Morrisey hit by bottle at concert - Showbiz

lexi22 · 09-11-2009, 16:27

No respect.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20091108...t-5f8abb3.html

"But during his second song, Black Cloud, the 50-year-old stepped to the front of the stage to shake the hands of fans when a plastic bottle of beer was hurled toward him and struck him in the eye.

The singer stood up and said "goodnight" to the stunned 8,000 strong crowd before walking off stage. His fans then burst into chants of "Morrissey, Morrissey. Morrissey" in an effort to get the performance back on track.

But about five minutes later an announcement was made to a chorus of boos that he had been hit on the head and would not be resuming the concert.

Jay Silker, 27, from Mossley Hill, Liverpool, said: "If there's ever a singer who would not take kindly to a bottle being thrown at him, it's Morrissey."

Iain Kavanagh, 33, from Liverpool, said: "Some people were complaining afterwards because he's been in the game for years and he should be used to it by now.

"But he's a 50-year-old man who has just been ill and he deserves better than that."

Camino · 09-11-2009, 16:33

He's not having the best of luck at the moment, why do people do that? throwing bottles its disgusting even if they are plastic.

sands11 · 09-11-2009, 19:41

I can't understand why someone would spend all that money on a ticket for a concert then just go to throw a bottle at him.

What a complete idiot. The other people at the concert should be angry at him, not Morrissey.

zx50 · 09-11-2009, 19:45

What the hell do they want him to do? Perform when he's in intense pain/feeling utterly weird or light headed? Some people can be utterly selfish.

LoveBug. · 09-11-2009, 19:47

O.M.G i was just reading about this

Radiomaniac · 09-11-2009, 19:59

I agree 100% with Morrissey not continuing the show, he could have been worried for his safety or in pain.

The idiot who threw the missile is most definitely not a fan, and I don't understand why he would pay/go to see an artiste that he'd want to throw bottles at.

Dan Fortesque · 09-11-2009, 20:16

Let's hope that the idiot who did this is arrested and charged with assault.

oldtimer55 · 09-11-2009, 20:19

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Originally Posted by Radiomaniac

I agree 100% with Morrissey not continuing the show, he could have been worried for his safety or in pain.

The idiot who threw the missile is most definitely not a fan, and I don't understand why he would pay/go to see an artiste that he'd want to throw bottles at.

Maybe it was Andy Rourke

Nico · 09-11-2009, 20:19

stupid silly fan, but Morrissey is a vile man, and non of this legend lark, he is a disgrace.

ILoveMaxwell · 09-11-2009, 20:32

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Originally Posted by Nico

stupid silly fan, but Morrissey is a vile man, and non of this legend lark, he is a disgrace.

Morrissey is God!!

Nico · 09-11-2009, 20:43

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Originally Posted by ILoveMaxwell

Morrissey is God!!

yes i believe in the devil too

Caligula75 · 09-11-2009, 20:51

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Originally Posted by ILoveMaxwell

Morrissey is God!!

Arr! Where's my 'Morrissey is God' tshirt?!

Probably at the very bottom of a wardrobe, gathering dust balls, but I've kept it for the boy...when he hits puberty I've got a secret weapon...

But seriously, throwing bottles at Morrissey in concert? That's like killing seals or eating meat?

What has the world come to?

Sector_15 · 09-11-2009, 21:03

My workmate went. He was gutted as it was his Xmas pressie from his brother. Apparently the guy who threw the bottle was apprehended.

Cortina1990 · 09-11-2009, 21:35

Jeez ! - he was hit by a plastic bottle, not a breeze block

What an arse Morrisey is.

mb@2day · 09-11-2009, 22:20

If this bottling continues or other problems then he must end the tour. Go back to Rome even if he can't afford to quit.

Radiomaniac · 09-11-2009, 22:37

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Originally Posted by Cortina1990

Jeez ! - he was hit by a plastic bottle, not a breeze block

What an arse Morrisey is.

Try a little experiment.

Get someone who doesn't like you (should be quite easy), and ask them to throw a filled plastic bottle at your eye/head, with force and from a distance.

Then see if you feel like putting on a show and performing a dozen songs in front of thousands of people.

LittleChicken · 09-11-2009, 23:24

Didn't he once get a packet of sausages chucked at him at the Royal Albert Hall and described it as 'a misguided act of love'?

Those days appear to have well and truly gone.

performingmonk · 10-11-2009, 00:42

I think Mozza should definitely have come back on 15 minutes or so later, once the guy who threw the bottle was removed. The shows are supposed to be for the fans, aren't they? He should just pack in touring altogether if he's gonna disappoint the real fans who paid out. He should do a FREE show to compensate.

lexi22 · 10-11-2009, 08:45

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Originally Posted by Radiomaniac

Try a little experiment.

Get someone who doesn't like you (should be quite easy), and ask them to throw a filled plastic bottle at your eye/head, with force and from a distance.

Then see if you feel like putting on a show and performing a dozen songs in front of thousands of people.

That sums it up for me. And particularly in the light of his recent hospitalisation.

ILoveMaxwell · 10-11-2009, 09:35

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Originally Posted by mb@2day

If this bottling continues or other problems then he must end the tour. Go back to Rome even if he can't afford to quit.

