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Blink 182 mentions Morrissey in interview
Posted on Mon, May 1 2000 at 9:00 a.m. PDT
by David T. <[email protected]>
From Tommy:

In an interview with the pop-punk band Blink 182, band members Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus are interpreting the tattoos of drummer Travis Barker to the interviewer. They were interpreting his tattoos jokingly as secret homosexual messages:

Describe them to us...
Tom: Hope on his back stands for-I hope I can get laid by a guy.
Can I Say in the front is basically for-can I say that I'm gay.
If you look on his tummy you'll notice thatghettoblaster ...that's always on, always playing homosexual music...Morrissey or Erasure.

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They should really speak, with such brilliantly deep lyrics they have.

Jokingly or not.

If you ask me, they were just looking for trouble.

Morrissey Smith <[email protected]>
- Mon, May 01, 2000 at 09:18:39 (PDT) | #1




Oh, look - more people using "being gay" as a source for jokes.

"Hey, you're sooo gay, man - and that's funny!"

Well, as long as we have pretty-boy pseudo-punk bands, we'll have comments like these.

Lifeguard Posting
In The Arse of the World (aka CT) - Mon, May 01, 2000 at 09:29:33 (PDT) | #2




182 Sucks, I still havn't heard anything bright or intelligent come out of any of their mouths or music. They seem to try to repeat in a clumsy way what others who are much brighter and much more creative then they ever will be.

Cold Leather Seats
In The Middle of a Street - Mon, May 01, 2000 at 10:06:45 (PDT) | #3




Well, I like the band Blink 182 even though
they can appear as complete jerks, their music
does capture a certain spirit of angst and
despair with humor just as our beloved Moz does.
I think even them just mentioning Morrissey does
show they know who the real deal is; in an absurd
way, they give props to the King Of Mope.

Cubitt
- Mon, May 01, 2000 at 10:26:21 (PDT) | #4




The funny thing about Blink is that they are not even qualified to make jokes about Morrissey. The real joke here is that Blink exists!

Nobody's Nothing
- Mon, May 01, 2000 at 11:03:31 (PDT) | #5




Some one please shoot these clowns.

The Limey <KILL ROCKSTARS>
- Mon, May 01, 2000 at 11:35:05 (PDT) | #6




Blink 182 is a joke. They are bunch of losers who hit it big with the teenyboppers of the world. The same ones who buy Britney Spears and Backstreet boys. By the way, any group that runs around naked with each other in their videos and has an obsession with enemas (Enema of the State, their album title) really should be keeping their asses shut.

Bite Me
Los Angeles - Mon, May 01, 2000 at 11:54:31 (PDT) | #7




These blink guys are totall jack offs......

...........HandSomeDeviL79 <[email protected]>
Orange County............... - Mon, May 01, 2000 at 12:15:54 (PDT) | #8




blink licks dirty but cracks..

blink killer
Souther Cali...........OC. - Mon, May 01, 2000 at 12:25:36 (PDT) | #9




Ugh... Just seeing Blink-182 in the same sentance as Morrissey gives me the same feeling as if one were to stab me in the face repeatedly with a rusty dagger. I dread living in a world where there are " punks " out there who listen to blink,but haven never even heard of The Damned or The Angelic Upstarts.

Shad0wplay
- Mon, May 01, 2000 at 15:33:50 (PDT) | #10




my friend really likes blink & she told me about this a long time ago & i thought it was funny! hahaha

individual
- Mon, May 01, 2000 at 15:57:11 (PDT) | #11




individual: You think it's funny that homosexuality is repeatedly used as a put-down? You think calling someone gay for a laugh (or to hurt) is OK?

The irony of your name hasn't been lost on me.

Lifeguard Posting
In The Arse of the World (aka CT) - Mon, May 01, 2000 at 18:35:36 (PDT) | #12




No wonder Blink 182 have the stupidest fans on Earth. Why they have so many, sadly, I do not know......

That's sad. Calling someone gay as a put-down is so very juvinile. Their humor is far off funny. (Only Moz can deliver humor in music - Haha!).

