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Meatless Mouthful–Johnny Marr On The Smiths Political Reach

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, January 11th, 2013 in Male Musicians, Male Singers, Meatless Mouthful.

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Johnny Marr

“We were of that generation that came after punk and post-punk. People don’t talk about it now, but it was non-macho. If you were an alternative musician, you were political, because of the times [Thatcherism and the Falklands war]. It was taken for granted that the bands you shared a stage with had the same politics. I’m not sure you could say that now.”

—Johnny Marr, in an interview with The Guardian on how many fans were turned on to some of The Smiths’ ideas, such as vegetarianism, after hearing hit songs like “Meat Is Murder.”

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Meatless Mouthful–Russell Brands Credits Morrissey, Karma For Vegetarianism

Written by Vegetarian Star on Monday, October 29th, 2012 in Actors, Food & Drink, Meatless Mouthful.

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Russell Brand

“I thought I didn’t need the bad karma. It was an easy thing to give up on the old animals.”

—Russell Brand, citing his reasons for going vegetarian. Brand credits both Morrissey and karma for giving up animal products. He admires the former Smiths’ Meat is Murder singer so much, he named his cat after him, saying, “He’s exciting and electrifying, just like the real Morrissey.”

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Meatless Mouthful–Johnny Marr Proud Album Made Fans Vegetarian

Written by Vegetarian Star on Friday, July 23rd, 2010 in Food & Drink, Male Musicians, Male Singers, Meatless Mouthful.

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Johnny Marr

“I am very proud of the fact that 20 years on people tell me they became a vegetarian as a result of ‘Meat is Murder. I think that is quite literally rock music changing someone’s life – it’s certainly changing the life of animals. It is one of the things I am most proud of. I think it was quirky to call the album ‘Meat is Murder’ and it was way ahead of its time, but we were on a label that let us do that kind of thing.”

—Johnny Marr, in a new book by author Neil Taylor titled “Document and Eyewitness: An Intimate History of Rough Trade” on how The Smith’s 1985 album Meat Is Murder inspired many of his fans to stop eating animals.

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Who Would You: Johnny Marr Or Morrissey (The Smiths Edition)

Written by Vegetarian Star on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 in Male Musicians, Male Singers, Polls/Surveys, Who Would You.

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The Smiths have a slim chance of getting back together, but Johnny Marr and Morrissey were great then and now.

Both vegetarians, Johnny was labeled the “bad boy” during the band’s stint, while Morrissey was the focused dude who never brought a groupie to his hotel room.

They complimented each other beautifully during the song Meat Is Murder.

So between the two former Smiths members, who would you rather…