How cool is this? Legendary Fall frontman Mark E Smith is an avowed snuff user. I guess it would be the only snuff shop in Prestwich, eh? Hey, Roderick. Ever received an order from MES? [quote]“I was thinking of opening a shop to sell snuff”, says Mark E Smith. “When I was a kid they used to have snuff in pubs in Manchester. There was snuff on every bar when I was growing up.” We’re sat in a Hamsptead pub in the spring of 2009, trying to record an interview with The Fall frontman discussing his relationship with art for filmmakers Nichola Probert’s series of short films for the Tate. The sound didn’t quite work out for the final cut (which you can see here) but nevertheless, a couple of hours was spent in the company of the songsmith as he sank a few lagers, took the occasional nasal blast of snuff, and talked about his relations with art and artists, keeping creative control of his band, his work with Michael Clark and Leigh Bowery… and the obligatory dig at The Scottish Band. [url]http://thequietus.com/articles/04568-mark-e-smith-of-the-fall-on-art-the-artist[/url]

That is cool.

Very cool, thanks for posting. An anecdote in a similar musical/snuff vein: I gifted few tins to a film maker who later did a film shoot of The Brand New Heavies, and the guitarist Simon Bartholomew was reportedly really into snuff (Hedges I think).