An Afternoon with Morrissey / Entretien à Rome (Les Inrockuptibles) (2006)

The issue of the French magazine Les Inrockuptibles that went on sale on 14 April 2006, featured a bonus-DVD that contained an interview with Morrissey in Rome, by Dave Fanning, as well as 4 live tracks.

[@kenpudsey6435]

It's brilliant that Moz was a fan of 'The New York Dolls' as a young lad and then in later years was instrumental in getting them to reform and do a gig or so together,incredible achievement!

[@felixfelix7447]

Yes without him i'd have never seen the Dolls. And bloody great they were.....

[@sylviawingo9367]

He is such a genius. He writes so much music and lyric and willingness to expand. Fusion is amazing creative always flowing art.

[@simonedgbaston]

He is a great lyricist baritone & showman but has never composed music yet 😂

[@freya8133]

@@simonedgbaston Well that was a stupid statement.

[@JT-ss6si]

13:13 "I have no idea where ill be. Which is a good feeling mostly." He embraces uncertainty. Pretty interesting.

[@chiefseattle9158]

Very interesting man. He would be great to go to dinner with.

[@315Bodhi17]

I agree, listening to that voice would charm anybody.

[@FingerBreakerWu]

I would listen to him talk while he ate. Love him, but I can’t embrace veganism.

[@chiefseattle9158]

I tried and failed. I was hungry all the time and had to go to the toilet every 2 hours. It's hard work.

[@Satsusss]

@@chiefseattle9158 try going vegetarian first then vegan. It's a way of life not a diet.

[@chiefseattle9158]

Correct No name. Thank you. We're going to Uttar Pradesh India next year so will enjoy all the vegetarian/vegan Hindu dishes..

[@richardholly7984]

The body of musical work This Gentleman has and is developing will serve generations to come. Brilliant Artist, beautiful Soul

[@mjh5437]

There`s something wonderfully old-fashioned about him,I`m so glad he has never tried to be a hipster.

[@bl4841]

lol he's the living embodiment of a hipster

[@vudusid8717]

​​@@bl4841ah people who copy him are hipsters. Morrissey is just Morrissey.

[@jamesjackson-df1hi]

MORRISSEY IS EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT IMO.

[@sunnysyl7]

So enchanting when he laughs ❤️

[@matthewmaurysmith2486]

Early years Morrissey is so uptight and so serious and takes himself so seriously. And I grew up on that and I loved him then. But I REALLY enjoy watching him now. He just seems to be so much more down-to-earth and laid back and just generally positive. One of my truly favorite artists of all time in so many ways. And the way the fake movement of political correct fakeness attacks him just only enshrined him more

[@dean8705]

Think the opposite tbh

[@u.sonomabeach6528]

@@dean8705 watch the video of morrissey being interviewed and in conversation by Russell Brand. Its the best interview I have seen of Morrissey's. I used to not care at all for Russell Brand but I find myself relating and appreciating him more and more. He brought out a side of morrissey I have rarely seen on video

[@dean8705]

@@u.sonomabeach6528 I have. It's good, but look at Morrisseys interviews from the 1980's.

[@u.sonomabeach6528]

@@dean8705 i have seen the 1980s interviews as well. I lean toward the later interviews of present times as far as relating to what he is saying. A lot of people say that he is cynical now and bitter but that couldn't be further from the truth. When someone takes a 'polar' opinion on a thing, whether wildly agreeing or wildly disagreeing it is just like most things and that is the person missing or looking over the essence of the thing or making a gross exaggeration. Morrissey is extremely laid back and of course he has opinions and im sure he doesn't care a bit about the conversation regarding his 'attitude'. Morrissey is not like you or I or anyone else we know because he is a multimillion dollar self made man who obviously had the right idea from the beginning. Any person who has made a life like he did and succeeded through the decades building their grand estate would give me pause when it comes to an argument with that person on petty things because you don't make it to the heights he has risen to and gazed by being petty or ignorant or short sighted. No, you get to those lofty heights by being a hufty deezalow wiff da boomin porksord

[@lindamon5101]

Nope he is a tyrant

[@NintenOmega]

I Know it's silly, but I have fantasized on more than one occasion of meeting Morrissey, sharing a meal, and talking... about music, movies, and books..and ending with being serenaded..I watch an interview like this, and it confirms why I have this fantasy...silly I know.

