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Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), also known as Morrissey, is an English singer, songwriter, and author.

He rose to fame as the frontman of the Smiths, a British rock band who appeared from 1982 to 1987.

Since then, he has been working as a solo performer in a corporately lucrative market.

Morrissey's music is characterized by his baritone voice and distinctive lyrical text with repeating themes of emotional pain, sexual longing, self-deprecating, and black humour, as well as anti-establishment protests. Morrissey grew up in nearby Davyhulme, Lancashire, as a working-class Irish immigrant.

As an infant, he discovered a love of literature, kitchen sink realism, and pop music.

He fronted punk rock band the Nosebleeds with little success before beginning a career in music journalism and writing several books on music and film in the early 1980s.

Early life

Steven Patrick Morrissey was born on May 22, 1959 at Park Hospital in Davyhulme, Lancashire. Elizabeth and Peter Morrissey, both Irish Catholics, emigrated to Manchester from Dublin with his only sibling, elder sister Jacqueline, a year before his birth. Morrissey claims he was named after American actor Steve Cochran, but he may have been named in honor of his father's brother, Patrick Steven Morrissey, who died in infancy. At 17 Harper Street in inner Manchester's Hulme district, his earliest home was a council house. He was deeply affected by the Moors murders, which killed a number of local children; the crimes left a lasting impression on him and inspired the Smiths' song "Suffer Little Children." He also became aware of the anti-Irish sentiment in British society against Irish immigrants to Britain. The family migrated to a new council house at 384 King's Road in Stretford in 1970.

Morrissey dropped his 11-plus exams and went to St. Mary's Secondary Modern School, an unpleasant experience that he found difficult. He excelled in athletics, but he was an unpopular loner at the university. "The education I received was so basic and brutal," he later wrote. All I learned was that there was no self-confidence and sadness without knowing why. He left school in 1975 but without having obtained no formal education. He continued his studies at Stretford Technical College, where he obtained three O-levels in English literature, sociology, and the General Paper. In 1975, he travelled to the United States to visit an aunt who lived in New Jersey. His parents' marriage was strained, and they eventually divorced in December 1976, with his father moving out of the household's house.

Morrissey's librarian mother boosted her son's love of reading. He was keen on feminist literature, and he especially liked Irish author Oscar Wilde, whom he came to idolize. The young Morrissey was a big fan of Coronation Street, a television soap opera that focuses on working-class communities in Manchester; he sent scripts and storylines to the show's production company, Granada Television, but all of them were turned down. He was also a fan of Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey and its 1961 film version, which was a drama focusing on working-class life in Salford. A Taste of Honey appeared in many of his later albums.

Morrissey has said, "Pop music was all I ever had" as a youth, and it was entwined to the pop star's image. I remember feeling the person singing was actually with me and understood me and my predicament." He later revealed that Marianne Faithfull's 1964 hit "Come and Stay With Me" was the first record he bought. In the 1970s, he became a glam rock fan, adoreing the work of English musicians like T. Rex, David Bowie, and Roxy Music. Sparks, Jobriath, and the New York Dolls were also a fan of American glam rock artists. He formed a fan club for the former, attracting followers from small advertisements in music magazine back pages. Morrissey developed a passion for female pop singers from the 1960s, including Sandie Shaw, Twinkle, and Dusty Springfield.

Morrissey, who left formal education, worked as a clerk for the civil service and then as a porter in a mall, and as a hospital porter, before abandoning work and seeking unemployment insurance. He used a large portion of his earnings from these gigs to buy tickets for gigs, watching performances by Talking Heads, the Ramones, and Blondie. He attended concerts regularly, with a particular fascination for the alternative and post-punk music scene. Morrissey, who had met Billy Duffy in November 1977, has agreed to be the vocalist for Duffy's punk band the Nosebleeds. Morrissey co-wrote several songs with the band, including "I Get Nervous" and "I'm Ready for the Electric Chair," as well as "I Think I'm Ready for the Electric Chair" and "I'm Ready for the Electric Chair" and "I'm Ready for the Electric Chair"—they appeared in support slots for Jilted John and then Magazine. The band disbanded soon.

Morrissey and Duffy were introduced by the Nosebleeds in the Nosebleeds' break-up, and Slaughter & the Dogs briefly replaced original singer Wayne Barrett. He performed four songs with the band and they attempted to get a record deal in London. Slaughter & the Dogs became Studio Sweethearts after the audition was unsuccessful, but without Morrissey. He was born as a minor figure in Manchester's punk community. He had become a close friend of Linder Sterling, the frontwoman of punk-jazz band Ludus, by 1981; her lyrics and style of singing had influence him. Howard Devoto and Richard Boon became acquainted through sterling. In one case, Morrissey's best male friend was James Maker; he'll visit Maker in London or meet in Manchester, where they visited the city's gay bars and gay clubs in one case.

