..It actually happened to me one night, as I was leaving a bar, in Liverpool, in 1987....Morrissey and a ( Unknown) friend were waklking right past me, and I recognised him, and said ( To My ETERNAL shame) " excuse me, you're the singer with the Smiths aren't you" ?? ( ...I was dumbfounded, dumbstruck and drunk....and I was not sure sure if he preferred to be called just by his surname, or by his "christain" name..I was also in shock, as I was totally besotted by the Smiths..).
he was incredibly Charming ( But VERY Shy...) and took the time to speak politely to me...The friend he was with, on the other hand was an Utter twat, and was trying to drag him away.