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About Morrissey
A voice for angry outcasts and hopeless romantics alike, singer, songwriter, and former Smiths frontman Morrissey braids punkâs iconoclasm with a biting wit and a flamboyant sense of despair. Born Steven Morrissey in 1959 in Manchester, England, he went on to form The Smiths in his early twentiesâa band whose blend of shimmering guitar pop and self-lacerating lyrics set the template for an incalculable number of left-of-center artists. You can hear it in everyone from Radiohead and Belle and Sebastian to the downcast heroes of emo and alt-rockâeven Outkastâs AndrĂŠ 3000 once said he wished heâd written The Smithsâ lush 1987 ballad âLast Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Meâ himself. Morrisseyâs solo career, which began in the late â80s after the bandâs acrimonious demise, has been just as fruitfulâand built on his already-rabid cult following, particularly among Latino youths. Songs like âEveryday Is Like Sunday,â âThere Is a Light That Never Goes Out,â and âSuedeheadâ use misery as a sort of security blanket, a defense against the traumas of giving oneâs self over to real vulnerability. Despite being a consummate provocateurâover the years, heâs taken controversial stances all across the political spectrumâMorrissey has always managed to shrug off heavy feelings with lighthearted indifference, summing up his legacy as such to Melody Maker: âWhen they bury me in a church and chuck earth on my grave, Iâd like the words âWell, at least he triedâ engraved on my tombstone.â
Musical InfluencesMorrissey's musical influences include Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, The Kinks and more.
Influenced by MorrisseyMorrissey has influenced the music of Panic! At the Disco, Oasis, Deftones and more.
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