Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter
and co-founder of the Smiths (1982-1987), Morrissey has been a solo artist for
twenty-six years, during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England
in three different decades. Achieving eleven Top 10 albums (plus nine with the
Smiths), his songs have been recorded by David Bowie, Nancy Sinatra, Marianne
Faithfull, Chrissie Hynde, Thelma Houston, My Chemical Romance and Christy Moore,
amongst others.
An animal protectionist, in 2006 Morrissey was voted the second greatest
living British icon by viewers of the BBC, losing out to Sir David Attenborough.
In 2007 Morrissey was voted the greatest northern male, past or present, in
a nationwide newspaper poll. In 2012, Morrissey was awarded the Keys to the
City of Tel-Aviv.
Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Seiten: 457 S.
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013 Ausführung: Kartonierter Einband (Kt)