(Art by Jenny Holzer)

]]> http://www.unomagazine.com.ph/2011/01/from-bus-bombings-to-egypt/feed/ 4 http://www.unomagazine.com.ph/2010/12/this-alarming-man/ http://www.unomagazine.com.ph/2010/12/this-alarming-man/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:57:52 +0000 Erwin Romulo http://www.unomagazine.com.ph/?p=3356

During Prime Minister’s Questions (December 8. 2010), Labour MP Kerry McCarthy asked PM David Cameron about his liking of The Smiths, the rebuke of his musical heroes and the student riots.

David Cameron has always claimed to be an avid fan of The Smiths and even joked that, “I’m sure when Morrissey finds that he’s getting an endorsement from the leader of the Conservative Party, he will think ‘Heaven knows I’m miserable now’. But I’m a big fan, I’m afraid. Sorry about that.”

Recently though, he’s found himself drubbed by both Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. The latter through his Twitter account wrote:

“David Cameron, stop saying that you like The Smiths, no you don’t. I forbid you to like it.”

Soon after, Morrissey weighed in on the matter and lent his support to his former musical collaborator in a letter published on the the website true-to-you.net. He writes:

“I recall some years ago a party political broadcast on behalf of the Conservative Party where David Cameron spoke directly to camera as an LP copy of “The Queen is Dead” proudly displayed itself on the wall behind his right shoulder. It is, of course, a fantastic thrill when the music you make is acknowledged by virtually anyone at all. But David Cameron is not just anyone.

“I remind him that the world loves a man who loves to listen. But we can’t believe what you say when we know what you do.”