Morrissey considered a career in music journalism in order to become a good writer. He often wrote letters to the music press and was eventually recruited by the weekly music criticism journal Record Mirror. He wrote several short books for local publishing company Babylon Books in 1981: it published a 24-page book on the New York Dolls, which sold 3000 copies. James Dean is Not Dead, a documentary about James Dean, the late American film actor. Morrissey had developed a passion for Dean and had adorned his bedroom with pictures of the deceased film star.

Personal life

Morrissey has maintained an intimate personal life throughout his career. He has lived in Los Angeles for many years, as well as in Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. On November 10, Los Angeles' 10th anniversary as "Morrissey Day" was commemorated. He is described as "Morrissey" by friends, and he dislikes the word "Moz" because it sounds like "it's like something you'd squirt on the kitchen floor," one interviewer says. Elizabeth Anne Dwyer, his mother, died of gallbladder cancer in August 2020 at the age of 82.

Morrissey has been depicted as a "typical, working-class 'anti-star' who nevertheless likes to hog the spotlight, a nice guy who claims the best things about others, and a narcissist." Morrissey's appeal was also argued that he conveyed the image of a "developed English gentleman" (and being every inch the typical English 'gent' in the case) "electively British man's is perfectly representative of that breed's hatred of cant and hypocrisy, as well as his fragile, quasi-gay sexuality)" "he continued. In the same vein, Morrissey biographer David Bret described him as "fully English," while Simpson referred to him as a Little Englander. Morrissey "sets out to be a good guy, and he does well because he is." "Under all the rock star flamflam," Ellison, who interviewed Morrissey for The Mail on Sunday, said, "Morganisey is really a kind chap and a good company, who is able to discuss whatever one wanted to discuss." Morrissey was "truly lovely" after shooting him in 2004.

Morrissey is best known for his critique of the British music press, royalty, politicians, and people who eat meat. His "withering attacks" on those he disliked are typically delivered in a "laid-back" manner, according to Bret. He is a lapsed Catholic who has criticized the Catholic Church and has criticized it. He said he believed in an afterlife in 1991. "To watch [Keane] on the pitch—pacing like a lion—is pure therapy," Robbie Keane, an Irish footballer. He is also a fan of boxing. He has described clinical depression for which he has sought out medical assistance.

Morrissey, a vocal promoter of animal rights and animal rights issues, has been a vegetarian since the age of 11. "If you like animals, obviously it doesn't make sense to hurt them," he has explained his vegetarianism, saying that "it doesn't make sense to hurt them." Morrissey declared himself a vegan in 2015. He described the challenges of going from vegetarianism to veganism. Morrissey said in a 2018 interview that he "refuse[s] to eat anything that had a mother" but that he still had food problems, adding that despite the increasing availability of more diverse vegan foods than ever before.

Morrissey is a promoter of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). PETA presented him with the Linda McCartney Memorial Award at their 25th Anniversary Gala on September 10, 2005, in recognition of his service. In a PETA commercial in 2012, he recommended that people have their dogs and cats neutered to help reduce the number of homeless animals. PETA produced Someday in honor of Morrissey's 55th birthday in 2014. It includes his song "I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday" and explores a young chick's ride on this journey.

Morrissey responded to criticism in January 2006 by saying that he accepts the Animal Rights Militia's violent tactics because they work in violence themselves and that it is the only language they understand." Jamie Oliver and Clarissa Dickson Wright, for example, have chastised those who promote meat-eating. Any animal rights campaigners had already attacked the former for her stance on fox hunting. "Morrissey is enforcing people to commit crimes of violence, and I am constantly alert that something may happen to me." "Any incitement to violence is obviously wrong in a civilized society and should be investigated by the police," Morrissey said. Morrissey has also chastised the British royal family for their participation in fox hunting.

Morrissey refused to include Canada in his world tour this year, instead promoting a boycott of Canadian exports in protest against the country's annual seal hunt, which he characterized as a "barbaric and cruel slaughter." He changed his course in 2018 after finding that his previous "acting" was no longer of use and helped no one" and that his new "position was ultimately useless" and that he would support animal rights charities in the cities where he would perform. He also encouraged those organizations to assemble stalls at his concerts.

Morrissey said in a 2010 interview with Simon Armitage that "the Chinese are a subspecies" due to their "horrible" treatment of animals. Armitage said, "He must have known it would make waves, not daft." But he's unshakeable in his beliefs when it comes to animal rights and animal welfare. If you treat an animal badly, you are less human than human," he says.

Morrissey said at a concert in Warsaw on July 24, 2011: "We all live in a violent world," the Norwegian singers said, with 97 [sic] dead. Well, that is nothing compared to what happens in McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Shit every day. NME's remarks, referring to the 2011 Norway attacks, which resulted in the death of 77 people, were described as crude and insensitive by NME. "If you are horrified by the Norway killings," he said later, "you must unquestionably be concerned about the murder of any innocent being." Animal suffering is not a mystery simply because animals 'are not us.'

