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Morrissey


Born
in Davyhulme, Lancashire, The United Kingdom
May 22, 1959

Website

Genre
Memoir, Music

Influences
Muriel Spark, Richard Allen, Jeffrey Archer, Jane Austen ...more


Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known primarily as Morrissey, is an English lyricist and singer. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band the Smiths. The band was highly successful in the UK but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom on ten occasions. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME as "one of the most influential artists ever," and The Independent has stated "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime." Pitchfork Media has called him "one of the most singular figures i ...more

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22 May 2017

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Morrissey is 58 today. Happy Birthday, Morrissey!

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Average rating: 3.54 · 15,437 ratings · 1,629 reviews · 45 distinct works • Similar authors
Autobiography
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List of the Lost
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James Dean Is Not Dead
3.78 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions
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Strangeways, Here We Come
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Exit Smiling
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The New York Dolls
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Bona Drag by Morrissey (Dec...
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Quotes by Morrissey  (?)
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“There's more to life than books, you know. But not much more.”
― Morrissey
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“I still don't belong to anyone - I am mine.”
― Morrissey
tags: humor, lyrics, music
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“It's so easy to laugh
It's so easy to hate
It takes guts to be gentle and kind”
― Morrissey
tags: lyrics, smiths
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