Morrissey

Morrissey (Born 22 May 1959 in Manchester) is the stage name of Steven Patrick Morrissey, a British singer/songwriter/composer. From 1982 to 1987 he was lead singerof the pop group The Smiths; After the breakup of that group he started a solo career.



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[hide] *1 biography/career overview  ==Biography/career overview[ Edit] == ===For history (1959-1982)[ Edit] === Morrissey was born on 22 may 1959 in Davyhulme, Manchester Hospital, as the second child of Peter Morrissey and Betty Dwyer. He made a problematic and isolated childhood, particularly after the divorce of his parents; in high school he felt alone and misunderstood, and the educational system not really helped. After high school, he had a number of boring jobs, but mostly he lived he forged in his room for intervention and home plans to be a famous pop star. In the after effects of the punk-time he was lead singer of local band The Nosebleeds, but soon it was back home. From there he wrote witty letters to pop magazine NME to defend his heroes, he was a while President of the New York Dollsfan club-a few of his writings, and he knew about James Dean and the New York Dolls to get published. John Maher, Johnny Marr, the later got air of Morrisseys reputation and decided to approach him for a musical collaboration. ===The Smiths (1982-1987)[ Edit] === That cooperation was set up in The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands between The Beatles and Oasis. [source? ] Morrissey (who dropped his first name) and Marr held a fierce pace of work on after (more than 90 songs in five years, of which 17 British Top 50 hits), but in 1987 was the cake on the band and he left for Marr. ===Early solo career (1987-1992)<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Morrissey began emergency forced to a solo career, and he did pushing: with producer Stephen Street he delivered within six months after the end of The Smiths off his first solo LP, Viva Hate, which reached the top position in the English charts effortlessly, accompanied by two top-10 singles. The first two years changed everything Morrissey touched in gold, but at some point ran the collaboration with Street spoke about overdue royalties and eruptive hit machine. Morrissey went looking for a new musical partner, but found that not fast. The footage of guitarist Kevin Armstrong for the planned album Bona Drag did not run smoothly and were broken off in mid-1990. All that remained of the project were a few singles, which eventually that same year were bundled with some B-sides and earlier singles to the eponymous compilation Bona Drag.Morrissey finally found in guitarist Mark Nevin, formerly of the pop band Fairground Attraction, and the Madness of well-known producers Longer & Winstanley, a new guidance team. With them he took Kill Uncle, which is regarded by many as his least LP. Morrissey disbanded this team again, and his career seemed to have been in the doldrums until he end of 1991 in London the stalwarts of his current backing band, guitarists Martin "Boz" Boorer and Alain Whyte, bumped into.
 * 1.1 prehistory (1959-1982)
 * 1.2 The Smiths (1982-1987)
 * 1.3 Early solo career (1987-1992)
 * 1.4 intermediate period (1993-1997)
 * 1.5 Recent period (1997-2009)
 * 2 discography
 * 2.1 UK Singles (with highest listing)
 * 2.2 LPs (with highest UK-listing)
 * 2.3 Dvds
 * 3 Charts
 * 3.1 Albums
 * 3.2 Singles
 * 3.3 Dvds
 * 4 Bibliography and autobiography
 * 5 see also
 * 6 external links

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the debacle of Kill Uncle wanted to make like a raw, direct Morrissey LP, which resulted in Your Arsenal. The band was in fullglam rock/ rockabillymode and the production of Mick Ronson was simple and direct.There was controversy over one of the compositions: The National Front Disco, in which he tells the story of a boy who joins a far-right party. When he as a special guest at a concert of Madness occurred with theUnion Jack on his shoulders draped the British music press reacted furiously. Morrissey was accused of racism and the fact that he indignantly refused the riot made no less accountable. Morrisseys relationship with and confidence in the British music press was heavily dented. He moved to the United States. There he remained without prejudice to popular: he sells The Hollywood Bowl faster than The Beatles did at the time. ===Intermediate period (1993-1997)<span class="mw-editsection" len="341" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the live-snack Beethoven Was Deaf, recorded in Paris and London, appeared in 1994 Vauxhall and I. Morrissey was considering seriously the artists life around this time out, and the whole plate is permeated with this atmosphere. The compilation World of Morrissey fulfilled the record deal he had with EMI, and he moved to RCA, for which he made Southpaw Grammar . Morrissey began here a small trend in his platenlabel choice. RCA took out for Morrissey the label RCA Victor again out of the closet, to which Morrissey has a good memory. As t. Rex plates came out on RCA Victor. Because he still had a small obligation to EMI, at the same time there were virtually two singles: Sunny Boy Racer, for EMI and the second single for RCA.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Southpaw Grammar, which is much rawer of show than both Vauxhall as Arsenal, divided its fans into two camps, and was his final farewell to the poplijsten. Where Vauxhall contained another pop hit in the form ofThe More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get, reached only the staunchest fans Southpaw .

