The First Baker's Dozen: Morrissey Reveals his Favourite LPs | Page 11 of 14 | The Quietus

Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

10. NicoChelsea Girl


Morrissey On Nico: (From Under The Influence liner notes):

"On the flipside of happy, the Nico net caught me early. Her voice equalled the sound of a body being thrown out of a window – entirely with out hope, of this world, or the next, or the previous. Onstage, she moved like a big bleak creaking house, never once altering the direction of her eyes. I am in love. Her harmonium heaves and swells like crashing waves answering each other. If Nico could’ve laughed, she would’ve. But she couldn’t, so she didn’t."

Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Baxter Dury, Clark
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