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03-18-06, 12:03 PM
From NME.com
Morrissey revealed that The Smiths were offered $5 million to play last year's Coachella festival - and turned it down.
Speaking at a press conference before his show at this year's South by South West music festival (March 16), the singer explained that "money doesn't come into it".
He added: "It never has. I do what I do because it's all that I am."
He also attacked 'Pop Idol', calling the contestants 'imbeciles' and complained that Arctic Monkeys hadn't paid their dues.
He said: "For them it's happening too quickly. They haven't proven anything and they haven't had to work too hard. It's all a bit unnatural. Yes, they've sold 700,000 albums but it can't be gratifying. They haven't been driving up and down the M1 in a van for 15 years."
The last time that Morrissey was scheduled to play Austin, in 2004, the gig was cancelled due to illness.
This year his fans were treated to a 17-song set that mixed material from his new album with four Smiths classics.
Explaining his decision include Smiths songs in his recent sets the singer said: "I didn't play Smiths songs for a long time. But then I realised that those songs don't belong to somebody else - nobody will sing them as with as much feeling as me and no-one will make them more meaningful than I will".
well I guess that deads a Smith's reunion for now, seeing they wouldn't aren't hard up for cash. but I'm really looking forward to Mozz's new album. the lead single is quite good. the video is on Rollingstone's homepage right now.
Morrissey revealed that The Smiths were offered $5 million to play last year's Coachella festival - and turned it down.
Speaking at a press conference before his show at this year's South by South West music festival (March 16), the singer explained that "money doesn't come into it".
He added: "It never has. I do what I do because it's all that I am."
He also attacked 'Pop Idol', calling the contestants 'imbeciles' and complained that Arctic Monkeys hadn't paid their dues.
He said: "For them it's happening too quickly. They haven't proven anything and they haven't had to work too hard. It's all a bit unnatural. Yes, they've sold 700,000 albums but it can't be gratifying. They haven't been driving up and down the M1 in a van for 15 years."
The last time that Morrissey was scheduled to play Austin, in 2004, the gig was cancelled due to illness.
This year his fans were treated to a 17-song set that mixed material from his new album with four Smiths classics.
Explaining his decision include Smiths songs in his recent sets the singer said: "I didn't play Smiths songs for a long time. But then I realised that those songs don't belong to somebody else - nobody will sing them as with as much feeling as me and no-one will make them more meaningful than I will".
well I guess that deads a Smith's reunion for now, seeing they wouldn't aren't hard up for cash. but I'm really looking forward to Mozz's new album. the lead single is quite good. the video is on Rollingstone's homepage right now.