[@1800555fear]

"Ringleader" certainly was a unique Morrissey album, unlike any other that ever was or ever will be. It's as if Rome was almost like a "spiritual awakening" type experience for him. Rome made him more confident, relaxed and content. He was in a good place in 2005-2008; he was in love and was also around the same time he and Johnny Marr met for the first time since the court case and discussed a possible reunion (obviously never happened). Just proves that Rome really did change him.

[@antisycophant6496]

Wow no way dude is that true they caught up during that time ? Damn wish it eventuated but good points Rome did something for him . Cheers from a fellow fan from Australia 🇦🇺

[@GiudittaeOloferne-qk7oc]

In the short period spent in Rome police once stopped him while he was driving in the wrong sense in a only pedestrian street in the city center.

[@seekah1]

When you really get down to the national treasures of England, Lydon and Morrissey will pretty much do it for me. End of.

[@sexobscura]

because Lydon and Morrissey are *the same person*

[@SuperGrimupnorth]

Always music ppl.. how about real ppl....how about Fred Dinbar ?

[@deadinthewater218]

Irish blood

[@ImQuiteGay]

Beautiful man ❤️

[@charliebuttocks2400]

Wonderful talented intelligent man

[@robertandthecavalry2062]

He is so quietly dramatic. But honest. Via his persona :)

[@toddst.george6511]

Fascinating look at an icon.

[@MeadowlakeSt]

Had never seen this. It's wonderful. Thanks!

[@Mr.Wrong1]

So glad I saw this. Thanks for posting, appreciate it

[@yvesdemunter5327]

Never saw this. Wonderful!

[@maclardy]

Loved this so much

[@jocelynkirk8673]

I’m a fan of Pasolini….Not many are….He was ahead of his time and outspoken…like Morrissey…..The Smiths were profound in such a brief period of time….Morrissey resonates with me…..So calming in his tone of voice….So talented and intelligent….So sexy yet celibate like us….❤️ I would have liked to have seen the introverted Morrissey living out East on Long Island NY….On the North Shore….I wish him the best in recent health physically AND mentally….

[@chelseapoet3664]

I love Morrissey but the celibate story was a way of avoiding talking about being gay. As was the case with Boy George.

[@jocelynkirk8673]

@@chelseapoet3664 George Michael as well….I agree….❤

[@djvartan]

The only normal interview he has ever given.

[@wallacelovecraft8942]

Good interview.

[@moehenderson668]

Beautiful soul 💚

[@315Bodhi17]

Always wonderful to hear Jessie's guitar - an intricate part of the Band. He's 47 and his experience is remarkable. Thanks Jesse!

[@natlamar9386]

So well spoken and sweet.

[@maydavalle]

Accidents traveling are always interesting! 🔀🔃👁‍🗨...joy of life✨

[@1seansouth]

A surprisingly natural interview in which he is not cloyingly trying to sound clever and witty, he sounds more like his day-to-day-self

[@lesblack9398]

I love you can hear the sirens at 10:42 just like on the album!!

[@lesblack9398]

@@S-A-M. lucky, I’d love to go one day.

[@luzaguirre2830]

Gorgeous

[@neilfairhurst4285]

Every person on this planet as changed things in their lives for better or for the worst. Nobody can change the past. The Smiths were an incredible band and i think Morrissey would have still produced the songs he as with Johnny Marr.i may be right i maybe wrong we will never know.

[@davidadams6863]

❤

[@sunnysyl7]

Wish I could talk to him ....

[@315Bodhi17]

Prob more likely to 'stare' at this amazing man for a bit 'till I come to my senses. He will talk rings around me, and hope he asks about my life .

