No need to hover over the radio with your recording software poised boys and girls. This is the first ever edition of DiD to be podcast. Linky...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/did

Not even sure i can spell right,but if our boy sold tickets to an island,he surely would cancel.

I'm curious to see if the songs make it into the Podcast. Usually the songs are the very reason for stuff not being Podcasted, due to copyright, clearance etc. Maybe it'll be the talking part only !

Like we need to be reminded AGAIN what a terrible taste in music he has.

From the comments listed in the Herald i.e.

Reading up on depression, any medical/health support person is advised to take any verbal mention or suggestion of suicide seriously.

If Morrissey were say, someone serving time in prison, would he not be on suicide watch?

It hurts to write such words but am concerned more than 'slightly' about Morrissey.

"I've thought about suicide"

Who the fuck hasn't??

Hasn't everyone thought about suicide? It's hardly scoop of the year!

I am really looking forward to this interview. My biggest fear though is that it is going to be unreservedly 'square' and ask silly questions like, 'How do you feel about being called the Pope of Mope?' (yawn!)

"Nothing’s ever easy. I release a new single and it’s very hit and miss whether anybody will play it. And most people don’t play it."

WELL, Morrissey is very clever and very
interesting.

In my view, nothing ever changes - Morrissey is a star and a true gentleman - and always has been a star and always has been a true gentleman. He turned his life around when the smiths split but just look what fun he
has had, just look what fun we have had....and just look at what he has achieved.

Listening to Morrissey in bed this morning talking about his life and these songs is just wonderful. No one would or could, ever, or never, be bored but right now i am off for toast,
Grazie,

Hazard.

Is treating him very kindly, respectfully avoiding touchy or probing subjects yet with non of the usual cliches which is great, and Morrissey seems relaxed. Still evasive but relaxed. Absolutely nothing new revealed but he spoke with warmth about the first meeting with Marr which was nice to hear. Young seems well researched by quoting him from the early 80's right through to the lyrics of 'All You Need is Me' - it's just a shame that for someone who claims to be incisive and passionate about his views, he won't allow any line of questioning that breaks his usual four levels of topic.

"Nothing comforts me. I think the world is a mesmorizing mess". "I don't want to be an island...except an emotional one".

Whilst the cynic in you agrees to an extent he constantly comes across as a one-dimensional interviewee in that he's permanently answering questions like a child whose been naughty or that of a person answering questions with the aim of giving permanent soundbites. He's interesting with his views but in the world people don't converse with each other by putting out essay style responses.

Sure you've given up expecting anything insightful as to the real Morrissey may be but it's a permanent loops of his influences (Nico, Dolls and the usual suspects), his childhood and his vegetarianism. That would be fine but you get the feeling theres an much more indepth, balanced person in there and thats much more fascinating. Morrissey is Morrissey and as an artist he'll always be special - he's perfectly entitled to be the 'persona' of Morrissey and keep himself private, it's just as an adult you start to realise that a by-product of this is that the image he creates is no different from any other image any other artists puts up - and equally fake.

He spoke about Zen and being happy - I hope he is and that he's enjoying his life. All in all a nice interview and Young was a good sport

Not a bad interview, but it only seemed to scratch the surface really. If only it had been an hour and forty-five minutes...Great to hear a track from the Banana Album.

It was lovely to hear Morrissey sounding so relaxed. He's really funny and down to earth it's just a shame that Kirsty Young didn't ask any unusual questions. Same Same. But still a joy. Thank You Morrissey. I liked the quote about life's full of fences, that's oh so very true. I especially liked the comments about what's the point of life without a comfortable bed, i'm definately with Morrissey on that one. We have loads of things in common, if only Morrissey was to realise that i'm his soul mate. I've been trying to tell him this for years. Thanks Morrissey and enjoy the rest of the tour in America, then come back to us.

The Desert Island Discs format seemed to be a great structure to base an interesting conversation/interview on. I agree Young was gentle and not needling Moz too much.

She asked some great questions and I really appreciated Moz openly sharing about his formative years, family, mother, father, when the magic of recorded sound clicked for him, parents' views about his career and support, views about relationships/marriage.

Thank you, Moz. ... and speaking of the value of a great bed and a good night's sleep...

Download the podcast here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/did [bbc.co.uk]

1 - New York Dolls - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown
2 - Marianne Faithfull - Come And Stay With Me
3 - The Ramones - Loudmouth
4 - Lou Reed & The Velvet Underground - The Black Angel's Death Song
5 - Klaus Nomi - Der Nussbaum
6 - Nico - I'm Not Saying
7 - Iggy & The Stooges - Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell
8 - Mott The Hoople - Sea Diver

Book - The Complete Works Of Oscar Wilde
Luxury - A bed (or a bag of sleeping pills), but chooses the bed.

Choice of one track - of the above - New York Dolls - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown

Kirsty Young: "Thank you, Morrissey".

Moz: "Thank you, Young".

Funniest moment has got to be when he said that 'You're Pretty Face is Going to Hell' is a popular choice at funerals. LOL!

