Gross. ..gross

Are you phuqin kidding me?! That's worth the price alone!

Oh my god, nearly fell off my chair. Def worth getting for this pic alone. Sight of his arse in those trousers on sat night, when he kept turning his back, indicate its still in good nick

that's his behind from how long ago...? 14 years i think. i wonder how it looks now.

I find it interesting the different views this image is bringing up in people, some people are cross its even there. Of course you have the people who think it is not his, whatever it is set up as his, wonder who did the lettering. Hmmm. I think Morrissey would have been well aware of the "fuss" this picture would cause and I for one think the price of the cd is worth the pic alone but then thats just me talking.

Love it. :)

I wonder what other wonders lurk on 35mm film in a locked vault in London?

This is an entirely magical disclosure. Just like 'Hand in Glove': there's nothing prurient or smutty in directing one's gaze at these flesh orbs. Don't be shy or bashful.Enjoy.

Whilst absorbing this beautiful photo-graph, silly questions distract me. Immac or Bic? Is that a henna tattoo?

Photograph: A moment of life captured in a flash of light. Forever.

Wonderful.

Oh to be young and artistic!!! It was fun experimenting in those days!

I guess we now know who was the bottom in that relationship.

Where are his balls? If someone took a picture of me from that angle, my ball flat would definately make an apperancae. hehehe

"The standard of calligraphy is impressive, but the office is agreed that we wouldn’t have enjoyed doing the apostrophe."

Oh, I agree! Looking at that picture I can think of many, many things I´d rather do with this behind than drawing an apostrophe onto it!

To me Morrissey usually isn´t an object of desire, but this picture makes my mouth water!

& as a special treat you can even see his cute dimples just above the ass! How much I´m in love with them! :-)

I feel breathless.

Within one second my whole attitude towards buying that cd has changed, I must have it!! :-D

dammit...i thought there was a chance he was straight..
guess not...i am 100% convinced he's gay now.

I bet that wasn't the first time jake got a looksee at mozzez upright ass.
I knew Moz was always a power-bottom.
sad, really.

WHAT IS HE DOING ?

OK THIS NAME Greatest Hits BUT HE wOULD NOT do . THIS IS A NIGHTMARE
IT IS NECESSARY TO SHOW THE CAPTIVATIONS TO TRIUMPH

AT LEAST HE HAD LEFT DOUBT

I really didn’t need to see this :\

it looks to me as if he's laying flat on a bed with middle Zippy, Bungle right, and George left bunched upwards in the pelvic region...surely, putting Mr Johnson on display to the record buying 'pubic' [sic.] would be a bit crass, wouldn't it?
However, if there was any doubt...I think it's all over...

I once caught a glimpse of that back in 2000 when our man bent over on the stage of the Chicago Metro to move a mic cord. I thought that was discombobulating...

Or is the photo included in the CD liner notes. If it's the cover, what do you think -- career suicide or savvy publicity ploy?

This is really beautiful! If he could have just spread his cheeks a little bit it would have been even nicer! I have heard that Morrissey has a very large scrotum and it is surprising that it does not show at all.

I think even Morrissey is allowed some frat boy antics once in a while. Hell, I bet that there is even a picture from this session of him passed out drunk with a penis drawn on his face.

Really discusting!!!
I thought he was a shy person... :p

tan lines I see?

He said he wanted to drop his trousers to the world.

Dude, cmon, 70's porn is OUT (was it ever IN?)...SHAVE YOUR HOLE!

If you get rid of one if the 'l's, it says 'anal'.

but damn that is one harry ass

Dirty, dirty boy! I want to see it in person and give it a nice slap. Moz, you game? xoxo

tossed salad anyone?

you can tell it's his, lovely bum

*snicker*

I love this picture!!! After all its Morrissey..his music has done so much for so many he should be able to show his ass whenever he pleases...

"And if the people stare, then the people stare..oh i really dont know and i really dont care.."-hand in glove

Heh, cool.

Just showed this picture to my daughter and told her it was Morrissey's bum, and she shouted out "NO WAY" he wouldn't do something like that!
From the mouths of babe's.

i feel as though I've never an ass in my life.

(the photo is gorgeous even if you don't know it's his butt)

really very funny picture, dont take it too serious folks, it will be well talked about, nice one.

