Morrissey - The Autobiography

[Shipwrecked Escapologist]

I look forward to this should be an interesting read straight from the horses mouth.

Will it be a fully open, honest , bare all account ?

Sexuality, the right wing allegations, the split of the Smiths, court cases..........
a million other things ?
http://www.nme.com/news/morrissey/40582

[Kewpie]

Morrissey often says that he's writing autobiography, but he's just teasing us.


http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=04/05/14/1511250

http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=04/02/24/0848234

[Shipwrecked Escapologist]

Morrissey often says that he's writing autobiography, but he's just teasing us.


http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=04/05/14/1511250

http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=04/02/24/0848234




Aye, well I guess it wont be ready in time for my holidays this year anyway. :D

[Jones]

I think he genuinely wants to do it, it's just that he can't motivate himself to do it. He enjoys making records and touring more that sitting down and writing a book.

[sistasheila]

I wonder if he gets inspired by the diana dors biographies...
I have read some of them -
two books:For adults only+ the sequel: behind closed dors
(bought them very cheap in the edinbugh book/records store: "Shakespeare & Elvis"-judging by the name-Im sure Moz has visited this shop;)
written in an a-z style:
from certain actions like playing pranks,getting arrested... to namedropping american and british actors/actresses, playwrights,singers
...people like Noël Coward,and many faces and names you have heard namedropped by our Moz
:It was very entertaining to read about,beside that she also slips some stuff about her private life...etc etc
what she had to say about them sometimes she kind of slag off the people-but not in a malicious way
...which reminds me off a statement of morrissey in an interview for a swedish(?)newspaper (was printed in one of the fanzines)
that he likes to slag off people he likes...
So i wonder :..he surely have read these books ..i wonder if he drew any inspirations from it?
she has books published....
anyway..

hmm we certainly can not expect a book in joe orton`s style :D

[Kewpie]

Morrissey has read too many autobiographies and biographies.


Diana Dors managed to dodge Inland Revenue, but not sure if her son managed to trace all the savings she left him.

[Morrissey the 23rd]

DotMusic.com:
http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/081022/340/i98h0.html&e=l_news_dm

Gigwise:
http://www.gigwise.com/news/46965/Morrissey-Reveals-Plans-To-Write-Autobiography

Exclaim news:
http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=844&fid1=34276

[sistasheila]

I hope the autbiography is not coming to soon..my guess is he will publish it when he retires..
I would guess it will be not a "tell all"



"I lie a lot, Its really useful";)

[emmanuela_7]

A Morrissey autobiography would be so amazing! But I don't see it happening...

[mozmic_dancer]

I have a theory (because that's what I do) that Morrissey has his autobiography already on paper.

I think this because a person like himself who loves language and love writing would keep a journal; either a daily journal for thoughts and noting events or a journal with ideas and things he might have been said or he has heard.

If this is the case, then all he would need is someone he can trust to transcribe it for him electronically, providing that they can read his scribbles and he can edit at will.

So, the work, in a way may be half done.

[CrystalGeezer]

I personally volunteer myself to the task.

[EPbabe]

I have a theory (because that's what I do) that Morrissey has his autobiography already on paper.

I think this because a person like himself who loves language and love writing would keep a journal; either a daily journal for thoughts and noting events or a journal with ideas and things he might have been said or he has heard.

I was thinking about that too. But a journal is not exactly an autobiography, yet it would be a first step. It "just" needs some editing.

[iamkali]

I WISH he would do it, but I really doubt he will. He's too secretive and private. Maybe when he gets to be 60 or something he will, when it doesn't matter as much. But right now I don't think so.

[moz'art girl]

As soon as Morrissey says something, it is printed in the media!:eek:
http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=844&fid1=34276
Morrissey Set To Write His Autobiography
10/22/2008 By Cam Lindsay

He's a man who's never been short on words or gossip, and now it's surfaced that Steven Patrick Morrissey has announced he will soon begin writing his autobiography. While speaking with BBC 2's Janice Long, the former Smiths front-man and surname-flaunting vegan revealed that his next project will be a tell-all on himself to set the record straight.

"So much crap is written about me, it's hard to live with sometimes," he said. "It all gets burned down in history and becomes a part of your legacy."

Asked whether last year's controversial interview with the NME had anything to do with the decision, he replied, "Well, many, many, many things. But with every printed interview there's lots of misquotes and lots of them are really silly and really extreme and you have to live with them for the rest of your life. So it's setting the record straight."

In the interview, Morrissey also opened up about his forthcoming new album, Year Of Refusal (due in February), calling it his best album yet. "It's fantastically strong," he said. "It's very, very strong and it's interesting for me after all these years, but it's the strongest."

[CeciDeMorrissey]

As soon as Morrissey says something, it is printed in the media!:eek:
http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=844&fid1=34276
Morrissey Set To Write His Autobiography
10/22/2008 By Cam Lindsay

He's a man who's never been short on words or gossip, and now it's surfaced that Steven Patrick Morrissey has announced he will soon begin writing his autobiography. While speaking with BBC 2's Janice Long, the former Smiths front-man and surname-flaunting vegan revealed that his next project will be a tell-all on himself to set the record straight.

"So much crap is written about me, it's hard to live with sometimes," he said. "It all gets burned down in history and becomes a part of your legacy."

Asked whether last year's controversial interview with the NME had anything to do with the decision, he replied, "Well, many, many, many things. But with every printed interview there's lots of misquotes and lots of them are really silly and really extreme and you have to live with them for the rest of your life. So it's setting the record straight."

