Smith Division
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I need your input on a "debate" I was having with another Morrissey/Smith fan the other night. I wasn't quite sure if I wanted to bring this to this forum, but I thought all of you might help settle this dispute.
POINT:
He said that if you are wealthy, drive nice cars, live on the right side of the tracks, and don't feel the everyday angst of making ends meet that you cannot possibly be a "true" fan. That you would be considered a poser by those who truly are in the Morrissey community. People who are wealthy could not understand being the outsider, the underdog, the one least likely.
COUNTERPOINT:
I said that being well-off does not preclude you from liking great music and relating to the lyrics. I truly believe that there are many affluent people who are tortured by the everyday life that allows them to relate to the words of Morrissey. Although his music may have been born out of the blue collar world of Manchester, his lyrics transcends economic status. A poser, on the contrary, I think it take guts to be a Smith/Morrissey fan in this circle. I also think it has more to do with your social ideology vs. your pocket book that can define you as a fan.
Solo-please share you thoughts.
Is it possible to live in both worlds???
POINT:
He said that if you are wealthy, drive nice cars, live on the right side of the tracks, and don't feel the everyday angst of making ends meet that you cannot possibly be a "true" fan. That you would be considered a poser by those who truly are in the Morrissey community. People who are wealthy could not understand being the outsider, the underdog, the one least likely.
COUNTERPOINT:
I said that being well-off does not preclude you from liking great music and relating to the lyrics. I truly believe that there are many affluent people who are tortured by the everyday life that allows them to relate to the words of Morrissey. Although his music may have been born out of the blue collar world of Manchester, his lyrics transcends economic status. A poser, on the contrary, I think it take guts to be a Smith/Morrissey fan in this circle. I also think it has more to do with your social ideology vs. your pocket book that can define you as a fan.
Solo-please share you thoughts.
Is it possible to live in both worlds???