After much rumors, the Staples Center had agreed to make every vendor in the Morrissey arena completely vegetarian for the first time ever. McDonald's vendors had been retained for the remainder of their services until March 1st, when McDonald's vendors closed down. "I don't think of it as a win for me, but a victory for the animals," Morrissey said in a press release. The request was previously declined to Paul McCartney, who was initially refused. Despite these facts, the Staples Center retained certain meat vendors even though closing down McDonald's. Morrissey also postponed a show on Jimmy Kimmel Live in February. After finding that the guests for that night included the cast of Duck Dynasty, a reality show about a family that raises duck calls for use in hunting, we were shocked to learn that this evening also included duck calls for use in hunting. Morrissey referred to them as "animal serial murderers."

Morrissey said in 2014 that he believes there is "no difference" between eating animals and paedophilia. Both rape, violence, and murder are portrayed in this film. He expressed his disappointment in September 2015 over the "Piggate" scandal, saying that if Prime Minister David Cameron had really introduced "a personal part of his anatomy" into the mouth of a dead pig's severed head while at university, it would have shown "a callousness and complete insensitivity, and it would have to be dismissed." Greg Hunt, a Victorian politician from Australia, also called Greg Hunt's effort to cull 2 million invasive cats "idiocy," referring to the cats as smaller versions of Cecil the lion.

Morrissey's sexuality has drew a lot of rumors and coverage in the British press over his career, with allegations that he was celibate, a cynical, or bisexual. In a 1980 letter, he described both himself and his partner as bisexual, while still saying he "hate[d] sex. He created a "compellingly contradictory persona" who has "made him a peculiar heartthrob," according to Encyclopdia Britannica's. The frequent references to gay subculture and slang in his lyrics fuelled speculation. "Only 15 years after homosexuality was decriminalized, his songs flirted with every form of gay subculture," Liz Hoggard of The Independent said.

Morrissey confessed to being celibate during his time with the Smiths, which stood out against a period when much of pop music was dominated by visible sexuality. Morrissey "doesn't participate in sex at the time, and hasn't done so for a long time," Marr said in a 1984 interview. Interviewers asked Morrissey if he was gay, which he denied. In reaction to one such inquiry in 1985, he said, "I don't identify such terms as heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality, bisexuality, bisexuality, and bisexuality," and I think it's important that there is someone in pop music who is like that. These words do a lot of harm, confuse people, and make people feel sad, so I want to do away with them." Although he came out of the closet, he was being put more pressure on him to come out of the closet, although he came out of the closet as a non-practising bisexual. In a 1989 interview, he revealed that he was "always attracted to men and women who were never attracted to me" and that, in effect, he had no "relationships at all." "Unfortunately, I am not homosexual," he said in a tweet in 2013. I am humasexual in a scientific sense. I am attracted to humans. But, of course, it is a pity. . . There aren't many.

Morrissey denied celibacy and that he had a friendship with a Cockney boxer in 1997. In his autobiography, Jake Walters was revealed to be Jake Walters. They first met in 1994 and lived together until 1996. "Morrissey and I have been friends for a long time, perhaps 20 years," Walters said in a March 2013 interview. Morrissey was later linked to Tina Dehghani. He discussed having a child with Dehghani, with whom he referred to his "uncluttered dedication." Morrissey's autobiography includes a resuming of a friendship with a younger Italian man, identified only as "Gelato," with whom he was looking to buy a house in about 2006.

Julian Stringer characterized the band as "one of Britain's most overtly political parties," while Andrew Warns described them as "the most anti-capitalist of bands" in an academic paper on the Smiths. Morrissey was described as "pro-working class, anti-elite, and anti-institution by Simon Goddard. All political parties, parliament itself, all public schools, Oxbridge, the Catholic Church, the monarchy, the EU, the BBC, the EU, the broadsheet press, and the music press are among the list. People are perplexed by his remarks, particularly on the left, because they are not aligned with any single political platform. If anything, he's a professional Refusenik."

Morrissey has had enduring anti-royalist views from his youth and has vehemently criticized the British monarchy. He said he had always "despised royalty" and that royalist sentiments are a "false dedication" in a 1985 interview with Simon Garfield. In a 2011 interview, he stated himself as a republican, saying that he sees the British royal family as "benefit scroungers and nothing else." In a 2012 interview with Stephen Colbert, he spoke out against Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, saying: "It was a celebration of what?" The country has 60 years of imperialism. She isn't [my Queen]. "I'm not a scholar."

