Morrissey Statements

Morrissey statements posted on official sources by year

2005:

(Statement about The Isle Of Wight Festival)

October 31, 2005: "Words from Morrissey"

(Statement regarding True-to-you)

November 30, 2005: "Statement from Morrissey"

(Statement about Mike Joyce - very detailed)

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2006:

(Statement about not playing Canada)

July 21, 2006: "From Morrissey"

(Statement about Ringleader tour & thanks)

September 7, 2006: "From Morrissey"

(Post-tour notes)

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2007:

June 19, 2007: "Message from Morrissey"

(Thank you re: tour)

August 28, 2007: "Message from Morrissey"

(Statement re: 'retirement' & 'final concert')

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2008:

• Statement from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (March 31, 2008) (Buffy Sainte-Marie TV special and Canada's seal culling)
• Message from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (August 14, 2008) (Urging people not to buy the Hollywood Live DVD)

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2009:

• A note from Morrissey on Tour of Refusal - true-to-you.net (March 5, 2009) (Regarding an 'interrogation' by Immigration at Myrtle Beach)
• Gill Smith - True-to-you.net (April 6, 2009) (Regarding the death of Gill Smith.)
• Statement from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (June 1, 2009) (Tour resumes in Luxembourg & imitator on social media)
• Statement from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (June 30, 2009) (Restating no official social media accounts.)
• Statement from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (July 14, 2009) (Rimini cancellations & another disassociation with regards to social media accounts.)
• Information regarding boxed sets of Morrissey singles, reissued Smiths CDs and LPs - true-to-you.net (August 8, 2009) (Regarding Morrissey not being consulted or involved with any Smiths releases by EMI/HMV/Parlophone/Rhino/Warners.)
• Statement from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (September 13, 2009) (Refuting Rourke's postcard on car story)
• Statement from Morrissey to True-to-you - true-to-you.net (December 16, 2009) (Reflecting on the 2009 tour, personal favourites & 2010 plans)

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2010:

• Statement from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (January 6, 2010) (Leaving Front Line Management)
• Statement from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (April 30, 2010) (Regarding the death of Melinda Hsu)
• Message from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (December 4, 2010) (Supporting Johnny Marr & discussing David Cameron / hunting)

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2011:

• April 30 statement from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (May 1, 2011) (Dermot O'Leary, Poly Styrene, EMI, HMV, Very Best Of Morrissey & Glamorous Glue)
• Morrissey Statement - true-to-you.net (July 29, 2011) (Killings in Norway & animal killing)
• Message - true-to-you.net (August 19, 2011) (Morrisseysworld.blogspot, US dates & William Morris Agency)
• Message - true-to-you.net (August 25, 2011) (William Morris tour dates, dog bites finger)
• Statement 1 - true-to-you.net (August 28, 2011) (US tour, South America & TV appearances)
• Statement 2 - true-to-you.net (August 28, 2011) (Most enjoyable nights)
• Statement - true-to-you.net (September 14, 2011) (Not affiliated with Morrisseysworld sites or The Smiths: Complete)
• Statement - true-to-you.net (November 6, 2011) (Morrissey verses NME, Tim Jonze, Merck Mercuriadis)
• Statement 21 December - true-to-you.net (December 21, 2011) (Tour highs & lows, TV appearances, NME Court case)
• Of which I am most proud: List from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (December 27, 2011) (Morrissey ranks his own music.)

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2012:

• Of Which I Am Most Proud / singles: List from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (January 10, 2012) (Morrissey ranks his own singles.)
• Statement - true-to-you.net (January 15, 2012) (Japanese tour and beyond, Suedehead remix.)
• Announcement - true-to-you.net (March 4, 2012) (Clarifying management)
• March 2012 statement from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (March 23, 2012) (Discussing the South American tour & ranking shows, seeing Joan Collins and the Suedehead remix.)
• Morrissey statement 2 June 2012 - true-to-you.net (June 3, 2012) (Tour memories / ranking, Matt Walker leaves)
• Information regarding reports of 'retirement' - true-to-you.net (June 13, 2012) (Clarifying retirement rumours)
• Statement: 3 August 2012 - true-to-you.net (August 4, 2012) (Tour memories / ranking, Eric Louis Gardner (stand-in drummer), Anthony Burulcich)
• Press release - true-to-you.net (October 26, 2012) (US tour postponed, Morrissey's Mother ill)

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2013:

• Message from Morrissey - true-to-you.net (January 31, 2013) (Ulcer, Barrett's esophagus, resuming tour)
• Statement 16 February 2013 - true-to-you.net (February 16, 2013) (On being ill in LA & changes to tour)
• Robbie Keane - true-to-you.net (February 21, 2013) (About seeing Robbie Keane)
• Kirk Douglas - true-to-you.net (February 22, 2013) (About seeing Kirk Douglas)
• Statement 27 February 2013 - true-to-you.net (February 27, 2013) (Critical of Jimmy Kimmel)
• Update March 10 - true-to-you.net (March 10, 2013) (Double pneumonia treatment, Vive Latino Festival, apologies for Portland security)
• Margaret Dale - true-to-you.net (March 13, 2013) (Regarding the death of Margaret Dale)
• Margaret Thatcher - true-to-you.net (April 9, 2013) (Regarding the death of Margaret Thatcher)
• Surely how I feel is not nothing? - true-to-you.net (April 16, 2013) (More on Margaret Thatcher)
• It isn't nice and you shouldn't do it - true-to-you.net (May 22, 2013) (Prince Charles, Foie Gras, Kate Middleton, Fortnum and Mason)
• See the luck I've had - true-to-you.net (July 12, 2013) (Peru, food poisoning, South American Tour cancellations, returned to LA)
• If I by chance your eye offend you - true-to-you.net (July 19, 2013) (South American Tour confirmed cancelled - "lack of funding")
• 6 October 2013 - true-to-you.net (October 6, 2013) (Regarding the This Charming Charlie website)
• Statement - true-to-you.net (October 19, 2013) (Not homosexual - "humasexual")
• 'Oh Lou / why did you leave us this way?' - true-to-you.net (October 27, 2013) (Regarding the death of Lou Reed)
• 2 November 2013 - true-to-you.net (November 2, 2013) (Morrissey discharged from hospital)
• The world won't listen - true-to-you.net (November 18, 2013) (Melissa Bachmann & lion hunting, The Royal Family & animal eating, thanking Russell Brand)
• Thanks killing - true-to-you.net (November 26, 2013) (Barack Obama & turkey slaughter, the dangers of meat eating)