MORRISSEY
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Name
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Steven Patrick Morrissey
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Born
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22 May 1959
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Record Labels
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HMV, Parlophone, Sire, RCA, Reprise, Mercury, Attack, Sanctuary, Decca, Lost Highway, Major Minor, EMI Harvest Records
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Associated Acts
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The Smiths, The Nosebleeds, Slaughter & The Dogs
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Official Website
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itsmorrisseysworld.com
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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]
General Information
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1950s
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1959
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- 22 May - Steven Patrick Morrissey born at Park Hospital in Davyhulme, Lancashire. Morrissey's family first lived at Harper Street in Hulme[1]
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1960s
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1965
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- Morrissey's family moved to Queen's Square in 1965[1]
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1969
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- 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]
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1980s
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1983
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1990s
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2010s
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2013
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- 08 January - Morrissey performs on The Late Show With David Letterman[1]
- 26 January - Morrissey hospitalized in Michigan due to "bleeding ulcer"[1]
- 26 February - Morrissey cancels Jimmy Kimmel Live performance over fellow guests, the cast of Duck Dynasty[1]
- 11 March - Morrissey hospitalized in California due to "double pneumonia"[1]
- 22 May - Morrissey turns 54 [1]
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- 17 October - "Autobiography" is released on paperback in the UK by Penguin Classics[3]
- 03 December - "Autobiography" is released on paperback in the US by G.P. Putnam's Sons[3]
- 05 December - "Autobiography" is released on hardback in the UK by Penguin Classics[3]
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2014
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- 15 January - Morrissey signs a two-album deal with Capitol Music [1]
- 01 February - Morrissey begins recording his tenth studio album in France [1]
- 13 February - Morrissey announces US tour dates [1]
- 14 March - Morrissey announces the title of his tenth studio album, World Peace Is None Of Your Business [1]
- 14 March - Morrissey announces the re-release of Vauxhall And I as re-mastered by Bill Inglot in Los Angeles [1]
- 27 March - Morrissey releases information, artwork and tracklisting for the remastered re-release of Vauxhall And I [1]
- 11 April - Morrissey rejects requests to have his Autobiography translated into several languages [1]
- 11 April - Morrissey releases information and tracklisting for World Peace Is None Of Your Business [1]
- 22 May - Morrissey turns 55 [1]
- 02 June - Morrissey's 30-year publishing term with Warner-Chappell Music comes to an end [1]
- 07 June - Morrissey announces the re-release of Introducing Morrissey, for the first time on DVD [1]
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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]
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