“What you see is what you get … and what you get may well be worth seeing … but…”

(“Everyone I know has a big "But...”) lol

Butt… No thanks. Declare your ‘jeans’, Moz. PLEASE!!!

I wonder who had that onerous task...!

It's actually very sad to see a guy who's shielded his sexuality for decades "come out" in this fashion. No doubts remain now between whether he went for the "soft" or "hard" option. Wow........really now Moz. Really?

If this is in any way real, it surely signals the lowest point in Morissey's career, and pretty much the end.

He must be on a cocktail of drugs to have had his judgment skewed in such a ridiculous manner. This is why artists need strong managers.

I don't know whether to laugh at the sheer absurdity of it all, or cry about what it actually signals for Morrissey's career.

Mmmmm … Morrissey is a Hottie with a body … and a cutie with a Bootie. Nice Nice Can I smack that Aaaaaash. - Amazing.

Love it. Good for him!!!!

The high fives on this subject pretty much validate my past claims that Morrissey fans would find a way to excuse anything he does, and deem it sensible.

If it was any other artist then they would be derided for taking such a ridiculous photo.

At least we know that Boz's interpretation of the "Your Arsenal" title was spot on. It makes you wonder even more about Spencer's claims of under the cover activity in the Dallas photo shoot.

This is the very definition of low brow.

Wow! An ass. I'm so shocked. It can only mean 2 of 2 things. Morrissey is coming out of the closet and his career is over. Shit, who knew an ass could say so much?

if this isn't a hoax then I am an ex Morrissey fan.

It's so nasty, tasteless and naff.

He bet comments on a bare ass would ferment and bubble (specially on solo) and he won. The way I see things is that Morrissey was never too uptight to show his body parts. Also, he mocks general uprightness by showing things like this. He scoffs at the scandal we make of it.

In an interview he had done for Inrockuptibles (it's on youtube), he talks about how relaxed Italians are with their sexuality. It's the same with France. About a week ago, I was watching a French thriller, with a French actor called Daniel Auteuil in it. Towards the end, he is preparing to go to bed, and as he walks towards it, he displays a full view of his equipment, hairy and dangling right in front of the camera. That's because in real life many people sleep naked. And that's because the French show naked bodies all the time in films and in CD covers. Alain Leprest had a shot of him totally naked on his. I was going to put my hands on my eyes in traditional anglo-saxon bashfulness, so I wouldn't see Daniel Auteil's penis, but then I thought, "so what? does that make him less of an actor? have I not always respected his acting, besides the fact he carries a penis, bare or not, for all his life?" Mylene Farmer is another example. She is a tremendously talented French/Canadian singer who stripped all her clothes in a clip. Her talent and her capacity for delivering passionate music did not wane because she showed what we all got. I went to see Antigone, a Greek play, and, in it, Antigone is buried alive for defying the Gods. The nakedness of the actress playing Antigone actually gave the burial more drama. Fortunately I see Morrissey with the same eyes. My theory is that he is trying to taunt Jake and our hypocrite puritanism at once.

Good grief...

I take it it's a joke. Morrissey likes to tease/taunt journalists, when they get their previews.

Please, God. Let it be it.

Smother me, mother!!

I'm sorry to say that my respect for Morrissey has wavered quite a lot now. I thought he was a decent Englishman?? To think that all these years he's been striving to be loved only to throw it all back in one photo. I'm just hoping that it's a hoax, then maybe this sickly feeling in my stomach will settle. Why Morrissey? Why? I worshiped the ground you walked on, PAST TENSE!

Who's going to be the first to add a little poop to the pic and add it to the frink thread!!!

The man does something this crass, and well idiotic, yet he fires Kristeen Young for making some playful, flippant comment about him giving good head.

Arse an' all, If there is one good thing to come out of this, it is how uncomfortable it has made those who felt that Morrissey was in any way heterosexual.

The idea of a penis being rammed up Morrisey's tiny, hairy ass is about as appealing as the video of two girls and a cup.

Goodness gracious me.
Mr. Morrissey,
what on earth has come over thee....
Gone from a rather demure gentleman
to a bit of a rude fellow who doesn't
mind flashing his bare behind?
I'm all a quiver and someone pass me the smelling
salts!