Morrissey on Desert Island Discs

Morrissey, when not throwing strops, getting hit by things in Liverpool or looking after his son Robbie Williams, has pretty great taste in music.

He appeared on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs over the weekend and picked the following songs:

1 New York Dolls (There's Gonna Be Be A) Showdown

2 Marianne Faithful Come and Stay with Me

3 Ramones Loudmouth

4 Velvet Underground The Black Angel's Death Song

5 Klaus Nomi Der Nussbaum

6 Nico I'm Not Saying

7 Iggy and the Stooges Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell

8 Mott the Hoople Sea Diver

To listen back to the show then follow this link here.

"I think self-destruction is honourable."

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Morrissey on The One Show?

Stepehen Patrick Morrissey today appeared on BBC 1's 'The One Show in one of the most WTF? moments since Regina Spektor appeared on Loose Women. Is the man that desperate for 'Years Of Refusal' to succeed? I await his appearance on The Alan Titchmarsh show and Noel's HQ with baited breath.

Watch Morrissey have a chat with Adrian Chiles and that old Irish lady here.

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Boring By The Sea- January Highlights

• Interview with Bob Hardy of Franz Ferdinand + 'Tonight:' Reviewed

• 10 Of The Best Lines from the new Morrissey album

• Brand New Jamie T- 'Fire Fire'

• Skins interview

• Titus Andronicus- 'The Airing Of Grievances'

• Introducing... Wavves

In other news the world went mental for Twitter (twitter.com/boringbythesea) and I think it might have snowed a bit. Nobody mentioned it though.

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10 of the best lyrics on the new Morrissey album

The new Morrissey album is a success. Spikier and more pop orientated than the Visconti's Tormentors and with some great one liners. 10 future classics are below.

1. Diazepam...thats valium...temazepam...lithium, HRT...ECT...How long must I stay on this stuff? (Something Is Squeezing My Skull)
2. Bailiffs with bad breath, I will slit their throats for you. (Mama Lay Softly On The Riverbed)
3. The one I loveroosts in the mind, Can snap this spellor increase hell. (Black Cloud)
4. Only stone and steel accept my love. (I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris)
5. I was a small, fat child in a welfare house. There was only one thing I ever dreamed about, And Fate has just, Handed it to me - whoopee. (All You Need Is Me)
6. I was driving my car, I crashed and broke my spine, So yes, there are things worse in life than never being some-one's sweetie. (That's How People Grow Up)
7. It's not your birthday anymore. There's no need to be kind to you. (It's Not Your Birthday Anymore)
8. Sorry will not bring my teen years back to me(Sorry Doesn't Help)
   
9. You made me feel less alone, You made me feel not quite so deformed, uninformed, and hunchbacked. (You Were Good In Your Time)
10. Could this be an arm around my waist? Well, surely the hand contains a knife? (I'm OK By Myself)
    

'I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris'

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