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His obsession peaked with the 1981 book, ''The New York Dolls'' . ‘It wasn’t really a book,’ he’d demurely explain. ‘It was an extensive essay that was fortunately published by this small company in Manchester. But that was just motivated by the basic zest I felt personally for the | His obsession peaked with the 1981 book, ''The New York Dolls'' . ‘It wasn’t really a book,’ he’d demurely explain. ‘It was an extensive essay that was fortunately published by this small company in Manchester. But that was just motivated by the basic zest I felt personally for the Dolls.’ | ||
At a little over 6,000 words, Morrissey’s essay was an impassioned résumé of the group’s career. ‘The Dolls became a derelict monument to devastated teenage America,’ wrote Morrissey. ‘They were directly representative of their generation’s frustrations. They dressed ambisexually not as a political statement but simply to show that they at least had the ability to laugh at themselves.’ | At a little over 6,000 words, Morrissey’s essay was an impassioned résumé of the group’s career. ‘The Dolls became a derelict monument to devastated teenage America,’ wrote Morrissey. ‘They were directly representative of their generation’s frustrations. They dressed ambisexually not as a political statement but simply to show that they at least had the ability to laugh at themselves.’ | ||