Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey, (born May 22, 1959 in Manchester, England), better known simply as Morrissey, the lead singer of the highly influential British pop band The Smiths. When the band broke up in 1987, Morrissey began a successful solo career and has the distinction of having had British top ten singles in three separate decades.

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Morrissey was born to Irish immigrants Peter and Elizabeth Morrissey who moved to England just before his birth. He grew up in the working-class area of Stretford, Manchester, United Kingdom. While his parents were married for most of his childhood, he had an unusually strong attachment to his mother, a librarian. Perhaps because of this relationship, he developed a number of interests as a child that marked him out among his working-class peers: '60s girl groups, particularly Sandie Shaw, Marianne Faithfull and Cilla Black; films from the 1950s and 1960s; and Oscar Wilde. His saving grace was his athletic ability, which saved him from bullying; however, he describes his adolescence as very lonely and depressed.

May 22: May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). There are 223 days remaining....

1959: 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It is also a song by The Sisters of Mercy on the album Floodland....

Manchester: :This article is about the city in England. For alternative meanings, see Manchester (disambiguation)....

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