Morrissey Wikipedia. Steven Patrick Morrissey born 2. May 1. 95. 9, known mononymously as Morrissey, is an English singer, songwriter and author. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the indie rock band the Smiths, which was active from 1. Since then, Morrissey has had a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions. Born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, to a working class Irish family, Morrissey grew up in Manchester. As a child he developed a love of literature, kitchen sink realism and popular music. Involved in Manchesters punk rock scene during the late 1. Nosebleeds, with little success. Beginning a career in music journalism, he authored a number of books on music and film in the early 1. With Johnny Marr he established the Smiths in 1. As the bands frontman, Morrissey attracted attention both for his witty and sardonic lyrics and his idiosyncratic appearance deliberately avoiding rock machismo, he cultivated the aesthetic of a social outsider who eschewed drugs and embraced celibacy. He was also noted for his unusual baritone vocal style though he sometimes uses falsetto. The Smiths released five further albumsincluding the critically acclaimed Meat Is Murder and The Queen Is Deadand had a string of hit singles. As long as trolls are still trolling, the Rick will never stop rolling. Personal differences between Morrissey and Marr resulted in the Smiths separation in 1. In 1. 98. 8, Morrissey launched his solo career with the album Viva Hate. This and its follow up albumsBona Drag, Kill Uncle, Your Arsenal, and Vauxhall and Iall did well in the UK Albums Chart and spawned a number of hit singles. Having left Britain and moved to Los Angeles, during the mid 1. Morrisseys image began to shift into that of a burlier figure, who toyed with patriotic imagery and working class masculinity. In the mid to late 1. Southpaw Grammar and Maladjusted, also charted but were less well received. After a hiatus between 1. Morrissey released a successful comeback album, You Are the Quarry, in 2. Relocating to Italy, ensuing years saw the release of albums Ringleader of the Tormentors, Years of Refusal, and World Peace Is None of Your Business. In 2. 01. 3 Morrissey released his autobiography, followed by his first novel in 2. His eleventh solo album, Low in High School, is set to be released in November 2. Highly influential, Morrissey has been credited as a seminal figure in the emergence of indie rock and Britpop. Acclaimed as one of the greatest lyricists in British history, his lyrics have become the subject of academic study. He has courted controversy with his forthright opinionsendorsing vegetarianism and animal rights, condemning royalty and prominent politicians, and questioning issues of British national and cultural identity. In a 2. 00. 6 poll held by the BBCs Culture Show, Morrissey was voted the second greatest living British cultural icon, behind only David Attenborough. Early lifeeditChildhood 1. Steven Patrick Morrissey was born on 2. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get. XuhB5w/VaayP0HsTjI/AAAAAAAAtXM/zZ_GvoPXdOg/s640/DawnOfDC.jpg' alt='Watch Make Mine Music Online Hollywoodreporter' title='Watch Make Mine Music Online Hollywoodreporter' />May 1. Park Hospital, Davyhulme, Lancashire. His parentsElizabeth ne Dwyer and Peter Morrisseywere working class Irish Catholics. They had emigrated to Manchester from Dublin with his only sibling, elder sister Jacqueline, a year prior to his birth. They had given him the forename of Steven after the American actor Steve Cochran. His earliest home was a council house at 1. Harper Street in the Hulme area of inner Manchester. Living in that area, as a child he was deeply affected by the Moors murders in which a number of local children were murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley the killings had a lasting impression on him and would be referenced in the lyrics of the Smiths song Suffer Little Children. He also became aware of the anti Irish sentiment in British society against Irish migrants to Britain. In 1. 97. 0 the family relocated to another council house at 3. Kings Road, Stretford. Following an early education at St. Wilfreds Primary School, Morrissey failed his 1. St. Marys Technical Modern School, an experience that he found unpleasant. He excelled at athletics, although he was an unpopular loner at the school. He was critical of his formal education, later stating that the education I received was so basically evil and brutal. All I learnt was to have no self esteem and to feel ashamed without knowing why. He left school in 1. He continued his education at Stretford Technical College, and there gained three O levels in English Literature, Sociology, and the General Paper. Morrisseys mother, nicknamed Betty, was a librarian, and encouraged her sons interest in reading. In particular he adored the work of Irish author Oscar Wilde, whom he came to idolise. He also took an interest in reading feminist literature. The young Morrissey was a keen fan of the television soap Coronation Street, which focused around working class communities in Manchester this love resulted in his authoring a number of scripts and storylines for the series which he sent to the shows production company, Granada TV, although all were rejected. He was similarly a keen fan of the playwright Shelagh Delaneys A Taste of Honey, as well as its 1. Watch Contracted: Phase II Download Full. Salford. Many of his later songs would contain lyrics quoted directly from A Taste of Honey. I lost myself in music at a very early age, and I remained there . I did fall in love with the voices I heard, whether they were male or female. I loved those people. I really, really did love those people. For what it was worth, I gave them my life . Beyond the perimeter of pop music there was a drop at the end of the world. Morrissey, 1. Morrissey described his adolescence as a time when he was often lonely and depressed. As a teenager, he began taking prescription drugs to help combat the depression that would follow him throughout his life. In the summer of 1. United States in order to visit an aunt who lived in New Jersey. The relationship between Morrisseys parents was strained, and they ultimately separated in December 1. Of his youth, Morrissey said, Pop music was all I ever had, and it was completely entwined with the image of the pop star. I remember feeling the person singing was actually with me and understood me and my predicament. According to a later claim, the first record that he purchased was Marianne Faithfulls 1. Come and Stay With Me. During the 1. 97. British acts like T Rex, David Bowie, and Roxy Music, and in 1. T Rex gig in Manchester. He was also a fan of American glam performers Sparks, Jobriath, and most significantly The New York Dolls, the latter of whom he discovered after seeing them give a television performance in 1. The Dolls were a significant influence on Morrissey, to the extent that he organised a British fan club for the band through small adverts in the back pages of music magazines. It was through the Dolls interest in female pop singers from the 1. Morrissey too developed a fascination for such artists, who included Sandie Shaw, Twinkle, and Dusty Springfield. Early bands and published books 1. Having left formal education, Morrissey initially gained employment as a clerk for the civil service, and then for the Inland Revenue, also working in a record store and as a hospital porter, although subsequently quit and began claiming unemployment benefits. He used much of the money from these jobs to purchase tickets for gigs, attending performances by Talking Heads, Ramones, and Blondie. He regularly attended concerts, having a particular interest in the alternative and post punk music scene. Watch Cinderella II: Dreams Come True Online Full Movie on this page. Morrissey idolized American film star James Dean and published a book on the subject. Having met the guitarist Billy Duffy in November 1. Morrissey soon agreed to become the vocalist for Duffys punk band The Nosebleeds.