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Photo: Rome, December 2005: Jed Weitzman (of Sanctuary Management) and Morrissey
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Statement from Morrissey

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:22:21 -0600

6 January 2010

Statement from Morrissey:

Following consultation with my lawyers, I wish it to be known that I have terminated with immediate effect my association with Front Line Management (Irving Azoff, Andy Gould and Lil Gary), who no longer have any rights to issue any statements on my behalf. I would also like to stress that I have no association with accountants appointed by Front Line, namely London & Co.

I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris is one of BBC 6 Music's Top 40 tracks of 2009

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:59:38 -0600

1 January 2010

Morrissey's recent single "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" is at #4 in the BBC 6 Music list of the 40 best tracks of 2009. Listeners voted for the Top 40 from a shortlist of 100. The full Top 40 list is available at www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/top40/.

Statement from Morrissey to True-to-you

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:46:15 -0600

16 December 2009

Statement from Morrissey to True-to-you

On these last days of the old year, I thank everyone who attended the 2009 concerts.
My personal favorites were:

1 Dublin
2 Dusseldorf
3 Munich
4 Pomona
5 Warsaw

The three Brixton concerts were dramatic and perfect for me, and there was a great air of adventure in both Estonia and Latvia. The Russian concerts were a big thrill, but in the absence of even a speckle of publicity .. it's difficult. You begin to feel as if you're playing to a private club - and, in fact, you are. We pondered on the massive poster-campaigns for others and we wondered how such things become possible. The audiences in Russia were loud and greatly inspiring.
Hope denied in Liverpool, and the physical limits were tipped in Swindon – these were life's unfortunate lows.
I spent the night at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon where the staff restored my faith in humanity. I had no idea such kindness existed.
There were more stop-start-trap-doors and cancellations this year than ever before, and it's difficult to keep your mental balance and to remain unclouded at such times. Since every living person appeared to have some strain of flu, there seemed no reason why I should escape it, and I could not listen to medical advice that cautioned me to stand back from the audience and not to shake anyone's hand. Life has come to this? By tours' end I had no face worth rearranging.

The landscape of familiar faces who have replaced the Irregular Regulars, and who attend as many of the concerts as possible, continue to astound me. I don't know how – or even why – they attend so many. It is remarkable, and the financial costs must wipe them out for good. I am repeatedly honored and speechless by their dedication.
There are no 2010 plans to fire me out of a cannon. Hopes of concerts in New Zealand and Australia collapsed under a mound of doubts. That's life.
Even though you see the death of culture all around you, you also want to raise whatever it is you do to a higher plane, yet there is no one, it seems, who can inch the Morrissey thing forwards. As we all now know, the world of music is purely market-driven – not even youth-driven anymore. Talent or merit or songs do not enter the equation for a split second; the campaign is the thing, the campaign is what is discussed amongst the public, the campaign is what impresses the press, and the songs are never a factor. The labels will only push the "artists" that they themselves have discovered, and have no interest in the self-made, blah, blah. But my parting with Universal is not a negative. I am sorry that "Swords" was such a meek disaster. It was proposed and accepted as a budget-priced CD, yet emerged everywhere as the most expensive CD in the racks. It was poorly distributed and didn't stand a chance, and ranks as the lowest chart position I've ever encountered. I remain steadfastly proud of "Years of refusal", which along with "You are the quarry" and "Ringleader of the tormentors" are my life's peaks. These three will allow me to die in peace. I am no longer in the thrall of anything that preceded them; the past is not me.
I was delighted at the radio airplay in England for "I'm throwing my arms around Paris", which seemed to match both "Suedehead" and "That's how people grow up" singles for rotation.
However, "I'm throwing my arms around Paris" did not chart in France! ... but everything has its time and place...

What does the future hold? What does the next minute hold? It all rests as ever on determination – that which springs from somewhere deeper than the body. Record label interest is zero, but the sun will creep back into the room one way or another. It always does.

Small and bowed, I offer you my eternal thanks, and my hopes for a steady 2010, full of good grace and no darkness.

MORRISSEY
London, December 2009.

Morrissey on Lopez Tonight

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:43:32 -0600

9 December 2009

Morrissey will be the musical guest on Lopez Tonight on Wednesday, December 9th.

I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris is one of BBC 6 Music's 100 best tracks of 2009; voting is now open for the Top 40

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:59:47 -0600

28 November 2009

Morrissey's recent single "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" is on the BBC 6 Music shortlist of the 100 best tracks of 2009.

Voting is now open for the Top 40, which Steve Lamacq will play on New Year's Eve.

Please visit www.bbc.co.uk/6music/events/top40/ for details of how to vote for "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris."

Please note that voting will close at midday (GMT) on Friday 11th December.

Morrissey on Desert Island Discs [updated]

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:59:30 -0600

25 November 2009

Morrissey will be the featured guest on the episode of Desert Island Discs that will broadcast this Sunday (29th November) at 11:15 AM on BBC Radio Four, with host Kirsty Young.

Update: This is one of the first 10 episodes of Desert Island Discs to be made available online through the BBC iPlayer, and it is the first episode of the show to be made available as a podcast.

