Everyone knows Morrissey. He’s that loveable vegan from Manchester who complains about everything and then goes in to a big vegetable huff when things go pear-shaped.
Only a couple of weeks ago, he collapsed at a gig in Swindon. Perhaps he saw what the people there looked like and wanted out. Pronto.
In the latest shenanigan involving the former Smiths front man, he got pelted with a plastic cup of water in Liverpool. Now he didn’t fall over, his feeble vegan body did manage to withstand the force of the close range throw. Still, he did get soaked worse than a potato patch and stormed off the stage. Interested in seeing the video? Of course you are. It’s right after the jump.
We’ve been to many gigs and a cup of water isn’t that big a deal. Prior to most gigs we drink many plastic pints of fizzy lager and often need a mid-gig wee. Going to the toilet is a bit of a pain so we just use the cup and lob it away. And we’ve been accused of not having green credentials. So it could have been worse, a lot worse.
You do have to remember where he was performing, though. The clip appears to show Morrissey interacting with the Liverpudlian crowd. That was already a stupid thing to do, as any jewellery he was wearing could have gone walkabouts, or his wallet pinched.
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Well that was a subdued piece of rage; must be that vegan diet only allowing him the briefest of snits.
I would do the same – a performer does not have to put up with this sort of barbaric behaviour.
Those damn Barbarians, well known in history for bouncing plastic cups off peoples heads!
The question is, where are the outraged Morrisey fans? Oh wait, never mind.
Can’t blame him one bit. You buy a ticket to hear a singer sing. That does not give you the right to abuse him; almost anything could’ve been in the cup. As a fan, I would’ve been disappointed, but I certainly understand his actions. I’ve seen him a number of times in DC and the crowds have been enthusiastic but incredibly well behaved. Lesson learned? If you’re at a concert don’t let your friends or the people next to you do something stupid. Rock on Moz!
As a performer, all I can say is what a sook…yeah its not nice and it can throw you off and be upsetting but the bottom line is you are a professional, and you are paid a lot of money to deliver something, so you still need to deliver it…you also need to rise above by storming off he is conceding defeat…