Morrissey Bottled @10:50 AM
Here is the scene from Saturday night in Liverpool, when Morrissey—a fifty-year-old man who recently collapsed on stage during another performance—was struck in the head by a plastic beer bottle. (The photo in the link is kind of amazing.) This is probably not going to go down in the books as one of Morrissey's favorite tours. Poor thing. 11
Morrissey In Bitter Lyrics Switch Shocker @10:36 AM
It's tough to see the poets of your youth turn into the mordant cynics of middle-age. The Times of London's man at Morrissey's Albert Hall show is shocked and disappointed by an alteration of the sacred text:
The sea-change was confirmed by a retooling of another Smiths classic, the ode to loneliness How Soon is Now. Stark lyrical changes to the song included the line: "There's a club if you'd like to go, you could meet somebody who can actually stand you/ So you go and you stand on your own and leave on your own. What a big surprise."
Morrissey is also described as bloated and "looking unhealthy and uncomfortable." Maybe he looked unhealthy and uncomfortable on the outside because unhealthy and uncomfortable was how he felt on the inside. 27
Morrissey Is 50 @1:03 PM
Steven Patrick Morrissey, patron saint of artistic homosexuals and East L.A. Mexicans and the hags attendant to each, observes his 50th birthday today. Depending on which side of 1969 you are born, that should make you feel either incredibly old or incredibly young. Morrissey is observing his half-century in typical style: with two hometown shows at the Apollo in Manchester. And now I am going to take to my bed for the rest of this sunny day. Have a great weekend! 26
I Keep Mine Hidden @4:20 PM
I was gonna save this for my Shift Memo tonight, but time got away from me and I need to run off for a bit. I do have a life outside of this website, you know. Anyway, it's artist Derek Erdman's Fortunate Teens Party With Morrissey, 1994. You can learn more about it here. Okay, you're in Choire's hands now. If that dude one-ups me with another Shift Memo I will be very irate. Anyway, enjoy! 9
Morrissey and Margaret Thatcher @9:33 AM
Stephen Metcalf on Morrissey and the 80s: "I think the word that best captures the times is heartless, as evident in the stupid rictus of Sting's face, circa 1983, as it was in Margaret Thatcher's budget cuts. No wonder Morrissey's voice sounded so fresh, so slyly subversive. As much as he publicly avowed a hatred of Thatcher, culminating in 'Margaret at the Guillotine,' it was Thatcherism that made Morrissey. The Iron Lady represented a hardness of purpose, a pitilessness that would allow England once again to produce winners. But also, inevitably, losers. And here is the source of Morrissey's originality." 1
Listicle without Commentary: The 85 Best Morrissey Solo Songs, In Order @2:32 PM
85. The Father Who Must Be Killed
84. Let me Kiss You
83. Life is a Pigsty
82. Friday Mourning
81. I Knew I was Next
80. I Am Two People
79. Ganglord
78. Sing Your Life
77. There's a Place in Hell for Me and My Friends
76. I'm the End of the Family Line READ MORE 92