"Margaret on the Guillotine," Morrissey's first solo album, included a track named "Margaret on the Guillotine," a jab at Margaret Thatcher. Morrissey's lyrics were investigated by the London Metropolitan Police as a result of the song's lyrics. Morrissey's mother, Louise Morrissey, was described as "a terror without a single atom of humanity" following her death in 2013 and said "every move she made was charged by negativity." "No one has the intention of a Prime Minister," Thatcher's replacement, John Major, said. The simplest explanation is a telephone call. .. This is a terrible human mistake. During the Iraq war, he referred to George W. Bush and Tony Blair as "insufferable, egotistic despots." Morrissey declared himself to be interrogated by the FBI and British intelligence after speaking out against the American and British governments in February 2006. "They were trying to figure out if I was a threat to the government," he said. . .. They didn't have to worry that I wasn't going to tell them that I wasn't there." In 2010, he endorsed Marr's argument that Prime Minister David Cameron was forbidden from touching the Smiths, condemning the Prime Minister's obsession with stag hunting. Morrissey condemned Prime Minister Theresa May, Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Elizabeth II for their comments regarding the bombing.

Morrissey said in 2013 that he "never voted" for the UK Independence Party, expressing his admiration for party leader Nigel Farage and supporting Farage's Euroskepticism regarding UK membership in the European Union. In 2019, he said, "It's obvious" that "he [Farage] will make a good prime minister" if any of us can actually remember what a good prime minister is." He described the UK's referendum on EU membership as "magnific" in October 2016 and said that the BBC had "persistently denigrated" supporters of the Leave campaign. In 2019, he argued that the results of the EU referendum should be respected, adding, "My assumption has always been that the result of the referendum must be carried out." There would be no doubt that the vote had been retained if it had been retained. "You cannot argue against the people's will," he said, adding that there is "nothing appealing" about the EU.

Morrissey has been accused of bigotry from newspapers and broadcasters around the world since the early 1990s, which has been triggered in part by his words, actions, and recorded content. However, he has consistently denied allegations of bigotry, and he also obtained a libel case that prompted an apology from NME, a British music website, saying, "We do not believe [Morrissey] is a racist."

Morrissey was accused of bigotry in his 1992 song "The National Front Disco," but it has been argued that this criticism mistook the party's supporters rather than glorifying the party's supporters. These and other incidents of bigotry included decontextualizing lyrics from Morrissey songs including "Bengali in Platforms" and "Asian Rut," according to Bret. Morrissey was also accused of bigotry during his 1992 appearance at Finsbury Park in north London; Morrissey included photos of skinhead girls as a backdrop and wrapped himself in the Union flag. On the other hand, these events resulted in Morrissey being booed offstage by a group of neo-Nazi skinheads in the audience, who believed that he was appropriating skinhead culture.

Morrissey sued NME for libel after he allegedly told a reporter that British identity had disappeared due to immigration. "It's very difficult [to return to England] because, although I have nothing against people from other nations, the more the British identity fades, according to him. . . . The gates of England are flooded. The country has been kicked away." The article's editor referred to it as a "character assassination." In 2008, The Word apologised for a piece written by David Quantick, which discussed the 2007 NME article and suggested Morrissey was a bigote. Morrissey's apology was accepted by The Word. After Morrissey secured a pre-trial hearing, the legal proceedings against NME began in October 2011. Morrissey's lawsuit against NME editor Conor McNicholas and publisher IPC was supposed to have been heard in July 2012. The parties settled the dispute in June 2012, with NME issuing a public apology. "No money was requested as part of a settlement," Morrissey's counsel said. . .. . The NME apology on its own is sufficient, and it brings the case to a conclusion.'

Multiple sources have criticized Morrissey's 2010 address in which he referred to the Chinese as a "subspecies" in reference to their treatment of animals.

He said in October 2017 that the 2017 UKIP leadership race had been rigged against anti-Islam activist Anne Marie Waters. During several appearances in New York City in 2019, he endorsed Waters' latest far-right party, For Britain, in April 2018. Advertisements of his album California Son were banned from Merseyrail stations, and several record stores refused to carry the album in protest at Morrissey's eponymous support for the For Britain party. Morrissey reaffirmed his support for Waters and For Britain in June 2018. "She believes in British roots and expression, and she believes that everyone in the UK should live under the same rule." "I find this interesting." Morrissey made remarks criticizing the treatment of anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson, saying, "It's very clear that Labour or Torch do not believe in free expression." I'm talking about Tommy Robinson's shocking treatment."

Morrissey denied further allegations of bigotry against him in June 2019, saying, "The word is meaningless now." Everyone ultimately prefers their own race, so does this make everyone racist? Billy Bragg, a fellow singer-songwriter, accused Morrissey of "dragging Johnny Marr and the Smiths "through the dirt" in reaction to his latest political remarks. However, Nick Cave wrote an open letter defending Morrissey's right to expression his convictions as well as arguing that his musical legacy should be kept separate from his political convictions.

Morrissey spoke at a Dublin concert in June 2004, saying he would have preferred if George W. Bush had died instead. Morrissey's autobiography, he openly condemned the War on Terror and described Bush as "the world's most deadly terrorist" as he bizarrely bombs Iraq's innocent civilians out of existence in the name of freedom and democracy.

