Taking Sides: Axl Rose vs Stephen Morrissey

i'd opt for axl's 100% sheer lunacy over morisseys wimpy veggie sensibility any day of the week.

I think Axl is a paper tiger, and sweet Stephen is a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Not speaking of the song. Never liked the song much, but I love the quote.

Award for the most Absolutely Ridiculous Question Posed on ILM?

Morrissey v. Axl Rose? God, the mind truly does boggle on here at times.....

I know, axl deserves better!

(*cough* *cough*)

I'm okay...he just knocked the wind outta me...(*gasp* *pant*)

Oh please.

Sad 80s guitar rawk for guys who STILL wear sad biker jackets.

Deeply dud.

http://www.thunders.ca/images/morrissy.jpg

They are white, they are male, they play guitar based music and all of their songs are within traditional song structures.

For some people, that is enough to lump them together. That is not the case for those of us who know that most decent music falls within those categories anyway though.

vs.

and a crack on the head is what you get for asking ...

Axl by submission.

vs.

southpaw grammar!

axl rose, animal rights activist.

Over the past week I've put out a few intentionally sarcastic tweets in response to the killing of the 18 month old baby male giraffe named Marius by the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark. And in that regard I think that without more information or a better understanding of not just how this particular breeding program works or why it's believed to be necessary and seemingly without room for exception or public opinion... to the average person it would seem that...

1.) Marius could have been spared and was a waste of a healthy young animal's life.

2.) The manner in which he was if not euthanized then disposed of seemed particularly barbaric, unnecessary and a vulgar or grotesque display of inconsideration and complete disregard for public sentiments adding a level of morbid spectacle and horrendousness difficult for most to comprehend by doing so not just in front of but for what seems some misguided or twisted sense of educational purposes for children.

and...

3.) The seemingly cold and clinical responses and attitudes regarding this unfortunate event by those involved appearing to be somewhat defiant, arrogant and even seeming somewhat perversely satisfied with themselves and their actions going as far as to express "pride" in their decisions comes off as completely heartless in regard to the animals and seems extremely disrespectful toward the general public on this issue.

Perhaps their comments were taken out of context? Perhaps there's something lost in translation? I don't know that anyone is trying to say or act in this situation as if they truly know more than these particular or any professional animal caretakers or zoologists etc. but I do know that at present plenty of lay people worldwide do not understand or approve of what took place here. And again without more information and better understanding of the breeding program and why this was deemed the appropriate course of action this event seems misguided and a crime against the very nature those in such positions are thought to be involved with as protectors and caretakers of such animals.

One can attempt to justify these choices as those taking into consideration a bigger picture scientifically but in my view there seems to be more than one perspective to that picture and it would appear that adherence to such a rigid or strict nature of such clinical focus may be disregarding the public impact of their actions.

For most normal everyday people that love, care about and enjoy animals this event has been a tragedy. An unexpected, unimaginable and what for many is most devastating a seemingly avoidable horror show that somehow seems lost on the professionals involved and those speaking for the zoo a facility that's in my opinion thought to exist for the animals, the public, educational purposes and science in as best a sense of harmony as possible. Just as it's a privilege for the public to visit, view and experience these animals it's also a privilege to work with and care for the animals and to have the opportunity do so while interacting and/or working with the public.

Unfortunately somehow in this instance all or much of that seems to have been forgotten.

Axl

I once read in a Pet Shop Boys biography that Axl Rose visited them backstage, after a show in the early 90s, at the height of G 'n' R's career. He brought them a big bouquet of flowers, told them the show was 'gorgeous', and that 'October Symphony' inspired 'November Rain'.

Incidentally, PSB's Miserablism and Electronic's 'Getting Away With It' are both about Morrissey, so theres a PSB/Moz connection. How weird is the PSB/Axl connection, though?

Immigrants and faggots, they make no sense to me... —Axl Rose

Say what you will about Axl Rose, but at least he's interesting. I can't think of too many musicians who gained fame in the last 20 years that I'd actually want to read about.