[@inikainika1523]

What would you say?

[@inikainika1523]

@@315Bodhi17 why would Morrissey care about your life?

[@johnbrinkman2172]

it's interesting how relaxed he looks interviewed here, IN ROME.....looks like he's been let out of a cage....I guess wwe should all move there.

[@paulevans8348]

Don't understand how he could ever have lived in Los Angeles.

[@leejohnston2003]

I'd say the weather but he could have chose another sunny destination, the only other reason could be his love of old movie actors he lived in Clark Gables old house

[@TheBobbymcd]

@@leejohnston2003 i thought he still lived in that house

[@redcropuk]

Yeh, I’ve always found that impossible to understand. For me it’s 4:13 the only thing about the guy that is a discrepancy. American television is dire, American food is dire, and they don’t understand the humour of irony. So how he finds stimulation from living in Los Angeles is a mystery.

[@beetleything1864]

i think he was a bit in love with someone at this time.......maybe an Italian....

[@MarcosJ-mq4lk]

Rome's roads are anything but regimented !

[@sexobscura]

he's obsessed with his Italian boyfriend, is all

[@MarcosJ-mq4lk]

@james beaumont Its Rome

[@MarcosJ-mq4lk]

@james beaumont Can you site that in the video (minutes/seconds) pls.

[@allthingsbegin]

"Everybody changes" Refreshing to hear Morrissey say nice things about Los Angeles

[@Lewisjls]

Should have set the alarm bells ringing.

[@DarlinJacq]

This time next year You will be with MeMeMe, that is where You will be ~I will betcha I AM RIGHT!!! That IS a good and queezy feeling...

[@DarlinJacq]

JYehS Darlin' You ~I DO want you to come find the happiness in Me that I haven't been Abel to find Myself...

[@heikemaftiewicz1756]

I like you so much.

[@DarlinJacq]

Thank you Steven, you have just confirmed My wish of seven children...I have four children now and we will have three kitten's together🐐🙏👑🐱😽😻👑🌻🐄😁🥰🤪😋👣🍵

[@cpulguz]

💀💀🤚🏻🤚🏻

[@simonedgbaston]

Morrissey's most accomplished band are his current one 🌙

[@dean-marr]

I also liked the your arsenal lineup

[@martinmcnulty8155]

It's amusing to see how he can take a step back when judging the New York Dolls but seems incapable to do so for the Smiths. As a fan he is also thrilled to see them on stage again but likewise doesn't want to give that pleasure to Smiths fans. His opinion of Rome shows that he is capable of change. So why not change his mind about a Smiths reunion?

[@alannah.millington1085]

He was very depressed in the smiths. Johnny Marr and Morrissey have a lot of alterations and I don't think any smiths member truly wants the smiths back for a non selfish reason. The smiths reuniting wouldn't he beneficial for them.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

I think the court case and in particular Mike Joyce's part in it has a lot to do with it. I simply think Morrissey couldn't stomach being in the same room as Joyce. I don't think there is any ill will between him and Marr in particular, and they are obviously very different people now than then. The New York Dolls also as individuals had more to gain from a reunion. The fact that Jerry and Johnny had both died probably had a lot to do with it and individuals are all different about these things. I think also there is a large element of the event not living up to the expectation.

[@Xythantiops]

Would you want to hang out and spend something like a year on the road with some people you had last `known` 35 years ago (and were probably not even getting on with them that well at that time), with at least one of those people you actually couldn't bear the sight of and had been to court with?? For what reason?? To sell some T-shirts and satisfy the checklists of some selfish punters. He isn`t a people pleaser and I doubt he needs the money, and his solo stuff is much better than the Smiths anyway. It was a fleeting moment and its gone..

