He still looked like this

Whatever this book might be (quality-wise), some publishers really should hire better graphic designers. The one who committed this cover has picked :
1- a 14 years old picture
2- a 14 years old photoshop filter

England is reputed for its designers creativity ! So shall we launch a Saint Morrissey book cover contest ?

How bad is this

have photo shop filter - will travel

default font, 15 year old 'no capitals' concept and choice of a really dated and frankly unnatractive image.

it should haver been called 'badly drawn boy"

Wait for the resident Morrissey 'critics' to surface and slag everything off, as so often they do. Fair enough, some points are very valid but you get the feeling here that nothing is ever good enough. No doubt the grammar police and various spellcheck officers will overview this comment, so 'hello' to you lot. I'm sure the people who this applies to will leave various half-arsed snide remarks, being as predictable as they're.
I'm all for peoples opinions, views and constructive criticism, but more often that not there seems to be this whole, 'what can we slate next' type of attitude, how very 'NME', quite sad really!

Oh, and I thought it was rather ravishingly iconic. There's also, if you bother to look, a splendid recent pic of him on the rear of the jacket reaching for his (just out of grasp) halo. But then, I'm not a graphic designer with too much time on my hands, so what do I know?

The pic is old, so what.
I enjoy Marks writing and look forward to reading this.I hope this line from the press release .." Mark Simpson offers the finest psychological profile to date.." has some merit, we shall see.

Such Carping.
I think it will be a fascinating read.
I am going to buy a copy.

Spriggs of Hibernia

Here's where the nipple ends!

Morrissey shows the page 3 fodder how to do it, i know his jugs are a 'tad' bigger these days, but man-breasts are the way forward, at least through doors that is. Plus his are the real thing, well at least i think they're, ooooh Moz in boob job shocker! i won't bare you came the reply!

Mark Simpson says "buy mi new boook, yer set a b*astards yer".

So, that said, i'll brave all the Jamie Oliver-oil
books and rush and push my way to the local bookstore, when all shall be revealed.....oh i say! phnaaaaarrrrr etc etc.

i shall now self destruct.
breast wishes,

Kes xx

I'm not a 'tit' man i'll have you know!

"a rush of blood from chris martins head"

Cover controversy aside, Simpson and/or his publishers got one thing right. The best way to learn about Morrissey?

"Listen to him."

does this book come with a brown paper cover for those of us too scared to be seen purchasing it?

Good thing they chose this picture...this is the best picture...anyone with half a brain will buy the book just to look at the cover

the Saint's comment on the book.

Yes, the cover is a quickie job, but the photo is iconic. The back cover pic and especially the quote (very true!) are great.

Speaking of British, cod-macho, intellectual bully writers, there's a reprint of Will Self's piece on Morrissey in his collection of work for The Observer, "Feeding Frenzy". Some interesting tidbits in there. On the working-class lads that appear in Morrissey's songs:

"I don't think I'm missing anything because I'm not a roofer from Ilford."

Will be the autobiography written by the man himself.

Quite frankly, I don't find the idea of another book speculating and theorising about Morrissey's state of mind and sexuality very appealing at all.

Old photography...probably nothing new since 2000, the book will probably hark back to the days of The Smiths, even though Morrissey has been a solo artist for over twice the duration of that band...

I can understand people being critical, because all the signs are this book really will be a Crashing Bore.

ok,ok maybe it isn't sharp or something but people!!!he looks smashing on this!i know that is just a wishful thinking to think that he looks like this right now...well,maybe not exactly like this but i've watched "Importance of Being Morrissey" and it is no so far away from this image....despite his age he is still fab!!!

The cover really is terrible. Why take a beautiful picture and then fiddle with it so it looks cheap?
Silly boys.
I do love mr simpson, though.

Morrissey's book will be the only book worth considering. If we all get together now,
then it might make him get a move on.............
..................................
But then again, it may be better if we waited a few more years until he has more time on his hands - he could then settle down and craft something totally stunning, over a pack of Mr Kiplings.....

does Morrissey shave his pitts?

Everything changed after 9/11, and everything changed after Sharon E. Smith.

I can't believe you put this "artwork" on here. Its not so much that its bad....its more like....stupid. All this guy did in case your a retard and can't tell....was take this photo into Adobe Photoshop and screw with it using a few affects like "water color" which in less then 2 seconds makes the original look like a water colored painting, then added some copy/text at the bottom.

Ok i'm done.

The mozkateer.

It is elegant, with a dark side, and it is also appealing in an erotic sense.