Rediffusion <[email protected]>
- Mon, May 01, 2000 at 19:07:57 (PDT) | #13




INDIVIDUAL GET A LIFE YOU MORON OR B*TCH .
GROW UP YOU SHAMELESS PIECE OF @#!!! .PARISITE LOOKIN PESENT......YOUR SO LAME

upset MozFan <CRASH YOUR CAR>
HELL - Mon, May 01, 2000 at 23:22:37 (PDT) | #14




Come on people. I love Moz as much as the rest of you but give me a break. I thought the comments were rather amusing, although OBVIOUSLY a tad ignorant and tasteless... Is Erasure not a "gay" band? How many gay Morrissey/Smiths fans do YOU know? None? Not TOO many?! Hmmmm... I thought so. Lighten up! Defend your own sexual orientation (unless you refuse to have one determined, just like ol' Mozzer pretends to do...) Do you think Moz would take offense to this? I think he'd be quite impressed or amused by the fact that a few pretty boys of our latter-day rock scene would still acknowledge him, regardless of their silly reasons...

Uncle Vic <[email protected]>
Section: Lobby. - Tue, May 02, 2000 at 00:48:27 (PDT) | #15




WHAT THE @#!!! IS THE PROBLEM WITH YOU PEOPLE!!!!!
YOU ALL NEED ENEMAS TO GET OUT WHATEVER IS
STUCK UP YOUR ASSES. BIG @#!!!IN DEAL ABOUT
BLINK 182, WHO CARES WHAT THEY SAY, BUT THEY
HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY WHATEVER THEY PLEASE.
@#!!! OFF

Cyrus
NYC - Tue, May 02, 2000 at 07:05:47 (PDT) | #16




As if i needed another reason to hate them

Ben
- Tue, May 02, 2000 at 08:19:37 (PDT) | #17




blink who?

nobody will remember them in two years...
- Tue, May 02, 2000 at 08:31:38 (PDT) | #18




Who gives a Rats ASS anyways!!!
Why is it when worthless , crap, tinybopper
bands like Blink, No Dought etc , make a comment about Morrissey , it gets posted in here?? Who F#$#$# cares!! Stop posting this
worthless information please!!! it's a waste of time.

mike315(enough is enough!!)
Canada - Tue, May 02, 2000 at 09:24:26 (PDT) | #19




Didn't moz make fun of Blink at some of his concerts? It's fair game..they're probably good buddies, they go flower shopping together

dr.face
- Tue, May 02, 2000 at 09:54:25 (PDT) | #20




Who the hell does blink 182 think they are? Just because radio stations play their crappy, pointless music doesn't mean that they're cool. They suck, very badly I may add. They're the ones who come out naked in videos, they probably take turns with each other taking it in the as$......VIVA MOZ!!!!!!!!!!

Esteban <[email protected]>
Moz Angeles - Tue, May 02, 2000 at 22:42:47 (PDT) | #21




regarding dr.face's comment. I don't believe Morrissey sad anything bad against Blink 182 but at the Coachella Festival where Morrissey performed...there were a lot of acts, including AT THE DRIVE IN, or could of been super furry animals, that stated that its good to be part of a music festival that doesn't involve stupid ass, no talent flash in the pan acts like Blink 182, korn or limp biskit. Which got a cheer from the crowd.

And please the only joke here is that blink 182 thinking they're punk...with the emergence of MTV went good taste. and punks don't go to Blink shows...not the hard core punks that is. And the irony here is that i actually saw some Oi' punks at the Morrissey show in Hollywood who would probably die if one of their mates went to a blink 182 show, which consist of lame asses.

-moz cowboy

Moz cowboy <[email protected]>
Long Beach - Tue, May 02, 2000 at 23:18:14 (PDT) | #22




All three of them can suck a big phat one it's what they do best.
MORRISSEY RULES!!!!!!!!!!

