The Smiths And Morrissey Changed Our Lives - The Observer

'The Smiths and Morrissey changed our lives' - The Observer

They might have split 24 years ago, but the Smiths remain as popular as ever, and not just among those who remember them first time around. Here, Jon Savage and some of their fans explain their enduring appeal

Jon Savage, Gemma Kappala-Ramsamy and Rosanna Boscawen

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[lizt]

It's dreadful, and it's me in it. The more I read it the more I hate it - the writer got it totally wrong. That's me with my back to the camera on the left in the print edition, with the tattoos. I thought the writer who posted here would be the one to write it and he was nowhere near it. Ugh. It's so disappointing because I love the Guardian but I could point by point explain what went wrong with it...

The Jon Savage opening is wonderful. The bit about the Scouse writer is fine, at a pinch so is lady on the bike but the rest? Awful. *sigh* That'll teach me...

 

[ClintBoon]

it's dreadful, and it's me in it. The more i read it the more i hate it - the writer got it totally wrong. That's me with my back to the camera on the left in the print edition, with the tattoos. I thought the writer who posted here would be the one to write it and he was nowhere near it. Ugh. It's so disappointing because i love the guardian but i could point by point explain what went wrong with it...

The jon savage opening is wonderful. The bit about the scouse writer is fine, at a pinch so is lady on the bike but the rest? Awful. *sigh* that'll teach me...

well i thought it was a nice read.

 

[Shame]

It's dreadful, and it's me in it. The more I read it the more I hate it - the writer got it totally wrong. That's me with my back to the camera on the left in the print edition, with the tattoos. I thought the writer who posted here would be the one to write it and he was nowhere near it. Ugh. It's so disappointing because I love the Guardian but I could point by point explain what went wrong with it...

The Jon Savage opening is wonderful. The bit about the Scouse writer is fine, at a pinch so is lady on the bike but the rest? Awful. *sigh* That'll teach me...

Glad to hear that my contribution, the middle bit, was "awful". That'll teach me...

 

[Amy]

Shaun Duggan making another appearance - he's really milked that Moz interview over the years!

 

[lizt]

Which bit is you? I'm really talking about the bit I'm in, festooned with errors. Still, live and learn! I can laugh about it now but at the time it was terrible ;-)