One of my favourite Moz/Marr photos ever. ♥
If Morrissey kept a scrapbook during the Smiths days, this is the sort of thing I like to imagine would be in it. ;)
Classic “Kiss him, you fool!” moment. ;)
“He appeared at a time when I was deeper than the depths, if you like. And he provided me with this massive energy boost. I could feel Johnny’s energy just seething inside of me.”
- Morrissey.
Without a doubt the cutest Smiths group photo ever. ♥
We actually got together a few times. We went for a walk in the country, we went out to dinner one night and later we just went for a long drive. It was really good to see each other away from any scenes. Like everyone, in private we’re quite different characters. I know the real Morrissey and he knows the real me.
“We were absolutely smitten with each other. It was mind-blowing.”
- Johnny Marr, about the early days with Morrissey.
The Smiths - “Hand in glove”
“We were totally excited about where we were going to go and we were falling over ourselves with ideas. Looking back on it now, it’s an almost even stranger set of circumstances, that the two talents fitted together like a hand in glove. There, I’ve said it. I don’t think I’m the only one who could imagine that song being about Morrissey and myself. It certainly did describe our relationship, and was born out of that new relationship.”
- Johnny Marr.
Romantic serenade on the grass…
And the award for least subtle onstage leer goes to…
“Obviously with Johnny, I feel very defensive about our relationship. Some things have to be shielded, but the dedication I feel to him is quite solid and impregnable.”
- Morrissey.
