) do you like being on the road?
(moz) yes i do (sighs)
(dc) you say that with a (inaudible)
(moz) i say everything with a (shrugs/sighs), it's how i was born

*clip of the cure*
voiceover:what continues to be a pain, his supposed feud with another
legendary eighties band, the cure

(moz) it fascinates me that they continue to survive

voiceover news clips: and he's still troubled by the state of world affairs

(moz) i love america so much, i hope to god george w can't last any more,
cause i think he's so, so bad for the country, SO bad for the world

voiceover clip: but these days on the brink of 45, there's something
different about morrissey

(dc) last question for you, are you...................................................hate to say that word.....but...........................happy now?

(moz) i've had a lot of personal victories so i do feel much happier now
i wouldn't say delerious (dc laughs as does moz) but yes, i am happy

denise cuan cnn blah blah blah

Does anyone know where I can see a copy of this interview?? I've checked cnn.com and I see it mentioned but I can't find a viseo stream of it!! Someone please help!