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John Lennon has sold (about a million times) more records. David Bowie has gone through more dazzling reinventions. Kurt Cobain is the grunge James Dean. Elvis Presley sums up an entire narrative about what is meant to be rich and famous in 20th century America. Michael Jackson has the best moves and is way, way weirder. None of them, however, is Morrissey. To be Morrissey is to be the most feverently worshipped pop star of all time, the man whose song 'Meat Is Murder' turned a generation vegetarian, an icon who promoted celibacy, Oscar Wilde and '60s kitchen sink dramas when all around him was empty '80s flash.

This Charming Man transcribes NME's interview with Morrissey. Posted by nchicha at April 16, 2004 07:38 PM