Morrissey Is Coming To Austin
This is how I would like to remember Morrissey. A curious, young, defiant, introverted, poetic frontman of one of the greatest bands of all time. You do know that he was in a band called The Smiths, don’t you? Maybe it’s because The Smiths were so much a part of a specific time in my life, a time of discovery and change. Or maybe it’s because I want to hang on to the youthful image in a subconscious attempt to hold the inevitable reality of my own mortality at arm’s length.
I’ve never seen Morrissey live, nor the Smiths for that matter. I did watch Andy Rourke’s pathetic, intoxicated excuse for a DJ set @ The Mohawk one night, along with 4 other people, but that is the closest I’ve come to any of the Smith legends. Well, there was that time in the early 90’s when I had a ticket to see Morrissey perform here in Austin. His majesty called off the show, unhappy with the state of security and fresh off of being mauled at the previous performance in Dallas. An unfortunate cancellation of the event to discover upon walking up to the venue just after consuming some pharmaceutical enhancements for the mind that evening. It was par for the course back in those days. The pharmaceuticals, not the cancellation.
Morrissey continues to put out records that sell, and maintains legions of fans, but I stopped paying much attention after the first couple of solo records. Maybe it’s time for me to embrace our aging destiny, and take in the man who will leave his mark on the industry, regarded as a pioneer and legend.
For those Morrissey fans who may not be familiar with any of The Smiths work (and I pray that there isn’t one of you out there), please pick up a copy of The Queen is Dead, Meat is Murder, Strangeways Here We Come, Louder Than Bombs, or even a greatest hits record. Please, please, please, I beg of you.
Morrissey plays the newly remodeled Bass Concert Hall on April 12th. Get your tickets quick and get them HERE.
MP3> Morrissey ‘Suedehead’