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">RCA took the option for a second LP and Morrissey and band were again without record company. In 1995 and 1996 was Morrissey often in the courtroom, where he and Marr as ex-band leaders of The Smiths were sued by drummer Mike Joyce and accountability had to vote on the distribution of royalties. Joyce won the lawsuit and £ 1.5 million pounds assigned. Marr arranged itself in the ruling and paid, but Morrissey refused and later the case has even raised at the European Court . The whole course of events embittered him, and when he finally found a deal at Island, he left to write a song about this, not after the controversial Sorrow Will Come in the End, that by Island in Great Britain of the plate is left. ===Recent period (1997-2009)<span class="mw-editsection" len="343" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Also Island took the option for a second album disappeared for long periods of time, and not on Morrissey from the spotlight. Allegedly he got offered a contract here and there, but not on the terms he wanted.Though he continued to occur, particularly in the United States, where little by little new work live was introduced.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Morrissey finally found a place to stay at in 2003 and backing band Sanctuary (band), that (à la EMI with His Master recommended s Voice) for him specially the old reggaelabel Attack revitalized. Morrissey went into the studio with producer Jerry Finn and delivered a comeback-album accessible, You Are the Quarry (2004), with which he immediately was back in the spotlight. The singles are Top-10 hits and the album sold the best since Viva Hate.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the following year (2005) brought Morrissey a live DVD and CD with recordings of his successful 2004 tour. On the DVD "Who Put the M in Manchester" Morrissey gave a concert that can be enjoyed in his hometown. The CD "Live in Earls Court" is a recording of his concert for 17.183 people on 18 december 2004 in London. The most important event in the life of Morrissey in 2005 is his move from Los Angeles to Rome.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Ringleader of the Tormentors is the name of the album that Morrissey took up and fully released in Rome in 2006. The production of the album was in the hands of Tony Visconti who co-operated in the past with such artists as David Bowie, t. Rex and the Moody Blues. For the arrangement of the song Dear God please help me was enlisted the help of Ennio Morricone. This album was, like his previous studio record, a huge success in terms of sales figures.

<p lang="en" len="131" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2009 he released the album Years of Refusal from, the same year followed by Swords, a collection of B-sides. ==Discography<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == Morrissey on South by Southwest in March 2006<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">For the discography of The Smiths, see there. The Nosebleeds have no recordings made. ===UK Singles (with highest listing)<span class="mw-editsection" len="349" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===LPs (with highest UK-listing)<span class="mw-editsection" len="346" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===DVDs<span class="mw-editsection" len="322" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Charts<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Albums<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" len="324" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===DVDs<span class="mw-editsection" len="322" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Bibliography and autobiography<span class="mw-editsection" len="346" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="672" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Before he became known with The Smiths, Morrissey (then including given name) has a number of books about his favorite music and culture topics, movie, written.
 * Suedehead (His master's Voice, 1988: 5)
 * Everyday Is Like Sunday (His master's Voice, 1988: 9)
 * The Last of The Famous International playboys (His master's Voice, 1989: 6)
 * Interesting Drug (His master's Voice, 1989: 9)
 * Ouija Board, Ouija Board (His master's Voice, 1989: 18)
 * November Spawning a Monster (His master's Voice, 1990: 12)
 * Piccadilly Palare (His master's Voice, 1990: 18)
 * Our Frank (His master's Voice, 1991: 26)
 * Sing Your Life (His master's Voice, 1991: 33)
 * Pregnant for the Last Time (His master's Voice, 1991: 25)
 * My Love Life (His master's Voice, 1991: 29)
 * We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (His master's Voice, 1992: 17)
 * You're the One for Me, Fatty (His master's Voice, 1992: 19)
 * Certain People I Know (His master's Voice, 1992: 35)
 * The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get (Parlophone, 1994: 8)
 * Hold On to Your Friends (Parlophone, 1994: 47)
 * Interlude (duet with Siouxsie) (Parlophone, 1994: 25)
 * Boxers (Parlophone, 1995: 23)
 * Dagenham Dave (RCA, 1995: 26)
 * The Boy Racer (RCA, 1995: 36)
 * Sunny (Parlophone, 1995: 42)
 * Alma Matters (Island, 1997: 16)
 * Roy's Keen (Island, 1997: 47)
 * Satan Rejected My Soul "(Island, 1997: 39)
 * Irish Blood, English Heart (Attack, 2004: 3)
 * The First of the Gang to Die (Attack, 2004: 6)
 * Let Me Kiss You (Attack, 2004: 8)
 * I Have Forgiven Jesus (Attack, 2004: 10)
 * There Is A Light That Never Goes Out/Redondo Beach (Attack, 2005: 11)
 * You Have Killed Me (Attack, 2006: 3)
 * The Youngest Was The Most Loved (Attack, 2006: 14)
 * In The Future When all's Well (Attack, 2006)
 * I Just Want To See The Boy Happy (Attack, 2006)
 * Viva Hate (His master's Voice, 1988: 1)
 * Bona Drag (His master's Voice, collect, 1990: 9)
 * Kill Uncle (His master's Voice, 1991: 8)
 * Your Arsenal (His master's Voice, 1992: 4)
 * Beethoven Was Deaf (His master's Voice, live, 1993: 13)
 * Vauxhall and I (Parlophone, 1994: 1)
 * World of Morrissey (Parlophone, collect, 1995: 15)
 * Southpaw Grammar (RCA, 1995: 4)
 * Maladjusted (Island, 1997: 8)
 * The Best of Morrissey Suedehead-(EMI, collect, 1997: 25)
 * You Are the Quarry (Attack, 2004: 2)
 * Live at Earls Court (Attack, 2005: 18)
 * Ringleader of the Tormentors (Attack, 2006: 1)
 * Years of Refusal (Polydor, 2009: 3)
 * Swords (Polydor, 2009: 55)
 * Hulmerist
 * Live in Dallas
 * The Malady Lingers On
 * Oye Esteban
 * Who Put the M in Manchester

<p lang="en" len="37" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">His autobiography appeared In 2013:
 * The New York Dolls (Babylon Books;<sup len="1" style="line-height:1;">2  1981, 1995 ISBN 0-907188-50-8)
 * James Dean Is Not Dead (Babylon Books; 1983, 1984<sup len="1" style="line-height:1;">3  <sup len="1" style="line-height:1;">2, 1997 ISBN 0-907188-06-0)
 * Exit Smiling (Babylon Books; 1998 [written in 1980, covers a couple of Morrisseys favorite, obscure B-movieactors] ISBN 0-907188-47-8)


 * Morrissey, Autobiography, Penguin classics, 2013, ISBN 978-0141394817