… called her five minutes ago from North Carolina, where she’s just gotten back from a Morrissey performance.
I was in the front row, and at one point Morrissey pointed to me and said “I know you. I watch your YouTubes.” [UD‘s sister sings versions of Morrissey songs on a series of YouTubes. She’s actually got a pretty big following.] And he said “I’m going to embarrass you.” And he handed me down the microphone. I sang a line from Jack the Ripper.
A photo from the concert.
At around the 56 minute mark, you can hear Morrissey admire her YouTubes of his songs, and you can hear her sing her line (“Crash into my arms.”) from Jack the Ripper.
June 16th, 2015 at 8:41AM
lovely for her, tho not surprised that Morrisey watches youtubes about himself
June 16th, 2015 at 8:48AM
dmf: True. He’s brilliant but a staggering egomaniac.
Still, this was a really generous gesture.
June 16th, 2015 at 2:50PM
yes very kind, just thought it was classic