Short item about Morrissey in the NY Post:
FACE-FREE FARE
· FACE-FREE FARE
· More News/Media stories
· More Index stories
· Also by davidt
|
|
|||||||||
posted by
davidt
on Saturday March 28 2009, @11:00AM
An anonymous person writes:
March 26, 2009 -- MORRISSEY didn't break from his ardent vegetarianism at Webster Hall last night. The singer, whose second album with the Smiths was titled "Meat Is Murder," requested no meat products of any kind be in the building before, during, or after his performance. "There were no deli sandwiches, sushi, pepperoni pizza or anything else that used to have a face," laughs our source. "Even the cleaning staff were happy to do their part by bringing in veggie sandwiches for lunch."
This discussion has been archived.
No new comments can be posted.
"Morrissey's strict vegetarian demands at Webster Hall" - NY Post
| Top
| 65 comments
| Search Discussion
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.
|
|||||||||
|
This is nothing new.... (Score:0)
Moz's diet / rider (Score:1, Informative)
This is an *official* rider.
Fascism (Score:0)
oh puhleeeze (Score:0)
If we weren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?
Gee, A Lib.... (Score:0)
(note sarcasm).
The House of Blues (Score:2, Informative)
(User #827 Info)
Eggs & cheese (Score:0)
Wherever you go, the only veggie options are normally egg or cheese. And after a while cheese gets very boring.
vegans don't eat eggs & cheese, no? What can you have then?
What? (Score:0)
He probably shakes the hands of those in the audience who just had a greasy hamburger before they got to the show. AND he'll never know the difference!
brilliant (Score:1)
i've never seen such a set of fans express actual hatred for the artist whose fansite they actually visit. there really is no-one like us moz fans.
vegetarians are not hypocrites and animals are not for our use in ANY context. That is all
(User #16803 Info)
I like it (Score:0, Funny)
Need a tic tac? (Score:0, Flamebait)
(User #19505 Info)
Is it true that (Score:0)
Banning meat is silly (Score:0)
He can't expect everyone to be veggie just because he is.
Kudos for Vegetarianism, Down with Fascism (Score:0)
"An extended chapter of our talk was devoted by the Führer to the vegetarian question. He believes more than ever that meat-eating is harmful to humanity. Of course he knows that during the war we cannot completely upset our food system. After the war, however, he intends to tackle this problem also. Maybe he is right. Certainly the arguments that he adduces in favor of his standpoint are very compelling." - Joseph Goebbels
I don't have a problem with vegetarianism, but his tactics do smack of fascism. Let's see how quickly this comment gets censored now.
The response baffles me (Score:1)
In comparison to these people, the request that FOR ONE DAY people don't bring meat to work is tame. For god's sake, are people such ardent carnivores that they can't go without meat for one day to please someone who is (albeit indirectly) paying their wages? If you went to dine at the home of a strict vegetarian (whether they make that choice for religious or personal reasons) would you insist that they cook you meat? If you went to see a teetotaler perform and they'd banned alcohol from the venue would you find that unreasonable? I suspect some people would, but it's only the same sort of thing. A teetotaler doesn't want to be distracted by the smell or sight of alcohol, ditto a strict veggie and the smell or sight of meat. Effectively a venue becomes a stars personal space for that one day and, within reason, they should be able to make that space their own.
As a vegetarian I don't necessarily agree with Morrissey's request. But, he doesn't stop his crew or venue staff eating what they want when they're off the busses or out of the venue. If he were having them spied on etc then that would be ridiculous. If they were really bothered by the no meat request wouldn't they just go and work for someone else? And if the venue staff were bothered, wouldn't they just bring meat anyway or call in sick that day? They might have thought the request was a little odd, but if they all did as they were asked then it can't have upset them can it? It's hardly fascism when people have options.
To be honest I applaud Morrissey for sticking to his beliefs for all these years. In this current celebrity saturated culture most 'big' stars chop and change as often as they wash their hair. One day it's Kabbalah, macrobiotic diets and perfumes, the next it's Buddhism, reinvention as a fashion designer and adopting foreign babies. It seems people either want their celebrities as changeable as the wind, so they can copy every last 'in vogue' move, or as bland as Leona Lewis, The Killers or Arctic Monkeys; just turn up, play your 'music' and never say, or do anything that hints at the fact that you might have beliefs or personalities.
And to those people crying fascism and comparing Morrissey to Hitler, do you realise how ridiculous you sound? It's almost Pythonesque. If you were really concerned with the rise of fascist views then you might want to get involved in real poilitics.
(User #14229 Info)
Dial A Cliche (Score:1)
Now where's my tasty porterhouse steak?
(User #1795 Info)
another dreary post from nick the narcissist (Score:0)
At least he 'cares' about Animals in an ethical way.
p.s the size zero diet doesn't really suit you, cut back on teh old self love.
Parent
Re:Animals should only be killed for fashion. (Score:1)
as for him not being a vegan, so freaking what. nobody's perfect and at least he's doing something. maybe it's not enough please the vegan hierarchy but he'll probably draw more attention to their cause than most others will and therefore serving the cause.
(User #12551 Info)
Parent
Oh dear.... (Score:0)
And the moderators gave this post 1 score??
Parent
Morrissey out of shape? (Score:0)
Parent