In the interview, Morrissey also opened up about his forthcoming new album, Year Of Refusal (due in February), calling it his best album yet. "It's fantastically strong," he said. "It's very, very strong and it's interesting for me after all these years, but it's the strongest."


This exactly same note, but translated into Spanish was published 2 hours ago in the second most important newspaper's website here in Chile.

As always, MorrisSey mispelled :(

http://www.tercera.cl/contenido/30_65511_9.shtml

[moz'art girl]

http://www.nme.com/news/morrissey/40582
The same, from the NME...The irony!:rolleyes:
The NME printed this!:sick:"So much crap is written about me, it's hard to live with sometimes," he said. ":cool::cool::cool:

[dunya]

I have a theory (because that's what I do) that Morrissey has his autobiography already on paper.

I think this because a person like himself who loves language and love writing would keep a journal; either a daily journal for thoughts and noting events or a journal with ideas and things he might have been said or he has heard.

If this is the case, then all he would need is someone he can trust to transcribe it for him electronically, providing that they can read his scribbles and he can edit at will.

So, the work, in a way may be half done.

I think he will have written a lot already, but it's how it's put to paper that's interesting. Morrissey could write his opinions of what happened, or for the record what he actually said as opposed to misquotations which are all too frequent.

But as to telling all about his life, I don't see it before he retires from music, or even then....Morrissey's legacy, his place in musical history, if you like, has been carefully crafted and is not something to be eviscorated on the open page.

But what do I know, it's fun to speculate..:p

[CrystalGeezer]

Actually I think Janice came up with the word "legacy." Morrissey had brain fade. ;)

[Danny_]

I doubt Morrissey has much of a life outside his music career. I doubt he has many revelations for us even if he wanted to spill. The most interesting thing about him is his work, so why shouldn't an autobiography concentrate on that?

[CrystalGeezer]

I doubt Morrissey has much of a life outside his music career. I doubt he has many revelations for us even if he wanted to spill. The most interesting thing about him is his work, so why shouldn't an autobiography concentrate on that?

Oh really? :rolleyes: What, pray tell, do you think his songs are talking about then?

[dunya]

Actually I think Janice came up with the word "legacy." Morrissey had brain fade. ;)

Spooky, I havn't listened to/read the interview yet!:eek::eek:

[CrystalGeezer]

Spooky, I havn't listened to/read the interview yet!:eek::eek:

Why is that spooky?

[prisoner77]

I think he said something like he'd written a chapter, in another interview..

[Stanley the 2nd]

When Janice Long interviewed him in 2002 he said he had started work on his auto biography. 6 years on he is saying the same thing. Whilst I would love to read it and hope that it is full of ground breaking revelations etc etc I'm afraid if his recent interviews are to go by, it will reveal nothing that we don't already know. Elusive to a tee and more slippery than an oiled eel.

[vivabob]

its obviously a slow day for news , this is old news and the cynic in me says it will never happen and if it does wont be the insight we want

[Amy]

If Moz did write his autobiography, I imagine him going into such painstaking detail about every little thing that it would be 4000 pages long!

And he still wouldn't tell us anything new :(

[vivabob]

If Moz did write his autobiography, I imagine him going into such painstaking detail about every little thing that it would be 4000 pages long!

And he still wouldn't tell us anything new :(

agreed ...;)

[PUNKturedBIKE]

I hope the autbiography is not coming to soon..my guess is he will publish it when he retires..



Not likely. It's bound to be a full account of his years, possibly beginning at the womb. Only to be released upon death.

[spleenhead]

More mindless speculation about the autobiography from The Guardian:

Morrissey to write autobiography (http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/oct/23/morrissey-autobiography)

[CaliforniaMozGirl]

On my way home from yoga I was listening to First Wave on Syrius Satellite Radio and just after playing "The More You Ignore Me..." The Dj said ( and not exactly but this is as close as I can rememeber...)"Morrissey is writing his autobiography and plans to set the record straight about many things in his life. Whatever you think of Morrissey, you just can't ignore him..." ( That last part was cheesy...)

[Dow Jones]

On my way home from yoga I was listening to First Wave on Syrius Satellite Radio and just after playing "The More You Ignore Me..." The Dj said ( and not exactly but this is as close as I can rememeber...)"Morrissey is writing his autobiography and plans to set the record straight about many things in his life. Whatever you think of Morrissey, you just can't ignore him..." ( That last part was cheesy...)

First Wave rules.

[CaliforniaMozGirl]

First Wave rules.
I agree completely! :) Any station that plays The Smiths is fantastic in my book. It is like slipping into a time warp everytime I put it on!

[mozsgirl]

Anyone know whats going on with Morrisseys autobiography?

[mcrickson]

Anyone know whats going on with Morrisseys autobiography?

Absolutely nothing.
Welcome to Moz-solo :D

[GirlAfraid23]

Is he really writing one?! or is he teasing us?!

I sincerely hope he is!
I'd love to hear everything from him :) and not some jumped up journalist or some fiction writer (Rogan!)

[Orson Swells]

I bet Johnny Marr's really looking forward to it...

[sistasheila]

He mentioned a publishing house in an interview and that they expect him to tell lots of stories. Paraphrasing what I remember about it.
he did indeed in the musiexpress interview


(......)
Q:You are writing your autobiography. ho does it go ahead?

A: The book makes some good, interesting progresses. First I thought the Civilisation will be blown away, but I am not so sure right now. The publishing company do expect quite a lot from it and that people think all of a sudden that I have interesting stories to tell, and they aren't completely wrong. But we will see.
(........)



he seems to be more and more protective of certain sections in his life as years passes so on some topics it wont be all tell all...

but it will be great in terms of writing about other topics like muusic, goverment, life in general in his own quick witted style