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 will be in NYC this week for a book signing at Barnes & Noble Union Square this Thursday (12/12) at 7 PM. It has been said “Most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status that Morrissey has reached in his lifetime.” In 2012, Morrissey was awarded the Keys to the City of Tel-Aviv. In 2007 Morrissey was voted the greatest northern male, past or present, in a nationwide newspaper poll. At first glance, Autobiography is a welcome addition to the rock memoir canon, said Andrew Marzoni in The New York Observer. 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.Īchieving 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.Īn animal protectionist, in 2006 Morrissey was voted the second greatest living British icon by viewers of the BBC, losing out to Sir David Attenborough. Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. “Spend the day in bed” with Autobiography by Morrissey, whose new album Low in High School is out November 17th

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