“I understand why fur-farmers and so-called laboratory scientists are repaid with violence—it is because they deal in violence themselves and it”
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Steven Patrick Morrissey, mononymously known as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of the rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then he has pursued a successful solo career. Morrissey's music is characterised by his baritone voice and distinctive lyrics with anti-establishment stances and recurring themes of e…
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2026· 29 entries
“Pop music was all I ever had, and it was completely entwined with the image of the pop star. I remember feeling the person singing was actually with me and understood me and my predicament.”
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West End Theatre: A backstage look at The Oresteia, starring Mary-Louise Parker and David Morrissey
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MUNDIARIO: David Morrissey y Eve Myles se enfrentan en el thriller Gone de Filmin
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The Onion: Karaoke Outing Paints Heartbreaking Picture Of Friend Practicing Morrissey Impression Alone
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Punknews: Morrissey to release two new 7-inchers
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TicketNews: Morrissey Plots U.S. Tour in Support of Latest Record
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TicketNews: Morrissey tickets on sale in Louisville at Palace
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Mshale: 🔴 EN VIVO AHORA | SAN MARTÍN SJ Vs DEPORTIVO MAIPÚ ⚽🔥 | PRIMERA NACIONAL David Morrissey (hBkAgnfYhu)
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Sports Illustrated: Kailyion Morrissey
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The Press Democrat: Michael David Morrissey
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Paperblog: Programa Número 531 de Dj Savoy Truffle en Música Sideral. Especial The Courettes, The Stems, Jean-Michel Jarre, Morrissey y The Peawees.
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Muzikalia: Morrissey publicará dos nuevos singles en octubre
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WTOV: W.Va. Gov. Morrissey allocates $3.2M for Wheeling Gateway Center project
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ESPN: 2H MSU T. Jankoska made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by A. Morrissey.
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Tribute Archive: John F. Morrissey, Jr. Obituary | Woodside Funeral Homes | Quinton, NJ
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IMDb: David Morrissey Breaks Down Killer Ending to ‘Gone’
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Mshale: Que Se Sabe De..? Alien Isolation 2: Primer Teaser David Morrissey (WSuwPoNgBb)
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): What’s on Morrissey’s Mind? Animal Overpopulation
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): The Cartoon That Broke Morrissey’s Heart
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The Nerd Daily: Q&A: Bridget Morrissey, Author of ‘In What World’
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Legacy obituary: Kathleen Morrissey Obituary (2026) - Leeds, MA - Daily Hampshire Gazette
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jetswhiteout.com: Jets' Josh Morrissey does not get the attention he deserves
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WTOV: Morrissey extends state of emergency for 12 West Virginia counties through Sept. 19
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Pro Hockey Rumors: Josh Morrissey Hopes Connor Hellebuyck Stays With Jets
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The Colorado Sun: Jim Morrissey: Kicking the phone habit
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Just one week before the scheduled opening night
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Released ep “Deluxe Notre-Dame”.
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Released album “Make-Up Is a Lie”.
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2024· 1 entry
"Interlude", Morrissey's duet with Siouxsie, was re-released on 12-inch gold vinyl for Record Store Day on 20 April 2024; it was available in the UK and other parts of Europe only
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2023· 2 entries
On Capitol Records in the US, although he did not sign with a label for a UK release, was scrapped
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Said that he has never owned a cell phone
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2021· 1 entry
"What deceased personal friend do you miss the most
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2020· 8 entries
Released album “I Am Not a Dog on a Chain”.
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Released album “Sisterama Vol. 5: Southpaw Grammar”.
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Released album “Sisterama Vol. 1: Viva Hate”.
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Released album “Sisterama Vol. 7: You Are the Quarry”.
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Released album “Sisterama Vol. 6: Maldjusted”.
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Released album “Sisterama Vol. 2: Kill Uncle”.
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Released album “Sisterama Vol. 3: Your Arsenal”.
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Released album “Sisterama Vol. 4: Vauxhall & I”.
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2019· 5 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Joe Morrissey, a Democrat, was elected to the Virginia State Senate even though he had sex with his teenage receptionist and has been disbarred.” Mostly True.
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Released album “California Son”.
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Said, "I didn't vote in the referendum, although I can see how there is absolutely nothing attractive about the EU
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When he banned all meat products from a venue he was performing at in Houston, US
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Morrissey said: "It's obvious that he [Farage] would make a good prime minister—if any of us can actually remember what a good prime minister is
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2018· 5 entries
Released album “The Never Heard Symphonies”.
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Released album “This Is Morrissey”.
