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Photo: Rome, December 2005: Jed Weitzman (of Sanctuary Management) and Morrissey
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Photo: Morrissey in Rome
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Hiroshima

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:34:47 -0500

1 February 2012

The venue in Hiroshima has now been identified as Blue Live, and is 1,200 capacity.

Japan and Korea

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:38:18 -0500

31 January 2012

Photo: Morrissey Seoul date poster artwork
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Confirmations for Morrissey's Japan tour are:

April

19 Thursday SENDAI Zepp
21 Saturday KAWASAKI Club Citta
23 Monday TOKYO Zepp
24 Tuesday TOKYO Zepp
26 Thursday FUKUOKA Zepp
27 Friday HIROSHIMA Blue Live

May

2 Wednesday NAGOYA Zepp

Morrissey is also confirmed to play SEOUL (Korea) on Sunday 6 May at Ax Hall. This will be Morrissey's first-ever visit to Korea.

South America

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:40:23 -0500

24 January 2012

Morrissey's tour of South America has been finalised as:

February
24 (Friday) CHILE, Vina del Mar Festival
26 (Sunday) SANTIAGO, Chile : Movistar Arena
28 (Tuesday) MENDOZA, Argentina : M Arena

March
1 (Thursday) CORDOBA, Argentina : Orfeo Arena
3 (Saturday) ROSARIO, Argentina : Metropolitano
4 (Sunday) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina : Geba
9 (Friday) RIO, Brazil : Fundicao Progresso
11 (Sunday) SAO PAULO, Brazil : Espaco das Americas
14 (Wednesday) LIMA, Peru : Jockey Club
17 (Saturday) BOGOTA, Colombia : Metropol

Kristeen Young will open at all dates except the Vina del Mar Festival.
Tickets should be available for all dates immediately.

Glamorous Glue ranks as the third best-selling vinyl single of 2011 in the UK

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:48:15 -0500

24 January 2012

Official figures have been published in the UK for best selling vinyl releases of 2011, and Morrissey's 1992 version of 'Glamorous Glue', as issued by Major Minor (for EMI) ranks as the third best-selling 'single' disc of the year.
The final top ten is:

1 Beady Eye 'The Roller'
2 Beady Eye 'Millionaire'
3 Morrissey 'Glamorous Glue'
4 Beady Eye 'The Beat Goes On'
5 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'The Death of You and Me'
6 Arctic Monkeys 'Don't Sit Down Cause I've Moved Your Chair'
7 Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'AKA..What a Life'
8 Beady Eye 'Four Letter Word'
9 Miles Kane 'Come Closer'
10 Manic Street Preachers 'Postcards From a Young Man'

Update

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:12:40 -0500

22 January 2012

Full details of Morrissey's tour of South America will include 4 concerts in Argentina and 4 concerts in Brazil. There will be 1 show in Peru, and 1 show in Colombia. The tour will begin in Chile on February 24th. Venues for Brazil will be finalized in the next two days.

Statement

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:18:25 -0500

20 January 2012

Morrissey will play Lima Jockey Club in Peru on February 29th.
This will be Morrissey's first ever concert in Peru.
Morrissey is now confirmed to play the Vina del Mar Festival in Chile on February 24. Morrissey will also play in Santiago on February 26 at the Movistar Arena.
Shows in Colombia and Argentina are expected to be announced next week.
Full details of Morrissey's Japanese tour for April will be announced on January 27th by promoters in Japan.

Statement

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:44:03 -0500

15 January 2012

Morrissey will travel to Japan in April where he will undertake ten concerts. It will be the most detailed tour of Japan ever undertaken by Morrissey.
There are plans to follow the Japanese tour with concerts in Thailand, the Philippines and New Zealand.
Full details of the Japanese tour are expected to be announced within the next week.
Also in April, EMI Records will issue the single 'Suedehead', as remixed by Ron and Russell Mael. The single is 3:35 in length, and will be issued as a CD release and a 10" picture disc, both using previously unseen photographs of Morrissey.

Morrissey has signed the BUAV No Cruel Cosmetics petition

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:46:05 -0500

11 January 2012

In a press release issued today - and posted on the BUAV website www.buav.org - the BUAV have announced that Morrissey has signed the BUAV No Cruel Cosmetics petition in support of the BUAV campaign to end animal testing for new cosmetics sold in the European Union.

Morrissey said: "Say no to injecting, force-feeding or forcing animals to inhale substances for a new lipstick or shampoo. Please join me in signing the BUAV No Cruel Cosmetics petition to stop the sale of new animal tested cosmetics in the EU."

The BUAV Chief Executive, Michelle Thew, stated: "We are delighted that Morrissey is helping the BUAV save animals from suffering and death in tests for cosmetics products sold in the EU. Please join him to help us end this cruelty. Add your name to the BUAV petition at www.NoCruelCosmetics.org today."

Southpaw Grammar

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:49:25 -0500

10 January 2012

As of March 1st 2011, "Southpaw Grammar" was removed from the BMG/RCA catalogue, and removed from the Sony Legacy catalogue (re-issue), and will no longer be issued or sold by either company.
The CD remains available on the original 1995 Reprise US pressing only.