For more information, please visit www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p068y

Swords: Limited edition deluxe CD and double vinyl LP formats now available in the US

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:44:55 -0600

17 November 2009

Swords is now available on the limited edition deluxe CD and double vinyl LP formats in the US. You can order the US deluxe CD and the US double vinyl LP now from Amazon.com.

Morrissey is one of the singers shortlisted in the poll for NPR's 50 Great Voices; voting is now open

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:31:52 -0600

10 November 2009

Morrissey is one of the 126 singers shortlisted in the poll for the National Public Radio series 50 Great Voices.

According to the description on the NPR website, the series will be an "exploration of 50 great voices in recorded history." NPR received thousands of nominations from the public and compiled the shortlist with the help of a panel of experts.

Voting is now open for the 50 great voices to be highlighted in the series.

Please visit www.npr.org/greatvoices for details of how to vote for Morrissey.

Record company information

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:24:02 -0600

4 November 2009

Morrissey's contract with Universal has now ended, and he is presently without a record company.

Swords: Album released today in the US

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:38:38 -0600

3 November 2009

Swords, a brilliant compilation of b-sides of singles from Morrissey's recent albums, is released today in the US. Swords is available now on standard CD, standard download, and limited edition deluxe download. Two additional formats will be available later this month: limited edition deluxe CD and double vinyl LP.

The deluxe formats include Live In Warsaw: eight songs recorded live in July 2009. Physical copies of Live In Warsaw will only be available while stocks last, and the download format will only be available via iTunes for the first month of the release.

The deluxe download on iTunes additionally includes two bonus tracks: "The Slum Mums" and "Human Being."

Swords track listing:

"Good Looking Man About Town"
"Don't Make Fun Of Daddy's Voice"
"If You Don't Like Me, Don't Look At Me"
"Ganglord"
"My Dearest Love"
"The Never-Played Symphonies"
"Sweetie-Pie"
"Christian Dior"
"Shame Is The Name"
"Munich Air Disaster 1958"
"I Knew I Was Next"
"It's Hard To Walk Tall When You're Small"
"Teenage Dad On His Estate"
"Children In Pieces"
"Friday Mourning"
"My Life Is A Succession Of People Saying Goodbye"
"Drive-In Saturday"
"Because Of My Poor Education"
"The Slum Mums" (bonus track included with deluxe download on iTunes)
"Human Being" (bonus track included with deluxe download on iTunes)

Live In Warsaw track listing:

"Black Cloud"
"I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris"
"I Just Want To See The Boy Happy"
"Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself"
"One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell"
"You Just Haven't Earned It Yet, Baby"
"Life Is A Pigsty"
"I'm OK By Myself"

You can order Swords now from:

Amazon (US)
US standard CD

Barnes & Noble (US)
US standard CD

iTunes (US)
US standard download, US deluxe download

You can pre-order Swords now from:

Amazon (US)
US deluxe CD, US double vinyl LP

Barnes & Noble (US)
US deluxe CD, US double vinyl LP

Photo: Album artwork
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Swords: Album released today in the UK

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:40:50 -0500

26 October 2009

Swords, a brilliant compilation of b-sides of singles from Morrissey's recent albums, is released today in the UK. Swords is available on CD, double vinyl LP, and download. A limited initial run includes an 8-track Live In Warsaw CD from July 2009. Physical copies of the bonus disc will only be available while stocks last, and the download format will only be available via iTunes for the first month of the release.

Swords track listing:

Live In Warsaw track listing:

You can order Swords now from:

Amazon (UK)
UK CD, UK double vinyl LP

HMV (UK)
UK CD, UK double vinyl LP

iTunes (UK)
UK download

You can pre-order Swords now from:

Amazon (US)
US CD, US double vinyl LP

Barnes & Noble (US)
US CD, US double vinyl LP

Photo: Album artwork
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Swords: Album download pre-ordering information

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:49:00 -0500

15 October 2009

Swords, a compilation of b-sides of singles from Morrissey's recent albums, can be pre-ordered on the download format now in the UK.

You can pre-order the Swords download now from iTunes UK.

Swords: Album pre-ordering information

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:41:26 -0500

4 October 2009

Swords, an 18-track compilation of b-sides of singles from Morrissey's recent albums, can be pre-ordered now in the US.

You can pre-order Swords now from:

Amazon (US)
US CD, US double vinyl LP

Barnes & Noble (US)
US CD, US double vinyl LP

Morrissey tour dates in the US

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:15:45 -0500

29 September 2009

Sunday 29 November SEATTLE Paramount Theater
Monday 30 November PORTLAND Roseland Theater
Wednesday 2 December OAKLAND Paramount
Friday 4 December LAS VEGAS The Joint
Saturday 5 December INDIO Fantasy Springs
Monday 7 December POMONA Fox Theater
Tuesday 8 December SAN DIEGO Copley Symphony Hall
Thursday 10 December LOS ANGELES Gibson Amphitheatre
Friday 11 December VENTURA Ventura Theatre