Banishing Morrissey only makes it stronger

For those who are familiar or, in some cases, perhaps obsessed with Morrissey's work as a lyricist, a consistent business card is his use of allusions and literary references. Whether citing James Joyce or citing Oscar Wilde, former band leader The Smiths has long had the taste of praising great English-language writers. But now, he joins these two particular writers in an esteemed club. Just like Joyce and Wilde before him, his art is facing a ban.

Spillers, in Wales, apparently known as the oldest record store in the world, announced this week that it would no longer carry Morrissey's records. Like what happened to "A Picture of Dorian Gray" and "Ulysses," the guardians of culture decided that Morrissey was too dangerous for shelves. His crime? It's his support for the right-wing Pro Britain party. But do not expect these stupid shows on his politics to hurt the latest international playboys. That will only make him and his new album "California Sun" stronger.

In some ways, Morrissey resembles the dark intellectual world (IDW) of the world of music. His words are deeply sophisticated in style and content, imbued with the richness of Western tradition. Sometimes he writes about the First World War, sometimes about the esoteric criminals, sometimes about the young amateurs of discotheque of right, sometimes about the latino gangs. And like the IDW, Morrissey's vision of politics is rather vague. His alleged violation of standards has less to do with the approval of a policy than to refuse to be told what he can or can not say.

And fortunately for Morrissey and the IDW, quite frankly, he is banned at a time when freedom of speech has become a central issue in our cultural debates. Part of the reason why Quillette gets so many clicks is that it publishes "dangerous" or "indescribable" ideas. If Morrissey still sells stadiums, it's partly because he will not change and will not be nice. As a Jordan Peterson with better hair, he crunches his truth and says what he wants in the interviews, always provoking the anger of the snowflake society that condemns him.

While most celebrities today succumb to totems and protocols of political correctness, Morrissey abstains from such behaviors. It's perhaps partly because he always seems a little excited. He often seems to see the world as cruel and overwhelming, but always finds the smile, the joke, the light that never goes out. And the fact is that for his fans, no record shop bans will make a difference. Most of Morrissey's biggest fans do not like his music, they give him his help, even their rescue, when they feel lost and alone.

And for the new generations, Morrissey always finds a way through. His cross-call to Mexican fans celebrated in the movie "Ant-Man and The Wasp" is a perfect example. Morrissey finds new fans around the world because he speaks without fear to the essential human truths and there will always be an audience for that.

At the end of the day, we should celebrate this big press for Moz. While his new album arrives, with charming covers of a charming man, and that he travels the world on tour, he is happy to learn that he is back in the line by singing "Back on the Chain Gang". As long as they spell your name, right, as the old saying goes.

And more generally, as always with Morrissey, we have the right to smile and make jokes. What's better nowadays than knowing that we're not locked in the standard talking points and in the murmurs of human rights that say them. idiots while they nodded? The only thing I can think of is knowing it while listening to Morrissey's classic songs.

So ban Spillers, the so-called record store in Wales, which no one in New York has ever heard of. Morrissey will be here in September and his fans are excited. We want what we can not have because of course we do it. And finally, what Morrissey says is inevitably profound, rich, simple and honest. These are qualities so rare today that the more his detractors ignore him, the more his fans get closer.