Loud Reed takes a shit on Morrissey as an artist though, he is someone I would consider an original. The guy was so much more musical and innovative than Morrissey it's ludicrous to compare them. Johnny Marr was at least an equal brain behind the Smiths, he wrote all of their tunes save for a couple, Morrissey just put lyrics to the music, which he was tremendous at as well as being a great singer.