I suspect (okay, hope) we have a response about this from Morrissey in the coming days. We don’t know what’s gone on; is he too depressed or is it issues with the contract over these shows, or both? All we can do is speculate but that doesn’t really help.
It is not fair that many travel far and wide to see Morrissey live, and when a show gets cancelled there is rarely an apology. The fan base may be loyal but you have to keep on earning that respect. Nothing is a given, and for whatever reason they are slipping away from the man they adore.
Morrissey and the band have been touring a lot in recent years. I guess there’s not much else to do. However, I think it wise they take a break, recharge and decide what’s best going forward.
I think Morrissey needs to adapt to the current way the music industry operates to stay current. He is in need of a great manager/management, which I’m sure would be easy if he’s willing to pay for it. Central needs to go, and his social media accounts wiped clean yet again. Let’s just start fresh. Let’s get the intrigue and excitement going again. It doesn’t take much. For god sake, SER can record Morrissey in a record shop talking about what he likes, tell us stories about so-and-so, videos of the band recording in the studio, open it up to the fans, let’s get an insight, let’s create a buzz, let’s get this wreckage lost at see back ashore.