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The Ordinary Boys’ Preston: “I’m ordained as a voodoo priest!”
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The Ordinary Boys’ Preston: “I’m ordained as a voodoo priest!”

NME·Gary Ryan·about 1 month ago
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1 The Ordinary Boys are named after a The Smiths song. But which of your band’s tracks did Morrissey include on his ‘Songs to Save Your Life’ CD that he curated for NME in 2004? “‘(Little) Bubble’.” CORRECT. “ I think we were only on there because we were stroking his ego by calling ourselves The Ordinary Boys!” “Alain Whyte [former Morrissey guitarist and songwriting partner]’s band are doing some gigs in California, where I’ve been living for the last three years, and I’ve been asked to sing for it – and be the Left-Wing Morrissey! Which is what I like to think of myself as these days anyway. Hopefully, I can fit it around my other commitments. Though I’m so disgusted by Morrissey’s politics, the music is deeply rooted in me and part of my life and musical journey – and I’m still proud of the tours we did with him. I’ve got a copy of ‘ You Are the Quarry ’ signed by everyone in the band, including Morrissey.…

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