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Changed his approach, feeling that his previous "stance was ultimately of no use and helped no one", and pledged to donate to animal protection groups in the cities where he would perform
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Stated that he "refuse[s] to eat anything that had a mother" but has always had difficulties with food, stating that he only eats bread, potatoes, pasta and nuts despite the increasing availability of more varied vega
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To use the band's name, Marr registered the trademark solely under his name after a failure to receive a response from Morrissey and his representatives
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2017· 2 entries
Released album “Low in High School”.
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Los Angeles declared 10 November "Morrissey Day"
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2016· 1 entry
That Morrissey's politics aligned with Farage's, joking that any potential Smiths reunion would feature Farage as their replacement guitarist
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2015· 2 entries
Released album “2015-06-27: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA”.
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Accused Obama of not doing enough to tackle police brutality, stating he could not "see him doing anything at all for the black community except warning them that they must respect the security forces
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2014· 4 entries
Released album “World Peace Is None of Your Business”.
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Morrissey stated that he believed there is "no difference between eating animals and paedophilia
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“no difference between eating animals and paedophilia. They are both rape, violence, murder.”
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PETA worked with the animator Anna Saunders to create a cartoon called Someday in honour of Morrissey's 55th birthday
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2013· 4 entries
Released album “25 Live”.
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Morrissey said that he "nearly voted" for the UK Independence Party, expressing his admiration for party leader Nigel Farage and endorsing Farage's Euroscepticism regarding UK membership of the European Union
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Released a statement that said, "Unfortunately, I am not homosexual
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Morrissey called her "a terror without an atom of humanity" and said "every move she made was charged by negativity"
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2012· 7 entries
Released album “2012-10-10: Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA”.
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Released album “There's No Place Like Hulme”.
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Released album “Live In Glastonbury 2011”.
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Encouraging people to have their dogs and cats neutered to help to reduce the number of homeless pets
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Released album “Live At L'Elysee Montmartre”.
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Released album “Natural And Real”.
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Released album “Kawasaki:Kabuki”.
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2011· 4 entries
Released album “Very Best of Morrissey”.
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Issued a lifetime concert ban against the site owner who, it was claimed, had caused "intentional distress to Morrissey and Morrissey's band" over many years
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“We all live in a murderous world, as the events in Norway have shown, with 97 [sic] dead. Though that is nothing compared to what happens in McDonald”
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Before shopping it to publishers such as Penguin Books and Faber and Faber
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2010· 3 entries
Morrissey said that "you can't help but feel that the Chinese are a subspecies" due to their "horrific" treatment of animals
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Endorsed Marr's statement that Prime Minister David Cameron was forbidden to like the Smiths, criticising the Prime Minister's hobby of stag hunting
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“no money was sought as part of a settlement. ... The NME apology in itself is settlement enough and it closes the case.”
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2009· 8 entries
Released album “Swords”.
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Released album “The HMV/Parlophone Singles ’88–’95”.
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Released album “2009-05-22: Carling Apollo Manchester, Manchester, UK”.
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Released album “Years of Refusal”.
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Released album “The Charming Man”.
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Released album “2009-02-11: BBC Radio Theatre, London, UK”.
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Released album “Revelation”.
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“Because of My Poor Education”
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2008· 2 entries
Released album “Greatest Hits”.
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The Word apologised in court for a piece written by David Quantick, which commented on the 2007 NME article and suggested Morrissey was a racist
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2007· 2 entries
Released album “War-Zone Berlin”.
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Released album “How Soon Is Berlin?”.
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2006· 5 entries
Released album “2006-08-17: Salzburgring, Hof bei Salzburg, Austria”.
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Released album “Ringleader of the Tormentors”.
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Morrissey refused to include Canada in his world tour that year and supported a boycott of Canadian goods in protest against the country's annual seal hunt, which he described as a "barbaric and cruel slaughter"
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Liz Hoggard from The Independent said: "Only 15 years after homosexuality had been decriminalised, his lyrics flirted with every kind of gay subculture
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Morrissey was voted the second greatest living British icon in a poll held by the BBC's Culture Show
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2005· 2 entries
Released album “Who Put the ‘M’ in Manchester?”.
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Released album “Live at Earls Court”.
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2004· 16 entries
Released album “2004-12-14: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, UK”.
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Released album “2004-09-09: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, UK”.
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Released album “2004-09-06: Bridlington Spa, Bridlington, UK”.
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Released album “2004-09-04: Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, UK”.
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Released album “2004-09-03: Perth City Hall, Perth, UK”.
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Released ep “Sessions@AOL”.
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Released album “2004-07-11: Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, UK”.
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Released album “Green Energy”.
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Released album “You Are the Quarry”.
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Released album “Glastonburry 2004”.
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Released album “Live At Maida Vale”.
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Released album “Poet's Justice”.
