Steven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (1982-1987), Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years, during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades. Achieving eleven Top 10 albums (plus nine with the Smiths), his songs have been recorded by David Bowie, Nancy Sinatra, Marianne Faithfull, Chrissie Hynde, Thelma Houston, My Chemical Romance and Christy Moore, amongst others. An 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.' Autobiography covers Morrissey's life from his birth until the present day.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Penguin
ISBN: 9780141394817
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 480
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/10/2013
Año de edición: 2013
Plaza de edición: Reino Unido
Alto: 1.3 cm
Ancho: 2.0 cm
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Escrito por Steven Patrick Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey (Manchester, Reino Unido, 1959) fue el cantante, compositor y cofundador de The Smiths, una banda que, en tan solo cinco años (1982-1987), revolucionó el panorama musical internacional. Desde la disolución de The Smiths hasta la actualidad, Morrissey ha continuado su carrera musical en solitario, logrando que tres de sus álbumes alcanzaran el nº1 en las listas de éxitos británicas en tres décadas distintas.