Sincere to the core, devastatingly articulate and completely authentic, just like the music of Morrissey and The Smiths, a music that always felt personal to their millions of fans – they found out they were not alone in their insecurities, worries and anxieties. Because it does feel like you have a privileged access to a very rich inner world it feels rewarding. With audacious skill and understated humour, it delves deep into his life and soul, evoking a sense of what it must be like to dwell within an out-of-the-ordinary mind. From the opening pages I knew I was in good hands. It is a superb book, not just the best musical autobiography I have read so far.Įven before starting to read it, Morrissey’s autobiography stole a big smile off my face: it was published as a Penguin Classic – so pretentious, so characteristic of Morrissey, so right to be so. After all, isn’t this the best part about good books? But then I’m thinking I want to add a few more things to that, before I leave you with a few quotes from its pages. It is more than enough to recommend a book that will leave you feel richer.

Just read it: These were initially the only words I wanted to tell you about Morrissey’s Autobiography. I knew then that life could only ever be changed for the better because somebody somewhere had taken a risk – often with

“I didn’t want to live unseen, camouflaged within the crowd.

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