The UK's tabloid loving, lack of knowledge, back-stabbing magazine, NME, have been shown up by the once former frontman of The Smiths, Morrissey. He is suing British music mag NME after what he says they "deliberately tried to characterise me as a racist in a recent interview I gave them in order to boost their dwindling circulation". In an official statement from his website, Morrissey proclaimed "to anyone who has shown or felt any interest in my music in recent times, you know my feelings on the subject and I am writing this to apologize unreservedly for granting an interview to the NME. I had no reason whatsoever to assume that they could be anything other than devious, truculent and unreliable. In the event, they have proven to be all three."
Morrissey was shocked by the lack of music knowledge of NME's writer Tim Jonze, who was sent along to interview him. "It was difficult for me to believe that the best writer from the "new" NME had never heard of the song 'Drive-in Saturday'; I explained that it was by David Bowie, and Tim replied "Oh, I don't know anything about David Bowie." I wondered how it could be so – how the quality of music journalism in England could have fallen so low that the prime "new" NME writer knew nothing of David Bowie, an artist to whom most relevant British artists are indebted, and one who single-handedly changed British culture – musically and otherwise" Morrissey said.
He finished off with a word of warning for other acts to beware of the new NME editorial policy. "Here is proof that the "new" NME will twist and pervert the views of any singer or musician who'd dare step into the interview ring. To such artists, I wish them well, but I would advise you to bring your lawyer along to the interview".
Never mess with Morrissey.
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