[@criminally_vulgar]

@@AnthonyMonaghan I totally agree, I don't think he had any problem with Marr, as he even met up with him 2 years after this interview. I'm not sure how he feels about Andy Rourke, but he certainly couldn't forgive Mike after the court case. Perhaps at the time of the interview, he would've considered a Smiths reunion, but he's become a lot more stubborn over the years, and these days, I think not only him, but the other Smiths would find a reunion very awkward, simply because of differences of opinion, which didn't exist before.

[@shaunchambers7369]

Was close to The Smith reunion says Johnny Marr a few years ago, is such a shame that Morrissey still believes what he is doing now is better than The Smiths......It's a shame It's a shame............

[@jamesadcock5235]

Idle living sounds good

[@wroot1]

nice audio...

[@williamr3840]

Most people contract.

[@quantumeseboy]

What about now?

[@lindamon5101]

Morrissey gave me five bucks and said " never stop singing" five fing bucks. Lol.

[@coopsawright7225]

in other words , " don't give up your day job" , 5 bucks indeed !

[@DarlinJacq]

How it happened jYEhS is, You You You were just saving Yourself for MEEEEEEE!!

[@mariajosepontes8425]

Jesse Tobias o novo Johnny Marr de Morrissey Irene Pontes

[@gregalexander307]

What song is played at 5:57?

[@player-coach]

"i'll never be anybody's hero" on Ringleader of the Tormentors :)

[@nanettewinston-armstrong9294]

How funny , I was just thinking that , going back to see what song that was too a few times , thinking they would subtitle it . Thanks for asking ) I thought I heard before as a recent one , when I was trying to figure .

[@PinkSmarties72]

I’d love to learn about his childhood. He never discusses it, and it’s not mentioned in his book.

[@szilviaaradi1911]

I've found an interview, where he talks about it for a few seconds : Morrissey Interview (Studio One) (1985) - you can listen to it from 1:45...I know, he did not have a good relationship with his dad, but his mother

[@evygil]

yEa

[@chrishaynes1804]

from him getting the dolls back together for the 2 gigs surely he understands why we want a smiths reunion so badly. so please moz do a gig or 2 for the fans that were to young to see the smiths at work

[@chrishaynes1804]

@sandy e drummers are 10 a penny smiths never did anything amazing drum wise. And I saw an interview with Marr he said he had met up morressy and talked about it but moza never got back intouch... I know it will never happen just wishful thinking

[@justinshannon9076]

@@chrishaynes1804 I have to say that Mike Joyce was superb in the Smiths. His playing was artful and stylish. His playing was integral to the Smiths’ sound. It’s an interesting side-note that Mike Joyce sued Marr and Morrissey for more of the revenue the Smiths earned based on the argument that his playing wasnt just a backing track to their music, but that he was a key part of the Smiths sound. He won! Good for him, his playing was superb.

[@chrishaynes1804]

@@justinshannon9076 for me it was OK drumming.. I am a drummer btw and when u play an instrument u tend to listen to that 1 thing. I have bin a drummer for about 10 ish years and for me from the smiths it goes bass guitar vocals drums.. Mar is a beast but I feel so much more from bass. I luv the poetry of morressy and drums... I can do it, and I ain't that good that's why he doesent do anything for me. He is standerd

[@justinshannon9076]

@@chrishaynes1804 yeah we all have our favorites, and all members of the Smiths are great, to say the least. I hear you about honing in on the instrument you play. Ive been playing drums now 34 years. Joyce’s drumming really shaped how I approach the drums, you can tell he was really listening to what the song needed, and he played to each tune. He’s a very musical player. Its definitely not about if you or I can play what he does, that’s not what he was worried about. How many bass players do we both know that couldn’t play Rourke’s bass lines? Give Joyce another listen to how he fits each tune so well, that’s my only point. Take care, Brother.

[@chrishaynes1804]

@@justinshannon9076 34 years nice one. I will be going back to the gym soon wen things get back to normal and I will give them a good listen and give Joyce the credit he deserves. Take care bro

[@DarlinJacq]

I want to sink into Rome with You so it can WOOOSH Us both away~~~

[@n3r0n3]

finally an interview where he is not a poser... he could have had his boyfriend form Texas talk a little as well tho...

