Stoney Hando
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A known Morrissey nom de plume.
Credited on certain press releases circa at the time of Maladjusted's release.
This name appears to be derived from the film's lead character "Hando" as played by Russell Crowe.
This was officially confirmed by the NME (May, 1997):
A bizarre press release purporting to be written by someone calling himself Stoney Hando has accompanied advanced copies of the album sent to US journalists. A US representative confirmed that Stoney Hando was in fact Morrissey. Part of the press release reads: "Morrissey has no interest in world politics and prefers the company of animals to humans. His ambition is to play Freemantle in Western Australia, otherwise he has no interest whatsoever in modern life. He lives in Spain."
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