JESSE <MOZ [email protected]>
MOZ ANGELES - Wed, May 03, 2000 at 01:34:55 (PDT) | #23




i agree with UNCLE VIC.
Ok, that joke (about homosexuality) is not funny anymore. But didn't Moz play on these themes?
remember PICADILLY PALARE... this is just the result of creating a myth. Morrissey has turned his life into art.
Everything is a lie--we all know it..or we hope it for him.
And if we're not homophobic, we should success to not being shocked by these jokes..if we think being gay is a prejudice, THEN we begin to be homophobic

I'm not sure my english's good--I'm french; I'm not sure you 'll understand whar I men, but...

thibaut <[email protected]>
- Wed, May 03, 2000 at 04:20:03 (PDT) | #24




That was hilarious what Blink said. I laughed my
butt off!!! I liked their bit role in "American
Pie" and I saw them on 120 minutes. Great sense of humor.

mike
- Wed, May 03, 2000 at 08:36:23 (PDT) | #25




but art is a lie that tells the truth, so says Picasso.

Anyway, someone noted down at Morrissey tour 2000 site that during one of his shows Moz said something to the affect of, "You look bored...will the sound man put on a Blink 182 tape, I'm sure you'll enjoy that."

Real punks don't go to Blink shows. Than again, the first five rows of every Moz concert are filled with bald shirtless men trying to get on stage to kiss him. I think that says more about skinheads than punk rockers but what can you do?

dr.face
- Wed, May 03, 2000 at 12:14:53 (PDT) | #26




I think this is hysterical. Moz is good but come on he definitely is a Homo and so are a large number of his guy followers. I still like him though.

Carter
Indian River Inlet Florida - Wed, May 03, 2000 at 16:34:05 (PDT) | #27




Carter: The notion of Morrissey being gay isn't really the point. The point is using homosexuality as a put down.

And I hardly think I (or anyone else who agrees with me) am overreacting to Blink 182's comments. I'm merely pointing out how inane and homophobic they are - not to mention, unfunny.

Lifeguard Posting
In The Arse of the World (aka CT) - Wed, May 03, 2000 at 21:27:22 (PDT) | #28





Ok...it seems as if the only big news around here is when some numb-nut mentions Moz in an interview or essay. My. What interesting discussions...I feel as if I should cease attending this site...

malarkinson_2000
The Colon of the World (Sacto CA) - Wed, May 03, 2000 at 23:00:51 (PDT) | #29




Oh, c'mon everyone, these guys Blink 182 were
obviously joking around. Ok, they may be in
bad taste but it seems the Politically Correct
Crusade these days is becoming a tyranny and
looking to stomp anyone who doesn't agree with
their views. People of the USA have @#!!!ing
rights to say what they @#!!!ing want when they
@#!!!ing want to say it. First Amendment?
I see hate coming from those who are trying to
stop hate. Morrissey does know who Blink 182 is
and maybe he can take the matter up with them, if
he so desires.

Cyrus
nyc - Thu, May 04, 2000 at 06:47:40 (PDT) | #30




Cyrus: Nobody said those bozos are not allowed to say what they did - we're just stating our o-p-i-n-i-o-n-s. Sidenote: seeing as this is a univeral site with contributors from many different countries, I don't see how the existence of the First Amendment makes any difference to us, collectively.

Malarkinson: Why are you contributing to this "discussion" if you're so above it?

Yes, there's been no Morrissey "news" of late, but hey, it's something to do, right? If it's of no interest to you, then (all together, now) don't post.

Lifeguard Posting
In The Arse of the World (aka CT) - Thu, May 04, 2000 at 09:29:53 (PDT) | #31




in so gay and so is blink cause i have had all three of them...ha ha bitches...

In Z.A.X
FRATERNITY ROW - Thu, May 04, 2000 at 21:48:07 (PDT) | #32




I like Erasure and Morrissey. I am a heterosexual
male. I guess that ends the banter of Erasure and
Morrissey music being "homosexual music".
Blink-182 are just ignorant, stupid, postadolescent
flash-in-the-pans who will be on E! True Hollywood
Story in a couple of years due to some drug
problem or robbing 7-Elevens or something. I
personally am sick of hearing their lame, boring
music every time I turn on the radio. So put their
homosexuality quip out of your minds because they
are just not wotrth listening to... in all
aspects. In a year or two Blink will dissolve, but
Morrissey is here to stay!!

