A few hours after Morrissey’s manager criticized her Simpson The singer’s mockery as “offensive”, the former leader of Smiths weighed with a long statement on his website.
“The hatred shown towards me by the creators of The Simpsons it’s obviously a challenging process, “Morrissey wrote,” but one that requires more funding than I could do to challenge. “
Simpson The episode in question – “Panic on the Streets of Springfield”, broadcast on Sunday – finds Lisa in love with a vegan British musician named Quilloughby (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch), who previously led a band called Snuffs.
The character first appears as Lisa’s imaginary friend, influencing her tougher behavior, and also sings parody songs (co-written by Bret McKenzie in Flight of the Conchords), such as “Hamburger Homicide” and “Everyone Is Horrid.” Except Me (And Possibly You)). “When Lisa sees the real Quilloughby and Snuffs in concert, she is alarmed to discover that she is a meat-eating xenophobe.
Following the episode, Morrissey’s manager, Peter Katsis, criticized her The Simpsons – via the composer’s Facebook page – for “trying to capitalize on cheap controversies and expose vicious rumors”. He also condemned the show’s description of Quilloghby (whom he described as “Morrissey’s character”) as “racist, without showing any specific situation”. (Fox and The Simpsons did not immediately return a request for comment.)
In a later interview, Katsis said Rolling Stone“It’s funny that none of the stories are about fake portraits or what The Simpsons made. The Simpsons I claim that it is a composite composed of several artists – obviously, so we do not sue them. What no one is talking about is how offensive it really is. The guy is still a super vegan. His beliefs in animal rights are what led him to this point. “
Katsis said he was not currently planning legal action, but “they will definitely look for options.”
In his long letter Monday, Morrissey noted that he does not have “a determined business team of legal practitioners ready to throw themselves,” adding: “I think this is generally understood and is why I am so careless and noisy. attacked. You are especially despised if your music affects people in a strong and beautiful way, because music is no longer needed. In fact, the worst thing you can do in 2021 is to give a little power to the lives of others. There is no place in modern music for anyone with strong emotions. ”
Later in his note, the singer wrote that music “and the world in general” has become a “fascinating mess” and that “freedom of expression no longer exists.” “I was terrified enough to kill a herd of bison,” he wrote. “The accusations usually come from someone with a crazy desire for importance; it does not work at a very high level. Writing for The Simpsonsfor example, it obviously requires only complete ignorance. But all these things are too easy for me to say. In a world obsessed with the laws of hatred, there is no one to protect me. ”
Katsis went on to comment.Simpson shit ”Monday night via Morrissey’s Facebook.
“Why did Cumberbatch even agree to take this vocal concert by playing Morrissey?” he wrote. “Could it be so hard to win that he would agree to badly kidnap another artist so tough? Clearly, he would have read the sketch or script before taking the concert. He could actually be as stupid as the people on [Simpsons] the writing team? and the FOX team? So it seems. Maybe he should talk and express his opinion on this. Does he even have enough balls to do that? ”
A Cumberbatch representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.