Just stumbled across the following clip on one of those random yet often rewarding YouTube trawls. It's an earnest Morrissey being interviewed on TV-am in 1984 by Paul Gambaccini (who was clearly on the run from the fashion police at the time). In it, the young Mozza explains why the Smiths don't - or didn't, at that time - make promo videos to accompany their singles.
Look out also for contributions from Henry "Game For A Laugh" Kelly and Toni "Play Away" Arthur!
Anyway, here is:
Morrissey on TV-am in 1984
(it's one of those 'embedding disabled by request' jobbies, hence the necessary clickage)
Mildly Interesting Pop Fact: Ironically, The Smiths started making promo videos about five minutes after that interview took place. Oh alright then, ten minutes.
Trans-X - Living On Video mp3
