Steven
Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959.
Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (1982-1987), Morrissey has been
a solo artist for twenty-six years, during which time he has had three number 1
albums in England in three different decades.
Achieving
eleven Top 10 albums (plus nine with the Smiths), his songs have been recorded
by David Bowie, Nancy Sinatra, Marianne Faithfull, Chrissie Hynde, Thelma
Houston, My Chemical Romance and Christy Moore, amongst others.
An animal
protectionist, in 2006 Morrissey was voted the second greatest living British
icon by viewers of the BBC, losing out to Sir David Attenborough. In 2007
Morrissey was voted the greatest northern male, past or present, in a
nationwide newspaper poll. In 2012, Morrissey was awarded the Keys to the City
of Tel-Aviv.
It has been said 'Most pop stars have to be dead before they reach
the iconic status that Morrissey has reached in his lifetime.'
Morrissey:
Autobiography| 18th October 2013 | RRP $30 | Penguin Classics
| PENGUIN GROUP (NZ)
Available
in paperback and digital formats. Note publication date is 18 October. Order your copy now.
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