Morrissey remarked, "God Bless Barack Obama" and mocked Hillary Clinton, naming her "Billary Clinton" during a January 2008 concert. However, he accused Obama of not doing enough to combat police brutality in 2015, saying he did not see him doing anything at all for the black community other than notifying the security forces. In the 2016 United States presidential race, he endorsed Clinton but later chastised her as "the face and voice of pooled money" and praised Bernie Sanders as "sane and intelligent," accusing the US media of paying insufficient attention to his campaign. Morrissey called Donald Trump "Donald Thump" and accused him of not having any sympathy for the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting. When asked in a 2017 interview if he would push a button that would kill Trump if given the opportunity, he replied, "will, for the protection of the human race." The US Secret Service questioned him later for his remarks about Trump, according to he.

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Solo career

Morrissey retained Stephen Street as his personal producer and new songwriting partner, with whom he could begin his solo career several months before the Smiths dissolving. He had started working on his first solo album, Viva Hate, at Wool Hall Studios near Bath, by September 1987; the musicians Vini Reilly and Andrew Paresi appeared. The cover of Viva Hate featured a photograph of Morrissey taken by Anton Corbijn rather than presenting pre-existing photographs of celebrities as the Smiths' album and single covers did. EMI released "Suedehead," the first single from the EMI album, on February 1988, a higher position than any Smiths' single ever reached. "Everyday Is Like Sunday," the album's second single, "Everyday Is Like Sunday," debuted in June and debuted at number nine. The album debuted at number one on the UK album charts, despite being ranked No. 1 on the charts. "Margaret on the Guillotine," the album's final track, included photos of Thatcher's execution; in reaction, Conservative Member of Parliament Geoffrey Dickens accused Morrissey of being complicit in a criminal network, and the Police Special Branch conducted a raid of his Manchester home.

In December 1988, Morrissey's first solo appearance at Wolverhampton's Civic Hall took place. The festival attracted huge audiences, with NME journalist James Brown observing that "the ecstasion and atmosphere inside the hall was like nothing I had ever seen at any public function." Morrissey performed two new songs; "The Last of the Many International Playboys" was about the Kray twins, gangsters who lived in London's East End, and they landed at number 6 on the UK singles chart, following Viva Hate's appearance. "Interesting Drug" came second, which debuted at number nine on the charts. After his songwriting collaboration with Street came to an end and was replaced by Alan Winstanley and Clive Langer, he released "Ouija Board, Ouija Board," as a single in November 1989; it reached number 18 on the charts. Morrissey responded that the song promoted occultism, and that "the only time I ever had with the dead was when speaking to a journalist from The Sun," a Christian spokeswoman and tabloid newspaper condemned it.

He began working on his first compilation album, Bona Drag, with Winstanley and Langer, but only six new songs were recorded for it, the remainder of the album being devoted to his latest singles and B-sides. The album debuted at number nine on the UK album chart, defying the assumption that it made it to number nine. Two of Bona Drag's latest singles were released: "November Spawned a Monster," a song about a woman who is a wheelchair user, reached number 12 on the charts, but some who believed it mocked disabled people were chastised. The second installment of "Piccadilly Palare" in reference to London rent boys and boiled gay slang. It debuted in November 1990 and reached number 19 on the charts. In an interview the previous year, Morrissey's appeal to both men and women had provoked some critique from the British gay press, who were of the opinion that using polari when he was not openly gay;

Morrissey, Adopting Mark E. Nevin as his new songwriting associate, released his second solo album, Kill Uncle, in March 1991; it debuted at number 8 on the album charts. The two singles, "Our Frank" and "Sing Your Life," were released in promotion of the album, failed to crack the Top 20 on the singles charts, placing them at number 26 and 33 respectively. "Found, Found," the lead singer of American indie rock band REM, on Morrissey's friendship with Michael Stipe, was one of the album's hits. Morrissey, a guitarist with a history in rockabilly, has assembled a band lineup for his new backing group, including guitarist Boz Boorer, Alain Whyte, and Spencer Cobrin, for his first solo tour. Morrissey started the Kill Uncle tour in Europe, bringing Phranc as his assistance act and decorating the stage of each performance with a large photograph of Edith Sitwell. On the US leg of his tour, he sold out The Forum in fifteen minutes, quicker than Michael Jackson or Madonna had done. David Bowie joined him onstage for a version of T. Rex's "Cosmic Dancer" during the performance. He sold out 25 of his 26 other appearances in the United States, and Tim Broad's one in Austin was filmed by Tim Broad for release as part of VHS Live in Dallas. He continued to Japan, where he was angered by the government's stifling of supporters — and then Australasia, where he postponed several dates due to acute sinusitis.

