You, Me And Morrissey [Paperback]

Colin Nasseri (Author), Sean Starr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2007

You, Me and Morrissey, by Colin Nasseri & Sean Starr is a collection of autobiographical short stories capturing snapshots of love, loss, bigotry, violence, artistic birth, and mental illness. Each story is set to the soundtrack of a Smiths or Morrissey title or lyric, and documents the trials of youth and adulthood, and how the music and the ever-present specter of Morrissey influenced and altered the paths of the authors forever. From 1980's humdrum Texas towns, to a San Francisco meeting with Morrissey himself, the stories revolve around the ups and downs of balancing an art-driven life with the insanities of day to day living in the "real world."

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About the Author

Nasseri & Starr met over 20 years ago in the south Texas city of San Antonio where they both attended Longfellow Junior High School and shared a love for 80's alternative music and culture. Starr worked for fifteen years as a graphic designer and marketing director before launching his career as an abstract painter and author in 2004. Nasseri & Starr reunited in San Francisco in the beginning of 2006 and began writing "You, Me and Morrissey," which was made an Official Entrant for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Subculture Books (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0979919401
• ISBN-13: 978-0979919404
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,018,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Moz fan or not, this is just good stuff....that being said, THANK GOD FOR MORRISSEY!, February 27, 2008

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Rochelle A. Luer (California) - See all my reviews
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That was an amazing read!!! This gift of a book had me swept up in the rapture that it is, from the very first line. I found myself bursting into laughter, covering my mouth in shock and tears all too often fell from my eyes straight to their pages. In its brutal honesty of childhood, coming of age, marriage, family, love, passion, health, work and the daily choices that ultimately become what we look back on to be, life, "You, Me and Morrissey" gives the sorely needed breath of fresh air of humor and acceptance of that journey just as it is in all its flaws and unsung victories.

To the authors: Thank you so much for sharing your painfully common and tortured story with the all too familiar soundtrack of some of the best music on the planet! In your honest and beyond brave dissertation of the fractures and dewy valleys of your lives you have let all of us find kindred spirits and a home within your pages. Thank you for your generosity of soul, you are my hero's!

To the other readers:
You will find yourself, as did I, instantaneously in love and lust for the two of these men and their crafts of truth and searching for love and acceptance not only in life and others, but ultimately within themselves. I'm sure you will find, as did I, a piece of your own heart and story immortalized with "You, Me and Morrissey".

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Started Something I Could Finish, January 18, 2008

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Hastings Wolfe "Provocateur" (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You, Me And Morrissey (Paperback)

"You, Me and Morrissey" is a glorious time capsule of a time both exhilarating and terrifying. Throughout each vignette you sense the oppressive dread of South Texas combined with the shimmering hope contained in Morrissey's lyrics that someone is out there who understands.

You don't have to be a Smiths nut to appreciate the book, but it certainly helps. Like no other lyricist in modern memory, Steven Patrick Morrissey has the unique ability to cut to the heart of a matter with ruthless precision. As with many children of the 80s, Nasseri and Starr effectively relate the impact that music had on their development.

Sometimes chilling, often hilarious and always interesting, "You, Me and Morrissey" is a must read for both Smiths fans and disaffected youth of all ages.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Misc. Reviews, January 18, 2008

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Sean Starr (San Francisco, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: You, Me And Morrissey (Paperback)

"Obsessive"
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly December 28 2007/Janaury 4 2008 Double Issue Best & Worst of 2007 (#971/972)

"2 Thumbs Up!"
Girl in a Coma
Both Before I'm Gone

"Poignant & thought-provoking. The doomed romantics of the world have a spokesperson."
Rhonda Bridges

"Truly moving, I was genuinely surprised by it."
G. Moore

"Your words really inspire me to pick up my own writing again."
K. Oslow

"Just finished it...I breezed through it in one sitting. I think that means I LOVED it!"
J. Grant

"I just finished it. Please write a follow up soon."
S.L.

"Words can't describe how much I love your book... I have read it, and re-read it."
Ms. Noir