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saw119


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A little interview with sometime Morrissey bassist Johnny Bridgwood reveals that Richard Hawley auditioned to be in Morrissey's rockabilly band of the early '90's!

JH: Were you intimidated by Morrissey?

JB: No because I wasnt a Smiths fan. I was aware of him, I knew he was around, but no. We set up to play. Richard Hawley was there, auditioning for the band.

JH: What? No way!

JB: Yes he auditioned but didnt get in!

JH: Hes fantastic.

JB: Yes he is. Would have been a different journey.

Here's a link to the full interview in case you're interested http://juliehamill.tumblr.com/post/29840723703/fifteen-minutes-with-jonny-bridgwood-bass-player-with



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I wonder what would be different if Hawley hadn't been involved with Pulp.

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Soz, pretty sure a live version is in one of the yahoo accounts. Hawley recycled it for the song Naked In Pitsmoor on his first (mini) album. They played it together at the Royal Albert Hall a few years ago(http://www.pulpwiki.net/Jarvis/HappyNewYearBaby). It's interesting to compare the difference in vocal melody line between Jarvis' Happy New Year Baby and Richard's Naked In Pitsmoor.



-- Edited by Eamonn on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 12:05:04 AM

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I'm sure there's a Hawley interview from a few years ago where he talks about his Morrissey audition, which apparently was going well until he made the mistake of taking the mic himself.  The band were jamming on what I think was an Elvis song and Morrissey supposedly asked why he was singing, to which he replied something about "backing vocals?". That was him fucked for that job I suppose.



-- Edited by PaulTMA on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 12:57:52 AM

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Possibly not much.

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I agree, no offence to him but I always saw him as being a contributor rather than a proper member, is he credited as writing much? I can't remember.

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Pretty sure he helped write 'Born To Cry'

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I think he's top billing on BTC on The Christie album. Speaking of: Walk like a Panther was on Dermot O'Leary the other day. Jarvis got a mention.

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Born To Cry, Happy New Year Baby and maybe a few more bits and bobs that he wrote with Jarvis and even with the rest of Pulp (such as Grandfather's Nursery) in 1999/2000.
Also beefed-up the live sound for the big shows during the TIH era and some more around WLL so he definitely contributed but I'm not sure if Pulp 1998-2002 would have been hugely different without him.

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Eamon, you have a habit of throwing songs into the conversation that I've never heard of! Happy New Year Baby???!??!?

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Don't apologise, I still wouldn't have heard My Mistake if not for you. There's a lot of stuff in those accounts!

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The style of Hawley's playing might have contributed more to the live sound of the TIH and WLL period than we might expect. For example, Stereophonics did have two different stand-in live guitarists, because they need two for a live feel, but they both sound significantly different while playing the same bits.



-- Edited by Wickerman on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 08:49:36 AM

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