The early 1990s were characterized by scholar David Bret as the "black phase" in Morrissey's relationship with the British music press, which had been increasingly hostile and critical of him. In some cases, the press had misinformation, such as the assertion that he and Phranc were recording a cover of "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"; in others, such as Barbara Ellen in NME, were closer to personal attack than musical analysis. According to NME, his cancelled shows showed a lack of respect for his followers. He became more reticent in speaking to British music journalists, expressing indignation at how they compared his solo work to that of the Smiths; "my history is almost certainly not denying me a future." He told one interviewer that the band he was playing with were technically better musicians than the Smiths had ever been.

Morrissey released the album Your Arsenal in July 1992, which peaked at number two in the album chart. It was Mick Ronson's last release; Morrissey said it had been "the greatest privilege of my life." Your Arsenal reflected Morrissey's remorse for what he felt as the decline of British culture in the face of increasing Americanization. "Everything is influenced by American culture," he told one interviewer; every one under the age of fifty speaks American—and that's sad. We once had a strong identity, but now it hasn't." A number of the tracks on the album, including "Certain People I Know" and "The National Front Disco," dealt with the lives and experiences of young, working-class youths. Your Arsenal was critically acclaimed, and it was often referred to as his best album since Viva Hate. "We Hate It When Our Friends" became the first single to debut at number 17 in April 1992 and was followed by "You're the One for Me," which debuted at number 19 and "Certain People I Know" that reached number 34. Morrissey embarked on a 53-date Your Arsenal tour, in which he created a backdrop of skinhead girls, Diana Dors, Elvis Presley, and Charlie Richardson. Beethoven Was Deaf, one of the performances, was captured and released.

Morrissey's image had changed by the time it was revealed; according to Simpson, the singer had transformed "from the rough lads to a rough lad interested in aesthetics (and rough lads). Morrissey's air of "quietly assured masculinity" reflected "a more mature, burlier, beefier version of himself," according to Woods, who compared the change from that of "stick-thin, knock-me-over-with-a-feather campness" to that of a "mobster and bare-knuckle boxer image." This latest photograph was included in Your Arsenal's cover art; a photograph taken by Sterling capturing Morrissey onstage with his shirt unveiled, showing a muscular torso beneath.

Morrissey co-wrote his fifth album, Vauxhall and I, with Whyte and Boorer; it was made by Steve Lillywhite in mid-1993. Morrissey referred to the album as "the best I've ever made" and that, at the time, it would be either his last or penultimate work. It was both a critical and commercial success, peaking the UK album charts. The album was named for Vauxhall, a district of South West London famous for the Royal Vauxhall Tavern gay bar. "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get" is one of the album's singles and has debuted in the United Kingdom as a single in March. The single's sleeve featured photos of Jake Walters, a skinhead who was living with Morrissey at the time. Walters had introduced Morrissey to York Hall, a boxing venue in Bethnal Green, on London's East End, with the singer spending more time there.

That year, he also released "Interlude," a non-album album release by Siouxsie Sioux: the song was a remix of a Timi Yuro song. The album was released under the name "Morrissey & Siouxsie"; due to company issues, "Interlude" was only available on import outside of Europe.

Morrissey performed five songs at South London's Olympic Studios in the fall of 1994. The single "Boxers" was released in January 1995, achieving number 23 on the singles chart. In February 1995, he embarked on the Boxers tour, with the band Marion as a backstage of Cornelius Carr's appearance. One of these performances was filmed by James O'Brien and released as the VHS Presents Morrissey. The song "Sunny" was released as a single in December 1995; a sigh for Morrissey's broken love with Walters; the album was the first of Morrissey's singles not to chart. The compilation album World of Morrissey was released in 1995, with mainly B-sides.

Morrissey left EMI after his deal with EMI came to an end, and RCA was his successor. He recorded Southpaw Grammar on his next album, Southpaw Grammar, at the Miraval Studios in southern France before releasing it in August 1995. Kenny Lane, the boxer, was featured in the magazine's cover art. It debuted at number four on the UK album charts, but it made no difference over its two predecessors. Morrissey appeared as the support act for Bowie's Outside Tour's British leg in September 1995. Morrissey's backstage at the Aberdeen gig was sick and admitted to the hospital; he did not return for the remainder of the tour. Later referring to the tour, he said that "you have to worship at the Temple of David" when you first became involved with Bowie.

Mike Joyce, Smiths' drummer Mike Joyce, brought a legal complaint against Morrissey and Marr in December 1996. Joyce claimed that he did not receive his fair share of recording and performance royalties from his time with the band, claiming for at least £1 million in losses and 25% of all future Smiths album sales. The judge ruled in favour of Joyce after a seven-day hearing. Judge Justice Weeks referred to Morrissey as "devious, fanatical, and unreliable" in press coverage of the decision, with the phrases "devious" and "truculent" being common in press coverage. Marr paid Joyce in full, but Morrissey defended the decision by filing a countersuit. He argued that the judge had been biased against him right from the start of the trial because of his public criticisms of Thatcher and her government. Morrissey's appeal was dismissed in July 1998, but he lobbied another shortly after; this too was unsuccessful. Joyce had cost him £600,000 in legal fees alone, as opposed to around £1,515,000 in total, in a November 2005 interview.

