Musician is a declared fan of the former singer of The Smiths and found the song adorable, but preferred to reject the offer not to be unethical
Nick Cave revealed that he recently received an invitation to be the singer of a new song of Morrissey. Cavea longstanding fan of the artist, said that “he would have been happy to participate”, were it not Morrissey Not having asked him to sing a verse or back vocals, but to collaborate with a “unnecessarily provocative” speech.
Answering a fan question on his “Red Hand Files” website about his relationship with the former singer of The Smiths, Cave said he Morrissey contacted him by email last year to talk about the music. Cave called the “very lovely” track, but said it “started with a long and totally irrelevant introduction of Bouzouki” – a popular string instrument in Greek music.
During this instrumental introduction, Cave continued, the musician wanted him to present a “a little silly anti-woke speech that [Morrissey] had written “. Cave He did not share any details about the lines and even admitted, “I think I agreed with the feeling on some level.” But, he said, “it was just my beach,” so “politely refused” the offer.
“I try to maintain politics, cultural or any other nature, outside the music I involve myself,” he said Cave. “I think this has a decreasing effect and is antithetical to anything I’m trying to achieve.”
Although I don’t know exactly what Morrissey had written to Caveit is not difficult to imagine. In recent years, the formerThe Smiths It has been a constant target of controversy with some of its far right views, especially in relation to immigration. Since released their latest solo album, I am not a dog on a chain2020, Morrissey It has suggested several releases, but none has been released so far. In an interview last year, he stated that an LP had been “gagged” and that “idiotic culture” was preventing its release.
Even without new songs, Morrissey Still busy on the road. He completed a series of shows in North America and has just started a European tour that will extend until August. Another stage of shows in North America is scheduled for September and October. On November 12th he landed for a show in São Paulo, at Espaço Unimed. The event has production from Move Concerts. Tickets are for sale on the LivePass website.
Article published on June 16, 2025 at Rolling Stone. To read the original in English, click here.
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Source: Rollingstone
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