Morrissey: News, History & Updates

Biography By MORRISSEY

Exclusively for Alternative Nation:

Following Morrissey is not like following Rush. I think people enjoy the sense of continual drama. The Morrissey hot-lines are always on fire with some daily controversy or other. It certainly isn’t boring. I was offered an arena date in China, but they refused to go cruelty-free for the night, so I said… goodbye, then. The same with Iceland. They just can’t get enough bloodshed. When I played in Goteborg, Sweden, they actually closed down the McDonalds attached to the venue, which was incredible! I thought, well, if this were achieved by any other artist it would be world news… but because i​t’s me, well … silence.

​I find that a cancelled Morrissey concert gains more attention than any concert cancelled by anyone else, and it even gains more attention than it would if the concert were actually played! I often refuse offers because the venue will not go vegetarian, but the offers are refused before the date is announced, yet people get in a terrible stir about it.

Famous Fans:

Richard Patrick (Filter/Nine Inch Nails): “To me, Morrissey is the elegant rebel. A man that would hate to have to kick your ass.”

Matt Skiba (Blink-182/Alkaline Trio): “When I got into punk rock at age 10, I had an older cousin that took me to shows and would make me mix tapes. One of the mixes she made for me had “What Difference Does It Make?” on it. I used to mow lawns and immediately went to the record store and bought “Hatful Of Hollow” as soon as I had enough money. I collected everything by The Smiths and Morrissey on cassette as quickly as I could mow those lawns. I would listen to them while I cut grass on my Walkman. I’ve been a HUGE fan ever since. I now have everything on vinyl and I work out to YOU ARE THE QUARRY almost daily on my iPhone.”

Bridget Regan (Flogging Molly): In my humble opinion, Morrissey (aside from my husband) is the single greatest songwriter gracing our planet right now.

Eric Wilson (Sublime): “Have you ever read his quotes? They’re probably better than his songs.”

Emerson Hart (Tonic): “I can honestly say there are quite a few songs I would have never written if it wasn’t for ‘How Soon Is Now?’ Still as great today as the first time I heard it when I was a kid.”

Famous fan testimonials exclusively written for Alternative Nation.