LMHR: Morrissey's Words Could To Lead Racist Attacks

A representative for Love Music Hate Racism has criticized Morrissey and asked him to clarify his views after his controversial interview with the NME.

The controversy broke yesterday after the interview was published with Morrissey’s management team calling it a “character assassination”.

LMHR, who collaborated with the NME for a charity compilation earlier this year, say that the former Smiths man is helping fuel prejudice in  the UK.

According to Music Week a spokesman said: “While much of what he says during the interview is contradictory, there is much which unambiguously echoes racist ideas; utterly mistaken and dangerous ideas which feed fascist parties like the BNP.

“There is no doubt that Morrissey is - as usual - being deliberately provocative in the interview, in a magazine which famously questioned if Morrissey was racist in 1992.

“But for someone in a position of influence who should know better, there should be no room for irony or playing games when spouting words that could give confidence to racists and ultimately lead to racist attacks.”