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davidt
on Friday May 14 2004, @09:00AM
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Morrissey is ready to reveal all. By KATHRYN SPENCER, JULIE CARPENTER & KATE BOHDANOWICZ. 409 words 14 May 2004 The Express 38 English (c) 2004 Express Newspapers MOROSE warbler Morrissey has never shied away from controversy but it seems that the former Smiths frontman could be leaving his most explosive project for print. The reclusive, bequiffed 44-year-old, who has just released his first studio album in seven years, has revealed that he is working on his autobiography - a strange move for someone who has previously maintained a Trappist-like silence about his enigmatic private life. The Mancunian, who is based in Los Angeles these days, is already predicting that his first literary effort will be an inflammatory affair. "It is absolutely bubbling, " says Morrissey, whose hits include such cheery ditties as Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now and Girlfriend in a Coma. "It's going to be soaring. So soaring that I don't think it will ever see print because w hen the proofs are distributed I'll probably immediately be assassinated. But I'll try to hurry it up." Fans are already wondering whether the book will finally shed some light on the famously private Morrissey's personal life, including his sexuality - he once claimed he had been celibate since the age of 19. Among those who may look forward to a rough ride in print will be the former Smiths drummer Mike Joyce, who won his legal claim against Morrissey for a quarter of the profits from the band's recording royalties and performances back in 1996, when a judge branded Morrissey "devious, truculent and unreliable". The book is also likely to detail the rise and break-up of The Smiths, his friendships with the likes of Sandie Shaw and Nancy Sinatra, his controversial flirtation with far-Right imagery in songs such as National Front Disco and his lonely Manchester childhood, where the young Steven Morrissey was obsessed by the eclectic delights of Coronation Street, Oscar Wilde and Diana Dors. Meanwhile Morrissey - who is due to play a sell-out gig in his home city soon - insists that it is unlikely he will make the UK his permanent home again. "Only if I'm given a prison sentence, " he says cheerily, telling next month's Esquire that he is no fan of Tony Blair. "He's worse than Thatcher's most dire moments. If I have to stare at those teeth for another four years... "I think he is atrociously bad for England and not remotely believable."
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"Morrissey is ready to reveal all" - autobiography blurb in The Express
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First? (Score:1)
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Morrissey Exposed (Score:0)
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will never happen (Score:0)
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Where's the mystery? (Score:0)
He will probably make up a parallell story slightly touching parts of his personal story, but full of fiction. Do we really want to know too much? Part of what makes him so fascinating are all those things we like to guess, assume, read in his lyrics, etc.
actually, this probably will happen... (Score:1)
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Tall Tales (Score:1)
I think this is probably something he's been working on during his "off" years; I'd love to hear some juicy gossip straight from the Moz's mouth but I think he's been to reserved for too long to make any startling revelations.
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Revealing or Not? (Score:1)
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