He lives in Malibu, he left Rome over a year ago

Helenaka · 10-11-2009, 10:12

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Originally Posted by LittleChicken

Didn't he once get a packet of sausages chucked at him at the Royal Albert Hall and described it as 'a misguided act of love'?

Those days appear to have well and truly gone.

When I saw The Smiths many moons ago on the Meat Is Murder tour, some guy was throwing sausages at Morrissey.
He just laughed it off.

Mind you, there is a big difference between chucking a sausage for a joke and a bottle of water, specially seeing as he has had health concerns recently as well.

If I was Morrissey, I wouldn't have come back on.

Helenaka · 10-11-2009, 10:13

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Originally Posted by Nico

stupid silly fan, but Morrissey is a vile man, and non of this legend lark, he is a disgrace.

And you are basing this judgment on what?

mb@2day · 10-11-2009, 11:10

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Originally Posted by ILoveMaxwell

He lives in Malibu, he left Rome over a year ago

Well I wish he had the bottle to go 'home' wherever that is.

Perhaps landslides / wildfires permitting he can write some songs out of this .

Last night I dreant somebody bottled me.

Reel around the monitor. etc

stvn758 · 10-11-2009, 11:46

Read he was a bit of a skiver, he probably paid one of his roadies to lob it at him to get out of doing the show.

ILoveMaxwell · 10-11-2009, 11:50

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Originally Posted by stvn758

Read he was a bit of a skiver, he probably paid one of his roadies to lob it at him to get out of doing the show.

He has collapsed on stage recently and has also lost his voice and been unable to sing quite a few times, that is hardly skiving

09-11-2009, 16:27	#1
lexi22 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,224	Morrisey hit by bottle at concert No respect. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20091108...t-5f8abb3.html "But during his second song, Black Cloud, the 50-year-old stepped to the front of the stage to shake the hands of fans when a plastic bottle of beer was hurled toward him and struck him in the eye. The singer stood up and said "goodnight" to the stunned 8,000 strong crowd before walking off stage. His fans then burst into chants of "Morrissey, Morrissey. Morrissey" in an effort to get the performance back on track. But about five minutes later an announcement was made to a chorus of boos that he had been hit on the head and would not be resuming the concert. Jay Silker, 27, from Mossley Hill, Liverpool, said: "If there's ever a singer who would not take kindly to a bottle being thrown at him, it's Morrissey." Iain Kavanagh, 33, from Liverpool, said: "Some people were complaining afterwards because he's been in the game for years and he should be used to it by now. "But he's a 50-year-old man who has just been ill and he deserves better than that."

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Camino Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 1,296	He's not having the best of luck at the moment, why do people do that? throwing bottles its disgusting even if they are plastic.

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sands11 Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 344	I can't understand why someone would spend all that money on a ticket for a concert then just go to throw a bottle at him. What a complete idiot. The other people at the concert should be angry at him, not Morrissey.

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zx50 Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Consett area Services: Pentium 4 XP Professional Laptop 10.9Mbit/1.3MB/s Be* Pro Posts: 23,750	What the hell do they want him to do? Perform when he's in intense pain/feeling utterly weird or light headed? Some people can be utterly selfish.

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LoveBug. Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Stacey to win TXF! :) Services: For such a pretty face, boy your such a waste! Posts: 1,799	O.M.G i was just reading about this

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Radiomaniac Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In Old Amsterdam Services: Cheese, Clogs, Tulips, Barrel Organ Posts: 17,738 Blog Entries: 2	I agree 100% with Morrissey not continuing the show, he could have been worried for his safety or in pain. The idiot who threw the missile is most definitely not a fan, and I don't understand why he would pay/go to see an artiste that he'd want to throw bottles at.

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Dan Fortesque Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lancashire Services: ♀ Posts: 9,735	Let's hope that the idiot who did this is arrested and charged with assault.

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Nico Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 679	stupid silly fan, but Morrissey is a vile man, and non of this legend lark, he is a disgrace.

09-11-2009, 21:03	#13
Sector_15 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 221	My workmate went. He was gutted as it was his Xmas pressie from his brother. Apparently the guy who threw the bottle was apprehended.

09-11-2009, 21:35	#14
Cortina1990 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 480	Jeez ! - he was hit by a plastic bottle, not a breeze block What an arse Morrisey is.

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mb@2day Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Services: VMTV - VM4MB , Sky TV , DAB , Orange Posts: 5,376	If this bottling continues or other problems then he must end the tour. Go back to Rome even if he can't afford to quit.

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LittleChicken Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Chicken Hut Posts: 3,460	Didn't he once get a packet of sausages chucked at him at the Royal Albert Hall and described it as 'a misguided act of love'? Those days appear to have well and truly gone.

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performingmonk Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,519	I think Mozza should definitely have come back on 15 minutes or so later, once the guy who threw the bottle was removed. The shows are supposed to be for the fans, aren't they? He should just pack in touring altogether if he's gonna disappoint the real fans who paid out. He should do a FREE show to compensate.

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stvn758 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 8,622	Read he was a bit of a skiver, he probably paid one of his roadies to lob it at him to get out of doing the show.