[@freya8133]

Said by an obvious poser....

[@nanettewinston-armstrong9294]

How come Morrissey is seemingly uncomfortably Not appearing As HimSelf , speaking about how He met Johnny Marr ? ⚪➕🙏🌌🏩 )

[@sexobscura]

*is that T.A.T.U ...* 4:00

[@cinemar]

Is this a serious question or...?

[@sexobscura]

@@cinemar conceitly

[@alfredovallejo3477]

sexobscura really ? Is this a real question?

[@marcelle725]

Hahahahabahahahah

[@susancunningham7933]

Tony Blair and awful wife Cherrie, I don't like these non Labour people either like you Morrisey! Agree with you

[@inikainika1523]

"English Blood"?????

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

I know...I picked up on that also.

[@26salamanca]

Isn't he Irish ?

[@TenderHooligan]

Irish blood english heart

[@susancunningham7933]

Irish blood through and through, that's why he's so poetic and unusual xxx

[@mrkimble2618]

@@susancunningham7933 nah, it's his English culture.

[@VeesFunkyAZZshop]

Morrissey I love you to tears but I am sorry Jesse will never ever be a Johnny Marr....EVER!!

[@suzannezaza9878]

I doubt he is trying to be though... the same goes for all of Morrissey's past or present collaborators, with the possible exception of Stephen Street.

[@simonedgbaston]

@@suzannezaza9878 Jesse has a unique style of his own 🌙

[@K74_C]

Alain Whyte is though 😉

[@fabiocaetanofigueiredo1353]

Are Morrissey and Roger Federer brothers?

[@polidorantic4760]

look like Rodger Federer 😃

[@thomaswolf6645]

Poor fellow has to pretend this period is somehow better then the smiths period. We must judge them by their fruits ;)

[@StruggleoftheOutsider]

Smiths was Mozz with a really good sustained backing band.. sorry.. dont wanna diminish no one.. but thats just objective reality... he was the X factor.

[@StruggleoftheOutsider]

How many Bangers has he dropped since?... how many on their ends? judge by the fruits...

[@spacetimecontinuum]

So Morrissey was smashing Tobias right? Clearly.

[@hadaramagazine2958]

Dumb assumption.

[@spacetimecontinuum]

@@hadaramagazine2958 sure

[@simonedgbaston]

Who care's 😂

[@hdmccart6735]

I got the feeling Tobias would rather break Moz' jaw..

[@rainierr9356]

ROTT and World Peace were absolute crap. Fan since 89 but lets be serious

[@deltacos3187]

Age slays all giants. Everybody has their time. That said, “Spent the Day in Bed” is an amazing song.

[@joshboy306]

ringleader is his best album what are you talking about.

[@veganlion8662]

Rainier Rodriguez Also not my favorites, but maybe I don't get the genius of those albums yet.

[@rainierr9356]

@@veganlion8662 trust your gut :)

[@rainierr9356]

@Black Sun who else was I speaking for?

[@kennhiser]

A very shallow man pretending to be otherwise.

[@Harpdashian]

Sigmund Freud is that you?

[@georgexm2032]

His songs show otherwise

[@johnnyhartley4330]

That's enough about you, what do you think of Morrissey?

[@gaelleonard8830]

I dont think he is shallow at all...he is very passionate about animal welfare..and he says what needs to be said..and isnt afraid to . And i thank him for that from the bottom of my heart. ❤️

[@deepzeliade-dk8uo]

the man that flirts with far right ideology to feed his galloping narcissism and sell his latest drab recording lost me at 'freedom'...

[@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454]

No. Just no. He speaks the truth and it offends many. But he is a real person who isn’t afraid to speak his mind. I respect that. Plus he is still producing great new music 40 years post-Smiths.

[@redcropuk]

It’s the very fact that he’s moderate right instead of far left like most corn fed main stream media slaves that I love the guy. Christ knows we need people like him today more than ever.