Blink Sux!! <[email protected]>
- Fri, May 05, 2000 at 16:16:22 (PDT) | #33




If Blink 182 is heterosexual music, I'm glad that I listen to homosexual music.

Jona
- Mon, May 08, 2000 at 09:11:18 (PDT) | #34




HA HA HA HA....yes, funny... i would love to hear what moz would have to say to that...ouch, i could just hear it right now...

the BoyRaCer99 <ehhrrrrr>
i blink 182 - Mon, May 08, 2000 at 10:21:09 (PDT) | #35




One thing's for sure, Erasure is homo music and
Blink 182 is not and never will be.....
Morrissey Still and Always Rulessss!!!!!!

SHOTT
hell - Tue, May 09, 2000 at 06:38:05 (PDT) | #36




Why should this bands even exist ???????
What a shame to me as a MOZ fan......

Diogo Neto <[email protected]>
Lisbon Portugal - Tue, May 09, 2000 at 15:56:13 (PDT) | #37




grrrrrr..blink182 what sellouts!
thay made san diego music look so band & now there trying to make gays look bad.

when will it stop.

DaNNyBoy <[email protected]>
chula vista - Fri, May 12, 2000 at 13:54:08 (PDT) | #38




those guys are so unoriginal- lets see how long there music lastingly touches people...Riight!

atamber <[email protected]>
hemet california - Mon, May 15, 2000 at 02:14:27 (PDT) | #39




may i first say that i am completely speechless there arent enough four letter words in the english language to describe my anger blink is the most idiotic band out there today i mean hell i rather sit through brittney spears then listen to there wretched noise how dare they assume they are even worthy anough to let the name morrissey cross there lips

crystal
- Mon, May 15, 2000 at 08:10:56 (PDT) | #40




Did anyone else hear or see an interview where the interviewer said to Morrissey, "In a way, you opened the door for bands like Matchbox 20."? He then responded, "Then let it be closed." I think it's funny when Moz mentions any band like them, or Blink 182.

Who said music had to have any point anyway? If people really want Blink 182, let them have it. As for me and my house, we will listen to Morrissey. I think that last sentence is from scripture or something.

Arnold Judas Rimmer <[email protected]>
NJ USA - Tue, May 16, 2000 at 20:46:58 (PDT) | #41




@#!!! BLINK 182 YOU SUCK YOU @#!!!EN SELL OUTS YOUR MUSIC SUCK YOU @#!!!EN ONE HIT @#!!!EN WONDER BAND AND @#!!! YOUR FANS BLINK 182 WHAT KIND OF MUSIC ARE YOU GUY'S PLAY? PUNK I DONT THINK SO YOU SELLOUTS Blink 182 aka BLINK 187 SUCK!! VIVA MORRISSEY & THE SMITHS #1 I LOVE MORRISSEY!!!!!

MORRISSEY,DEAN <[email protected]>
Huntington Park,CA - Thu, May 18, 2000 at 16:56:20 (PDT) | #42




well just look at it this way...

blink is another pop-punk band with little talent who'll adhere to preteens for another year maybe, while Moz is going to be around for a while. hell, he still has fans, ever since the smiths of the early 80's. blink, well, they'll get old. trust me.

you can classify Moz/Smiths and blink into the two separate categories of music: music that will live forever + music that will live until their label decides their fans are getting sick of them. guess who goes where!

to further prove my point, remember the "invincible" vanilla ice, mc hammer, michael jackson, paula abdul, etc? just early pop-spawns. now look at the cure, cheap trick, oingo boingo, etc. good music that will live forever.

thanks for reading, i'm off to listen to some 2 Legit 2 Quit :)

XsLaCk3rX
- Sat, May 20, 2000 at 12:36:02 (PDT) | #43




First off thats a typical lame comment from such a lame 90's pop group who wish they were as popular as moz was and is today.So it doesnt bother me,plus how would they know what gay music sounds like obviously they must listen to gay music right.Well thats my opinion about that.--mozangeleskid--

mozangeleskid
- Sat, May 20, 2000 at 15:00:50 (PDT) | #44






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