We have grown accustomed to reading lengthy rants posted on Morrisey’s website. About some of them, we blog. Most of them go unnoticed. He frequently waxes lyrical about numerous grievances he has while making varying degrees of logic. On Sunday, he provided a shorter update.
In May 2021, Morrissey announced Bonfire Of Teenagers, which he’s called “the best album of my life.” Due to his cantankerous and/or problematic reputation, he spent more than a year finding a label to release the album before linking with Capitol in the fall of 2022.
However, the things with Capitol quickly started falling apart, and in December 2022 he announced his departure from the label. (At the same time, Miley Cyrus, who was rumored to appear on the Bonfire Of Teenagers track “I Am Veronica,” seemingly blocked the song’s release.)
Despite Moz’s decision to cut ties with Capitol, Bonfire Of Teenagers is still a Capitol release, and he’s been publicly warring with the label over the album’s fate this year. In February, he announced that he was “coming around to the belief” that Capitol was intentionally sabotaging his album. A week later, he complained that Capitol was promoting “Sam Smith’s ‘satanism’” but not his album.
Now, under the headline CAPITOL WRECKERS, Moz has posted a photo of Capitol Music Group Chair and CEO Michelle Jubelirer (pictured above). Beneath the image is this message:
Hi! I run Capitol Records and if I want to wreck Morrissey’s career
no one can stop me. Bye, now!
The post concludes with this video of someone flying a plane over the Capitol offices with this message trailing behind it: “Release Mozi’s ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’!”
@officialmoz How do you get someone’s attention? You fly a plane over their building! @capitolrecords please release Moz’s “Bonfire of Teenagers”! Day 3 pic.twitter.com/LQQCl3hzqL
— Terrance Stamp (@TerranceStamp) October 14, 2023
@officialmoz @TerranceStamp just to remind you M that you did say in the final sentence of the attached email you would respect Miley's position. But you just couldn't help yourself. As great as her vocal is, we could have changed it for someone equally great. But you wouldn't… pic.twitter.com/q9TURYZhr7
— scott rodger (@scottrodger) October 17, 2023
@officialmoz Miley's management and label asked for her not to be mentioned as a featured artist on Bonfire. You went ahead and did what you were asked not to do. Is this really Captiol's fault??? I think it's yours. pic.twitter.com/iyBEzyxWwN
— scott rodger (@scottrodger) October 17, 2023