So am I, see you by Whistlejacket Morrissey :)

Thank you for a lovely morning and your choice of music, all very beautiful.

Nico

xxx

What a fascinating interview. I almost met Morrissey the other night at the Dublin gig as after show security allowed us a drink in the bar before kicking us out when Moz arrived. Still, it was nice to briefly see him in relaxed mode chatting with Martin --- the singer with Sack. On the interview itself, I tried to commit suicide as an 18 year old. I tied a rope around a wooden beam in the garage, placed my neck in the rope, felt it tighten but lacked the will to continue. Another time in college, I stripped off and attempted to drown myself in a cold Galway sea but thought better of it. Suicide is now off the agenda for me. I have grown accustomed to this mad absurd world and intend to stay until death comes of its own accord. Like Moz, I have never considered marriage and at 37 remain as firmly committed as ever to this policy. Like Moz, I shudder at the thought of spending my life with someone and all that entails. My only sexual contact has been a few meetings with 'working women' in hotels and a brief encounter with an unhappily married woman a year ago. Loneliness is however one of the hardest things to deal with a single person and it will always be a trial as I am by nature a social person. Hopefully, I will have a few more flings before I die as I am very much taken with the famous man, whose name escapes me, who when asked what he most regretted about his life responded that he hadn't had enough sex.

Kirsty's comment about her reaction to Moz on TOTP in 1983 was most interesting. I was a solitary 11 year old and couldn't connect with this flower wielding outsize shirt wearing character and thought he was a ponce. Fast forward to 1993 and a tape of Strangeways left around by a flatmate led to an epiphany that the Smiths were the essential soundtrack to my life. This and certain solo Moz numbers remain the case still. Hopefully, he will leave us with a few more top notch albums before he takes a well deserved rest from concert and studio.

'The thought of suicide is a great source of comfort: with it a calm passage is to be made across many a bad night.' Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil

Has anybody seen todays Sunday Express? It has a whole page about how pop star Morrissey turns what should be a light hearted show into a morbid glorification of suicide!! It goes on about how he should know better and talks to people who have had friends kill themselves. There is also an opinion on page 36 about how disgusting he is!
Honestly, did they hear the same show as the rest of us??!

good tracks chosen

his nighty with Marianne gave her favour above Patti Smith whom he covered

no Sparks,but velvet underground,obvious choice but he never outed his love, only Nico
that's the banana album where Nico & the other undergrounds made one of 10 best ever albums in history

haven't heard it yet, but'll will do upcoming days

does anyone know where the island is that he is going to and is anyone going to try and go and see him there? (How long is he there for?)
Me and Billy might try and go!

Moz's thought that if someone isn't comfortable with themselves at 50, then they need serious help merits some comment. It's fine for a wealthy popstar like himself to say this, but for most people life is a constant struggle and only the lucky ones get to peace with themselves at a particular point in their lives. For me, to modify his lyrics, I have made a terrible mess of my life and will undoubtedly continue to do so. For reasons that I won't bore you with, my life took a dramatic self inflicted turn at the age of 30 and as I approach 40 I am still coming to terms with it and will do so for the rest of my life. So no Morrissey not everyone will reach contentment in their lives but I'm not suicidal I just choose to make the best of my bad lot. That doesn't mean that I don't wish for death every day because I do. Better still, I often wish that I had never been born and have done since I was 15 but Morrissey's songs among other things give me the strength to continue to battle against the daily absurdity and endless drudgery of life.

the most remarkable thing about this interview is that Kirsty & Steven spoke like kindred spirits - people who instinctively understand each other. She certainly avoided pitfalls - and it was quite obvious he was in control of this interview. The continuity announcer referred to his 'excellent taste' in music before the programme started. A reference he would certainly have made himself.

There is a ten year age gap between them (Kirsty YoungER) and they live very different lives; yet I detected a bond. Did any other listeners find this?

This only proves that female interviewer bring out the best in him - whereas he has been noticeably arch and uncomfortable when interviewed by the likes of Jonathan Woss and Jools Holland on television in contrast to his interview with Edith Bowman a few years back. And of course Janice Long always tickles his fancy when she interviews him for her radio programme.

He sounded remarkably truthful - and yet he has reached a state in his life where creating the artifice of authenticity has become second nature both in his songwriting and public persona.

If he was really privately miserable he wouldn't be treading a different stage in a different town every night bringing home the vegetarian bacon slices.

Morrissey is in a very reflective mood of late. He sounds like he's very unhappy.

broken

Paul Marshall in Manchester?

Anyone have more information about the shoppe?

Morrissey: 'Suicide is honourable and I understand people who do it'

http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/41566031.html

Nearing 1500 comments as of now. This topic was posted only five hours ago. Jeebus.

Unfortunately the podcast has been edited, not just the songs have been cut - it is also missing some of the interview. Listen to the full interview on the BBC website for the next 7 days while you can!

... like the sea might take a sailor'

Having said this Moz was savvy enough about the workings of the industry to pull a tried and tested number to deny Joyce and Rourke royalty revenues. This is revisionism by Morrissey.