"Rufus wanted to do Always on My Mind, and I looked at the list of nine other songs I'd sent him and thought: why don't I ask some other people? Like, Low are one of my all-time favourite bands and when I first met Mimi Parker she immediately seemed like someone I've known all my life. I told her I'd done one of their songs with Debbie Harry and she looked at me and said: Why didn't you ask me? I thought: touche, Mimi."
"Thirty-five years ago most of my mates Linda McCartney and so on were friends because of vegetarianism. Morrissey does stuff for Peta and he's an amazing songwriter. A few nights ago I had dinner with a couple of girls he'd worked with. I sent him a picture of the three of us and he immediately sent back a picture of three women from Coronation Street."
Duets Special began after an impulsive suggestion to record with Rufus Wainwright, who chose Always on My Mind. A list of other songs prompted invitations to friends and admired musicians, including members of Low and Mimi Parker. An attempted collaboration on Cass McCombs's County Line was delayed by illness; Mimi Parker died and her husband Alan Sparhawk sang instead. The album includes covers such as The First of the Gang to Die and previously recorded Every Day Is Like Sunday. A long friendship with Morrissey grew from shared vegetarianism, mutual support for Peta, and continued personal rapport without philosophical or moral impasse.
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