Of Which I Am Most Proud / singles: List from Morrissey

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:36:19 -0500

10 January 2012

Of Which I Am Most Proud / singles
List from Morrissey

1) First of the gang to die (2004) #6 UK

2) Irish blood, english heart (2004) #3 UK

3) I'm throwing my arms around Paris (2009) #21 UK

4) That's how people grow up (2008) #14 UK

5) Panic (1986) #11 UK

6) Girlfriend in a coma (1987) #13 UK

7) Let me kiss you (2004) #8 UK

8) Everyday is like sunday (1988) #9 1988, #42 2010 UK

9) You have killed me (2006) #3 UK

10) All you need is me (2008) #24 UK

Morrissey is featured in new PETA poster campaign

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:07:45 -0500

5 January 2012

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Morrissey is the PETA UK Person of the Year

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:31:14 -0500

28 December 2011

Morrissey is the PETA UK Person of the Year.

In a statement announcing the honor on the PETA UK website, the animal rights organization praises Morrissey "for helping to make the world a kinder place for animals" through his promotion of animal rights and vegetarianism.

For more information, please see Morrissey Named PETA's Person of the Year 2011

Of which I am most proud: List from Morrissey

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:50:18 -0500

27 December 2011

OF WHICH I AM MOST PROUD
List from Morrissey

1 Years of refusal (2009) #3 UK, #11 US

2 Ringleader of the tormentors (2006) #1 UK, #27 US

3 You are the quarry (2004) #2 UK, #11 US

4 Vauxhall and I (1994) #1 UK, #18 US

5 Strangeways, here we come (1987) #2 UK, #55 US

6 Rank (1988) #2 UK, #77 US

7 Louder than bombs (1987) #38 UK, #62 US

8 Bona drag (1990) #9 UK, #59 US

9 Southpaw grammar (1995) #4 UK, #66 US

10 Your arsenal (1992) #4 UK, #21 US

Statement 21 December

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:53:22 -0500

21 December 2011

Statement 21 December

Thank you for a fantastic US-Mexico tour. I am anchored, delighted, and pale with gratitude. The reception in Mexico was beyond words. No attempt to describe could do justice.

Most stirring of all:

1 CHICAGO, US
2 MEXICO CITY, Mexico (second night)
3 MEXICO CITY, Mexico (first night)
4 PUEBLA, Mexico
5 GUADALAJARA, Mexico (first night)
6 MONTERREY, Mexico
7 SANTA FE, US
8 LAS VEGAS, US
9 GUADALAJARA, Mexico (second night)
10 PHOENIX, US

BELLY FLOP: the Shrine, Los Angeles. When it goes wrong, it certainly goes wrong, and this venue is an open slum. Degradingly, the front of the hall is an orchestra pit so lowered that I found myself singing to a mass of hair. The people at the front - who possibly paid the most - were quite literally down a hole. It was embarrassing for me, and surely humiliating for them.

I stopped the show at the Royal Oak Theater in Michigan in consideration of the audience - who were being unashamedly assaulted by the in-house security. It is difficult to watch this happen, especially when our friends (such as Douglas) are being forcibly choked to death simply for being there. If such attacks happened at the opera or in a night-club, the victims would rightfully sue. Strangely, in-house security sense that they have freedom to manhandle patrons of 'rock' shows. I wonder why? You all know how to contact the Royal Oak Theater. The Head of Security at the Royal Oak was the one inflicting the most damage. He obviously thought he was still down at the abattoir - or wished he were.

We had been over-cautioned so continuously about dangers in Mexico, yet we met nothing at all but great support and warmth. The audiences were the most loving (and loud) that I have ever experienced. Everywhere we went people were very gracious, and eager to help. It was a dream tour, and we all felt that we were resolutely home, burdened only by the practicalities of wondering how soon we could return.

We all enjoyed the Conan O'Brien Show, especially after the sinking loss of the Jimmy Kimmel Show being dropped. We only had one other free night to do the show, so Jimmy asked his booked guests 'Lady A' if they would switch their slot so that we could fit in; but they refused. Oh.

I now no longer expect to live long enough to experience an offer to record for a grownup label. This topic would not sound quite so banal had I not mentioned it 47 times already. I promise I will not mention it again. The world, I expect, will somehow endure, even as the follow-up to 'Years of refusal' grows less and less likely. End of subject. I promise.

I am very grateful to our new agency, William Morris Endeavor, for their astounding efforts to make this recent tour so enjoyable and triumphant. No management, no label, no promotion … all that we have are fantastic ticket sales. Which means you. And there is no greater thing worth having.

I have the most magnificent live crew on the planet. If I said my thanks forever it would not be long enough.

Thank you also to Kristeen Young for dragging her make-up case up and down life's highways once again. The growing dedication of so many people who travel from city to city to follow the tour proves to me that now is better and stronger than the past. My admiration for those who refuse to miss a single concert is almost too emotive to voice. Words fail me.

Well. As the year dies, I return to England to prepare for the High Court circus of the NME case. Instead of simply saying "sorry" (for re-writing the answers to my last NME interview in 2007 in order to make me sound racist), the imperious NME would rather spend hundreds and hundreds of thousands of pounds in a High Court duel to the death. The fact that they have chosen a court drama over simply apologizing reinforces the notion that their original intent all along was to invent a sensation. So, here it is. And it is difficult to imagine anything more tragic from a magazine with such a gold-plated history. Of course, the court hearing itself will barely touch upon the actual 2007 interview, and will instead attempt to link my name to almost any unpleasant historical incident from the Irish potato famine to the murder of Medgar Evers. With the help of their giddy fan base at The Guardian newspaper, now is the NME's big chance to scorch me off the human map for good. And what a triumph that would be for them. What a proud and eternal boast.

Oh England, oh England - is this all you have to offer?

Just very softly

MORRISSEY
London, December 2011