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UK – people seemed to enjoy it. But having
just written my entire life story, chapter by
chapter, it gave an extra urgency to what I
was already doing, musically. And I don’t
JM: Yeah. And as I get older, the more I
understand how great it is to know your
shit. I’m quite happy to reach those
moments of clarity. And of course, death is
The Smiths circa 1985 (left to right) Andy Rourke, Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce.
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want to come off as sounding too precious,
but the songs really did start to take on a
new life. And it actually made me realize
just how precious life itself is. I think I
might have forgotten that. always there, lurking around the corner, so
you’d better learn a few things because
you don’t have forever. But I do feel like
I’ve got a pretty good starting point for
whatever comes next.
IE: But it’s cool to define yourself.
Anything you do from now on will have
this record as a jumping-off point. Appearing 9/16 at Riot Fest, Douglas
Park, Chicago.