Autobiography (Penguin Modern Classics)

Author: Morrissey
Hardback

Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (1982-1987), Steven Patrick Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years, during this period he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades. Also eleven Top 10 albums as well as nine during his time with the Smiths. His songs have been recorded by such artists as David Bowie, Nancy Sinatra, Marianne Faithfull, Chrissie Hynde, Thelma Houston, My Chemical Romance and Christy Moore, amongst others. An ardent animal protectionist, in 2006 Morrissey was voted the second greatest living British icon by viewers of the BBC, losing out to Sir David Attenborough. In 2007 Morrissey was voted the greatest northern male, past or present, in a nationwide newspaper poll. In 2012, Morrissey was awarded the Keys to the City of Tel-Aviv. It has been said 'Most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status that Morrissey has reached in his lifetime.' Born in Manchester on 22nd May 1959, Autobiography covers Morrissey's life from his birth until the present day.

Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780141394817