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Mischa Richter described Morrissey as "genuinely lovely"
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Released album “Maximum Morrissey & The Smiths”.
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Released album “You Can Never Go Home”.
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Which contained lyrics that condemned white privilege
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2003· 1 entry
Morrissey signed to Sanctuary Records, where he was given the defunct reggae label Attack Records to use for his next project
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2002· 7 entries
Released album “2002-11-02: King George's Hall, Blackburn, UK”.
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Released album “2002-09-30: L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix, Paris, France”.
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Released album “2002-09-14: William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, USA”.
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Released album “2002-09-10: Rainbow Ballroom, Fresno, CA, USA”.
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Released album “2002-08-23: McDonald Theatre, Eugene, OR, USA”.
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Morrissey returned with a world tour, culminating in two sold-out nights at the Royal Albert Hall, during which he played as-yet unreleased songs
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Released album “There's Music And There's People”.
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2001· 1 entry
Released album “¡The Best Of!”.
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2000· 1 entry
Released album “Live In Buenos Aires”.
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1998· 3 entries
Released album “My Early Burglary Years”.
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Released ep “Rare Tracks”.
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That Morrissey no longer had a record deal
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1997· 4 entries
Released album “Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey”.
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Released album “Maladjusted”.
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Morrissey said that he had abandoned celibacy and that he had a relationship with a Cockney boxer
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Releasing the single "Alma Matters" in July, followed by his next album Maladjusted in August
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1996· 1 entry
Released album “Introducing Morrissey”.
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1995· 7 entries
Released album “Southpaw Grammar”.
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Released album “World of Morrissey”.
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Released album “Welcome to the West End”.
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Released album “In Person”.
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The compilation album World of Morrissey was released, containing largely B-sides
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Released album “Guilt By Implication”.
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Released album “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get”.
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1994· 5 entries
Released album “Vauxhall and I”.
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Released album “Now My Heart Is Full: An Introspective 1984–1994”.
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Released album “New York, New York”.
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Released album “Famous When Dead”.
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Released album “Angelic Upstart”.
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1993· 3 entries
Released album “Beethoven Was Deaf”.
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Released album “I'm A Poet”.
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Released album “Love To See Him!”.
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1992· 9 entries
Released album “Digital Excitation”.
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Released album “Your Arsenal”.
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Released album “London 1991”.
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Released album “Live In Dallas”.
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Released album “King Lear: Live At Hammersmith 10/91”.
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Released album “1992-07-09: Dreams I'll Never See: Leysin Rock Festival, Switzerland”.
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Released album “Beautiful Liar”.
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Said that "underneath all the rock star flim-flam, Morrissey is actually a very nice chap, excellent company, perfectly willing and able to talk about any subject one cared to throw at him"
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Stringer highlighted that they placed great emphasis on the concept of Englishness, but added that unlike the contemporary Two-Tone and acid house movements, they focused on white England rather than exploring its multi-
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1991· 8 entries
Released ep “My Love Life”.
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Released ep “Morrissey at KROQ”.
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Released album “That's New Entertainment”.
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Released album “Sings His Life”.
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Released album “Kill Uncle”.
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Released album “Wembley Arena”.
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Released album “Higher Education”.
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Said that he believed in an afterlife
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1990· 1 entry
Released album “Bona Drag”.
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1988· 3 entries
Released album “Viva Hate (Outtakes)”.
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Released album “Viva Hate”.
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Stated that Section 28 "embodies Thatcher's very nature and her quite natural hatred"
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1985· 4 entries
“I don't recognise such terms as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, and I think it's important that there's someone in pop music who's like that. These words do a great deal of damage, they confuse people and they make people feel unhappy, so I want to do away with them.”
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Stated that "I don't recognise such terms as heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, and I think it's important that there's someone in pop music who's like that
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The band released their second album, Meat Is Murder, which was their only studio album to top the UK charts
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Morrissey gave a tour of Manchester for the Oxford Road Show and spoke fondly of St Wilfred's, including meeting his former teachers and going through a photo album
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1984· 1 entry
The band released two non-album singles: "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" (their first UK top-ten hit) and "William, It Was Really Nothing"
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1983· 1 entry
Forbade those around him from using the name "Steven", which he despised
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1982· 1 entry
And the band soon attracted national recognition for their eponymous debut album
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1981· 1 entry
It released a 24-page booklet he had written on the New York Dolls, which sold 3,000 copies
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1975· 2 entries
Having received no formal qualifications
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Morrissey travelled to the United States to visit an aunt who lived in Staten Island
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1970· 1 entry
After the "slum clearances" of Victorian-era houses in Hulme, the family moved to another council house at 384 King's Road in Stretford
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1959· 1 entry
Born 1959-05-22.
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