A review of Douglas Coupland's latest novel, "jPod", in this week's Private Eye (British Satirical magazine) refers to his recent Morrissey interview:

"Back in March, Douglas Coupland wrote a rather telling piece for the Observer's music magazine. He had been dispatched to interview Morrissey, one of the few quotable pop stars ever to have lived. But rather than give readers a chance to revel in some Morrissean bon mots, Coupland chose to place himself centre stage, filing a few thousand words on the futility of the interview process himself ('Fuck interviews' being a typical insight)."

Not ground-breaking news, but I was intrigued by the use of the adjective "Morrissean".

Amongst the literary elite, only a handful have a recognised adjective named after them: Shakespearean, Wildean, Shavian (GB Shaw). Ever heard of "Amissian" or "Rushdiean"? Quite.

If this is the literary company Morrissey is keeping these days, then hopefully this puts his recent chart placing in perspective. Seen within the broader cultural picture, Morrissey is arguably a "great".

I think we should start a campaign to get "Morrissean" included in the next edition of The Oxford English Dictionary.