Morrissey appeared on Island Records in 1997, releasing the single "Alma Matters" in July and then his second album Maladjusted in August. The album debuted at number 8 on the UK album charts. "Roy's Keen" and "Satan Rejected My Soul," two of the UK singles chart's top ten singles chart's top ten singles, also reached outside the top 30. Morrissey retained responsibility of the Maladjusted cover art of his record company after being dissatisfied with the result.

Morrissey no longer had a record contract when Uncut reported it in 1998. He joined the Oye Esteban Tour in 2011 and was one of the headliners of the Coachella Festival in California.

Morrissey, a British immigrant, bought a house in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles. It had previously been the residence of Carole Lombard and had been re-designed by William Haines. He never returned to the United Kingdom in the first few years. Morrissey's return to the world stage in 2002 culminated in two sold-out nights at the Royal Albert Hall, where he performed as-yet unreleased songs. Concerts in Australia and Japan took place outside of the United States and Europe. During this period, Channel 4 filmed The Importance of Being Morrissey, a documentary that aired in 2003; it was Morrissey's first major screen interview to appear on British television. He told interviewers that he was working on an autobiography and that he opposed reality television music shows like Pop Idol, which were then in their infancy.

Morrissey first signed to Sanctuary Records in 2003, where he was given the defunct reggae name Attack Records to use for his next project. You Are the Quarry, Jerry Finn's seventh solo album, was released in May 2004 and was produced in Los Angeles and Berkshire, Morrissey's seventh solo album, You Are the Quarry. Morrissey's cover art included a photograph of him holding a machine pistol. It reached number 2 on the UK album chart and number 11 in the United States, and at number 2 on the US chart. Billboard's album chart. The first single, "Irish Blood, English Heart," debuted at number three on the UK singles chart, becoming the highest-ranked single of his career. On Friday Night, Morrissey appeared on both Top of the Pops and Later with Jools Holland, and gave his first television interview in 17 years; Morrissey was reportedly uncomfortable with Jonathan Ross' questions. He also agreed to interviews with various media outlets, including the NME, stating that "the nee old guard" who ran the magazine in the 1990s was no longer available, and that it was no longer "the stench NME."

Morrissey embarked on a world tour from April to November in order to promote the album. He performed his 45th birthday at the Manchester Arena, which was sponsored by Franz Ferdinand; the M in Manchester was on sale as the DVD Who Put the M in Manchester? Morrissey was also invited to curate Meltdown's Meltdown festival at London's Southbank Centre this year. Sparks, Loudon Wainwright III, Ennio Marchetto, Nancy Sinatra, The Cockney Rejects, Lypsinka, The Libertines, and playwright Alan Bennett were among the acts he acquired. He had failed to obtain appearances from Brigitte Bardot and Maya Angelou. He appeared at several UK music festivals, including Leeds, Reading, and Glastonbury, this year.

Ringleader of the Tormentors, Morrissey's eighth studio album, was released in Rome and released in April 2006. It debuted at number one on the UK album charts and at number 27 in the United States, and at number 27. "You Killed Me," "The Youngest Was the Most Loved," "In the Future When All's Well" and "I Just Want to See the Boy Happy" were four singles on the album. Tony Visconti produced the album; Morrissey referred to it as "the most beautiful—perhaps the most delicate—so far. Billboard referred to the album as featuring "a more textured, more rock-driven sound."

Morrissey signed a new contract with Decca Records in December 2007, which included a Best Hits album and a new studio album. In the UK chart, the Top Hits ranked at number 5 has been ranked at number five. "That's How People Grow Up" was the first single from Greatest Hits to hit number 14 in the UK charts. "All You Need Is Me" is the album's second single.

Years of Refusal, his ninth studio album, was delayed until February 2009 due to producer Jerry Finn's death and the absence of an American label to sell the album. When Universal Music Group first launched it, it ranked third in the UK Albums Chart and 11 in the US Billboard 200. Critics loved the record, with comparisons made between It and Your Arsenal and Vauxhall and I. Morrissey "has recovered himself" after years of Refusal, providing new life in his familiar arsenal, according to a Pitchfork Media article. Morrissey's revival is most apparent in the resurgent strength of his voice, who called it his "most venomous, score-settling album" and "in a perverse way that makes it his most entertaining." "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" and "Something Is Squeezing My Skull" were among the record's singles. Jeff Beck's guitar playing appears in the song "Black Cloud." Morrissey performed to promote the album throughout 2009. Morrissey's tour descended on Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Russia, as part of the extensive Tour of Refusal.

