Truly solid interview, wish it could've been longer. Mozzer's sound drastically changed when Alain was no longer his axe man,, I just couldnt get into it without Whyte's touch. I met Alain twice, when i was a senior in HS around '02, he was a guest at a gig Boz did with friends at the Fais A Dodo in L.A and second time while on tour for "you are the quarry" in '04. A very humble and down to earth guy :) i look in on him from time to time and I'm glad to hear he's finally put out out solo work after being busy doing other projects. Great to see him here once again! Cheers!
Awesome share of recollection in memories! Im a guitarist, met Alain at Kaos records in West Covina,CA..... Meeting him was like meeting Scotty Moore (Elvis 1st guitarist) Ive dabbled in the acting world, and never was one to be a star stuck type, but meeting Alain (the guy that inspired me to play guitar at 14) definitely left me AWE STRUCK !!!!
I had the chance to meet Mr. Whyte at the Sunset Marquis hotel in Beverly Hills in 1992 where he signed my Morrissey concert tshirt and schedule. A very nice man and very humble. Thank you for this interview sir. You definitely took me to my early years. I can’t thank you enough. Also, the interviewer did a great job.
when he says one writer I hope he means musically? Mozz wrote every word in the smiths and the solo stuff! Alain is a legend, the stuff he wrote with mozz is my favourite solo material
Completely agree. I saw Alain play with Morrissey in Las Vegas this past September 2021.The band sounded noticeably better. Best sounding Morrissey concert I've experienced since the late 90's
@@quentintarantulino8535 I read once that he (Moz) would write the lyrics and would record them on track individually, and then the band would hear the tracks and put the music composition together mostly Alain and Boz if I'm not mistaken. Morrissey couldn't do it himself as you never seen him pick up a guitar and start jamming on stage, he's not a composer he's a writer.
@@johnnycage7447 It's the other way around. Morrissey's writing process has been the same since the 80s. His writing partners send him a collection of rough tracks that Morrissey then listens to, comes up with an accompanying vocal melody and lyrics, and sometimes restructures, so for example, what was supposed to be a verse becomes a chorus or an intro becomes a verse, etc. In the studio, Morrissey does a rough take with his vocals and the band follows from there and tweak, polish and complete the song.
@@johnnycage7447 You forget that Moz doesn't just write the words, he creates the vocal melody, and he does that brilliantly. But of course Morrissey couldn't do it himself. Who's claiming otherwise? In the same vein, a guitarist can't do it by themselves either, hence my original comment. Neither one of them take 100% credit for those songs. It's a collaborative partnership.
I can’t tell you how many times I have played Seasick, Yet Still Docked late at night away from the rat race world we live in. It is such a hauntingly beautiful song. Thank you Alain for your contributions. Love from Chicago.
What a poorly done interview. Why didn't you ask him the big question, everyone wants to know, which is why he is no longer in Morrissey band? Also it would have been interesting to get some good Morrissey band stories.
Morrissey wrote his best songs with Alain it’s a shame it’s all gone now a real shame this guy is very talented
First time I've seen Alain being interviewed proparly..what a nice guy and the song 'Higher Power' is awesome💯
Truly solid interview, wish it could've been longer. Mozzer's sound drastically changed when Alain was no longer his axe man,, I just couldnt get into it without Whyte's touch. I met Alain twice, when i was a senior in HS around '02, he was a guest at a gig Boz did with friends at the Fais A Dodo in L.A and second time while on tour for "you are the quarry" in '04. A very humble and down to earth guy :) i look in on him from time to time and I'm glad to hear he's finally put out out solo work after being busy doing other projects. Great to see him here once again! Cheers!
Diana Ramirez great story!
Awesome share of recollection in memories! Im a guitarist, met Alain at Kaos records in West Covina,CA.....
Meeting him was like meeting Scotty Moore (Elvis 1st guitarist)
Ive dabbled in the acting world, and never was one to be a star stuck type, but meeting Alain (the guy that inspired me to play guitar at 14) definitely left me AWE STRUCK !!!!
VIVA MOZ
@@bigddelgado2508 VIVA ALAIN!
Good news … Moz and Alain are working together next year on a project.
I had the chance to meet Mr. Whyte at the Sunset Marquis hotel in Beverly Hills in 1992 where he signed my Morrissey concert tshirt and schedule. A very nice man and very humble. Thank you for this interview sir. You definitely took me to my early years. I can’t thank you enough. Also, the interviewer did a great job.
Thanks for the comment. I’m glad it was meaningful.
Great interview, Alain is a great songwriter!
This gift song sound utterly FANTASTIC.
Al is just so honest. Always.
No ego.
Just says it as it is when asked.
91' band was vilified & adored at once.
when he says one writer I hope he means musically? Mozz wrote every word in the smiths and the solo stuff! Alain is a legend, the stuff he wrote with mozz is my favourite solo material
As a young gay teenager I was madly in love with Alain !! Just watch his 1991 tour performance - masculine, sexy, talented. I still love him.
AW is and will always be my fav. What a great person.
Boz Borrer is out and Alain is back on with Morrissey♥️
I heard the news! Will miss Bozzer though.
@@goodmorningec Sadly it didn't last.
Back to mediocre (at best) songs.
Favourite memory of Al was him holding the fort in Dallas
Love the higher power, great guy, always wondered were he disappeared too. Would love to see him liv
Nice admirable guy. Love his music 👌
Moz has never sounded as good without Alain.
yes!
Completely agree. I saw Alain play with Morrissey in Las Vegas this past September 2021.The band sounded noticeably better. Best sounding Morrissey concert I've experienced since the late 90's
Seasick is my funeral song....
Post Covid Song? : )
Morrisseys sound changed to drastically...Alain is 100% to credit for morrisseys success..those classics everyone grew up with would not exist.
A bit of an overstatement. Surely Morrissey made some contributions too?
@@quentintarantulino8535 I read once that he (Moz) would write the lyrics and would record them on track individually, and then the band would hear the tracks and put the music composition together mostly Alain and Boz if I'm not mistaken. Morrissey couldn't do it himself as you never seen him pick up a guitar and start jamming on stage, he's not a composer he's a writer.
@@johnnycage7447 It's the other way around. Morrissey's writing process has been the same since the 80s. His writing partners send him a collection of rough tracks that Morrissey then listens to, comes up with an accompanying vocal melody and lyrics, and sometimes restructures, so for example, what was supposed to be a verse becomes a chorus or an intro becomes a verse, etc. In the studio, Morrissey does a rough take with his vocals and the band follows from there and tweak, polish and complete the song.
@@johnnycage7447 You forget that Moz doesn't just write the words, he creates the vocal melody, and he does that brilliantly. But of course Morrissey couldn't do it himself. Who's claiming otherwise? In the same vein, a guitarist can't do it by themselves either, hence my original comment. Neither one of them take 100% credit for those songs. It's a collaborative partnership.
I can’t tell you how many times I have played Seasick, Yet Still Docked late at night away from the rat race world we live in. It is such a hauntingly beautiful song. Thank you Alain for your contributions.
Love from Chicago.
Thought this should've been longer tbh.
"The "Tomorrow" video??" Seriously? :D
well why did he stop working with morrissey?
He didn’t. I’m p sure he still writes for him.
I wonder if he ever wrote any lyrics
No.
Darin who? Well whatever, you missed a few buttons.
What a poorly done interview. Why didn't you ask him the big question, everyone wants to know, which is why he is no longer in Morrissey band? Also it would have been interesting to get some good Morrissey band stories.
David, you may not have liked it but I had fun. I’ll ask the big questions next time.