June 28, 2004

Hairdresser On Fire

If you're a Smiths fan you should pick up this book. The main character is named Johnny Marr and he tries to kill a guy named Morrissey. It was written in 1948. (Link via MarcEye.)

Posted at 5:01 PM
Tags: Morrissey | The Smiths

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one copy left at Barnes and Noble last night - bought it, can't wait to read...

I've actually been meaning to get into early noir/hard-boiled fiction for a while now...ever since I got over my Godard fix and turned my eyes back towards America in black and white.

thanks for the reference Scott - always looking out for the unkowing masses.

Now, onto Smiths gossip - I just bought the Mojo/Q Smiths Special Ed. and it says nothing about the coincidence of names - what gives?

Posted by: JD Stone at 06/29/04 9:46 AM | Reply
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That's funny because "Hairdresser on Fire" could easily be a title of a Smith's song. Girlfriend in a Coma, Death of a Disco Dancer....same diff.

Posted by: alison at 06/29/04 9:50 AM | Reply
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hairdresser on fire is the name of a morrissey song.

Posted by: duh at 06/29/04 10:18 AM | Reply
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Duh is right....it all comes together now!

Posted by: alison at 06/29/04 11:00 AM | Reply
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Well, Johnny Marr isn't his real name, right? So conceivably it's not a coincidence.

Posted by: incomple at 06/29/04 12:33 PM | Reply
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Posted by: violet at 07/27/06 1:21 PM | Reply
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does anyone know if there is a band called "Hairdresser on Fire" ?

my friends and i are starting a band and want to reference Morrissey, but soooo many of his songs have been used by people (i.e. Girlfriend in a Coma, Pretty Girls Make Graves) so we want to make sure we don't do that. :)

thanks guys!

Posted by: Jeru at 10/13/08 10:51 PM | Reply
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