The Smiths turn down $5 million to reunite

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The Smiths turn down $5 million to reunite
‘Money doesn’t come into it’ says Smiths’ frontman Morrissey



By Barry A. Jeckell
Billboard
Updated: 9:36 p.m. ET March 16, 2006

AUSTIN, Texas - Pioneering U.K. modern rock band the Smiths turned down a $5 million offer to reunite at the upcoming Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival in southern California, former frontman Morrissey said Thursday.

His revelation, during a public interview at the South By Southwest Music & Media Conference in Austin, triggered gasps from the audience. When journalist David Fricke asked if he had considered it, Morrissey replied, “No, because money doesn’t come into it,” a response that drew applause from the crowd.

Of the critically adored act, which broke up in the late 1980s, Morrissey said, “It was a fantastic journey. And then it ended. I didn’t feel we should have ended. I wanted to continue. (Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr) wanted to end it. And that was that.”

Discussing his forthcoming album, “Ringleader of the Tormentors,” due April 4 via Attack/Sanctuary, the notoriously gloomy singer/songwriter admitted that he’s writing songs from a good place these days. “I’m just seeing lots of joyful things in life, which I didn’t in the past,” he said, adding slyly, “Which maybe you noticed. Politically the world is ridiculous,” he said. “But there’s still a lot of beautiful things ... Nature saves us, nature calms us down.”

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1. Too bad...

but his solo shit rocks!

"America is Not the World" off his last album is brilliant.

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2. Jesus hates me.

Since he placed me in self-deprecating bones and skin.

But I have forgiven him.

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3. I have f*ing loved the Smiths ever since I read...

the perks of being a wallflower and found out about the Smiths...

Bummer, but Morrissey is f*ing incredible either way.