Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME as "one of the most influential artists ever," and The Independent has stated "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime." Pitchfork Media has called him "one of the most singular figures in Western popular culture from the last twenty years."[1]
22 May - Steven Patrick Morrissey born at Park Hospital in Davyhulme, Lancashire. Morrissey's family first lived at Harper Street in Hulme[1]
1960s
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Morrissey
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1965
Morrissey's family moved to Queen's Square in 1965[1]
1969
Morrissey's family moved to a three-bedroomed house at 384 Kings Road in the suburb of Stretford[1]. Morrissey talked about his childhood in Manchester on The Oxford Road Show, 22 March 1985 | [watch]
After 17 concerts, the remaining 9 were cancelled due to Morrissey's illness that he claims was passed on by Kristeen Young in Miami according to a statement on true-to-you.net. Kristeen denied she had the 'horrendous cold' mentioned and claimed it was an "allergy attack that was over within 16 hours."[5]