Swords, a B-sides collection of papers from 2004 to 2009, was released in October 2009. It reached its high on the UK albums chart, with Morrissey calling it "a meek disaster" later on. Morrissey collapsed onstage in Swindon on the second day of the UK tour to promote Swords and was briefly hospitalized. Morrissey had fulfilled his contractual commitment to Universal Records and was without a record store following the Swords tour, and was in need of a record company.

EMI released a new collection entitled Very Best of Morrissey in April 2011, for which the singer had selected the track list and artwork. Morrissey appointed Ron Laffitte as his boss in March 2011. Morrissey performed in Britain in June and July 2011; Morrissey sluggishly twit during his 2011 appearance at Glastonbury Festival, criticizing a ban on wild animals performing in circuses. Several times in Europe, this was followed by many dates. Morrissey's 2012 tour began in South America and then extended to Asia and North America. Morrissey performed in Belgium, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Portugal, and Scotland. He saved an elderly lady who had fainted beside him in late September while visiting Strand Bookstore in Manhattan. Morrissey toured 32 North American cities, beginning in Greenvale, New York, and ending in Portland, Oregon, between January and March 2013. Patti Smith and her band were special guests at the Staples Center concert in Los Angeles, and Kristeen Young opened on both nights.

Morrissey was diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer in January 2013, and several engagements were rescheduled. Morrissey was hospitalized again on March 7th, this time with pneumonia in both lungs. The remainder of the tour had been postponed a week later. He spent time in Ireland, where he watched the country's football team play a match against Austria in the company of his cousin Robbie Keane.

EMI reissued "The Last of the Popular International Playboys" in April, backed by three new tracks: "People Are the Same Everywhere," "Action Is My Middle Name," and "The Kid's a Looker," all recorded live in 2011. Morrissey performed in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile, beginning in June. Morrissey's concert at Hollywood High School on 2nd March 2013 earned a worldwide cinema premiere. Morrissey's 25th year as a solo artist, as well as the first approved live Morrissey DVD in nine years. Morrisey's tour ended in July due to a "lack of funds," and it was "the last of many final straws" to travel.

Morrissey's autobiography, titled Autobiography, was published in October 2013 after a "content controversy" had postponed it from its initial launch date of 16 September 2013. At Morrissey's request, the book was released as a "contemporary masterpiece" under the Penguin Classics brand, which some commentators felt had devalued the Penguin Classics brand. Morrissey had published the 660-page book in 2011 before selling it to publishers such as Penguin Books and Faber and Faber. The book received mixed feedback: the Daily Telegraph gave it a five-star review that characterized it as "the best written musical autobiography since Bob Dylan's Chronicles," according to The Independent, which also criticized the book's "droning narcissism" and its status as a Penguin Classic. In its first week, the book debuted at number 1 in the UK book charts, with nearly 35,000 copies being sold. As a single, a live coverage version of Lou Reed's "Satellite of Love" in December was released in 2011.

Morrissey signed Capitol Music in January 2014, a two-record contract. In July, his tenth studio album, World Peace Is Nothing of Your Business, was released. He began a US tour in May but was hospitalized in Boston in early June, canceling the remaining nine tour dates. After finishing a six-date tour in the United Kingdom, he did a US tour between June and July, including a concert in New York with special guest Blondie at Madison Square Garden. He admitted that an airport security guard groped him at San Francisco International Airport in July 2015. He filed a sexual harassment lawsuit, but the Transportation Security Administration found no supporting evidence to move on the allegation. Capitol Music and Harvest Records ended their Morrissey contracts in August. In October, he revealed that he had been treated for Barrett's oesophageal cancer.

Morrissey's first book, List of the Lost, was published by Penguin Books in September 2015.

Low in High School, BMG and Morrissey's own Etienne record label, was released in November 2017. Morrissey's remarks in a newspaper interview in April were "quite sad" that distinct national identities in Europe were undermining by politicians' attempts to "include a multicultural element to everything," and that many people claiming to be victims of sexual harassment were not genuine victims of sexual assault, but were "simply distraught." Morrissey accused Der Spiegel of misquoting him and said it would be his last print interview. In November, he appeared in two shows at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl. Morrissey's first UK tour since 2015 began in Aberdeen and culminated in London.

Morrissey performed "Back on the Chain Gang," a preview of the Pretenders' "Back on the Chain Gang" on The Late Late Show with James Corden in November 2018. Morrissey performed seven nights at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in Broadway in May 2019, ahead of the release of his twelfth studio album, a covers album titled California Son.

In late March 2020, Morrissey released I Am Not A Dog on a Chain. "Bobby, Don't You Know," the lead single, "Don't You Think They Know?" Thelma Houston, a Motown soul singer, was also on streaming services.

Morrissey's contract with BMG came to an end in November 2020 and was not renewed. Morrissey completed a Las Vegas residency in July 2022, titled "Viva Moz Vegas" for the second year in a row. He has confirmed a tour of the United Kingdom and an Irish concert in September.

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