Preston from The Ordinary Boys chose "Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself?" as the song that changed his life.
The Jo Whiley show on Radio 1 was being broadcast from Preston's home, and during a section of the show called Changing Tracks he chose the 'Vauxhall And I' track, explaining that the whole album changed his life but that particular song was his favourite song from that album.
Jo asked why it meant so much to him and he replied that the whole album had meant so much to the people that he knew. That the album had a strange, haunting quality that made it unlike anything else that was around at the time.
The song was then played.
Afterwards Jo asked Preston about Morrissey's influence. "Massive. I think I'm forever trying to shake the 'Morrissey' from out of me. People keep saying to me 'Oh you just want to be Morrissey', but I just deny it. But of course I'd love to be Morrissey". Jo then asked if he had ever met Morrissey. "A few times. But I've only had the courage to speak to him once. I went up to him and said 'Hello, I'm Preston from The Ordinary Boys' and he just looked at me and said (dismissively)'I know who you are!' That was the end of that."
Later Jo remarked that several people had texted in thanking Preston for getting some Mozz played on prime-time Radio 1.
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