Morrissey - Biography

Last Editor: the_godftaher				Morrissey Biography -   Name : Morrissey Birth name : Steven Patrick Morrissey Nickname : Moz, Mozza, Mozzer Date of birth : 22 May 1959 Place of birth : Davyhulme, Lancashire, England Profession : Musician, Vocalist, Lyricist Instrument(s) : Vocals, Piano Height : 6'

Morrissey Trivia -

Morrissey is a vegetarian. He doesn't watch any movies made after 1970. He sang a duet of Marc Bolan's "Cosmic Dancer" with David Bowie in 1991. He owns a home formerly owned by Greta Garbo as well as F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was also given to Carole Lombard by Clark Gable but she died before she ever got the chance to move in. Morrissey lives next door to Nancy Sinatra. He wrote a song for her new album called "Let Me Kiss You". His new single, "First of the Gang to Die", entered the UK singles chart at number six in 2004, ahead of new entries by Marillion, Snow Patrol, Counting Crows and Nelly Furtado. Bono, Neil Hannon, Jeff Buckley, J.K. Rowling, David Bowie, Noel Gallagher, Harry Hill, Craig Kilborn, Thom Yorke, David Cameron, Jeremy Vine, Janice Long, Jonathan Ross and Kathy Burke have all publicly stated they admire his work. His favorite film is Saturday Night and Sunday Morning in 1960, starring Albert Finney. He lives in Los Angeles.

Morrissey Detailed Biography -

Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Park Hospital, which is now known as Trafford General Hospital in Davyhulme, Manchester, England, UK on 22 May 1959 to Irish Catholic immigrants. Steven's father, Peter Morrissey, was a hospital porter and his mother, Elizabeth Dwyer, was a librarian. Peter Morrissey had emigrated to England just before Morrissey's birth along with his wife and only daughter Jackie. Morrissey has maintained a strong attachment to his mother throughout his life. His relationship with his father, however, suffered much strain over the years. As a child, Morrissey developed a number of interests and role models that marked him out among his peers. At a very early age he took an interest in writing. His top priority was poetry, though he would have his biography on James Dean, "James Dean Is Not Dead", published by his early 20s. His literary influences ranged from Oscar Wilde to Johann Wolfgang Goethe, though he was also an avid fan of pop music and film. Some of his primary musical idols were David Bowie, Ray Davies and Marc Bolan. In 1982, Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr formed The Smiths. Marr asked him to collaborate, and so began possibly the greatest songwriting duo of the 1980s. Morrissey's witty and morbidly sentimental lyrics were a perfect match with Marr's odd chord progressions and unusual tunings. They soon added Marr's schoolmates Andy Rourke for bass) and Mike Joyce for drums. The Smiths released six studio albums and several catchy three-minute singles from 1983 to 1987. The band found critical acclaim in both their native England and the US. They never broke into the mainstream in the US, though they became college radio legends, mainly due to Morrissey's intelligent but often controversial themes. The band broke up in 1987 over a conflict of musical interest between Morrissey and Marr. Morrissey found solo success after The Smiths, achieving a far greater status in the US than The Smiths ever had. His greatest triumph was 1992's "Your Arsenal", which was nominated for a Grammy for best alternative album. The album was produced by former David Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson. In 1997 former Smiths drummer Joyce successfully sued Morrissey and Marr over songwriting royalties. The chance of a Smiths reunion seems bleak, but their music will continue to be played by devoted, intelligent fans everywhere. To put it simply, the music of Steven Morrissey and The Smiths was "as smart as pop music gets".