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1. One day in the late seventies, Morrissey had just finished shopping for his weekly supply of onions and was leaving the Arndale center in Manchester, when he decided to berate a paving stone. He laid his onion bag to one side and started to lambaste said stone (with flowery, witty prose, of coarse), perhaps commenting on its grey hue and state of inertia. After several hours Morrissey grew tired of such folly, and looking to retrieve his bag of onions noticed they had disappeared, possibly stolen by some ruffians or maybe a lone rapscallion. Well, sufficed to say Morrissey was beside himself with grief. Many psychologists believe it was this incident which led Morrissey to write such gloomy, morose lyrics.
2. Between the ages of 5 and 9 Morrissey actually believed he was a Belgian, perhaps it was the realisation that he was not a Belgian that led Morrissey to write such gloomy and morose lyrics. To this day Morrissey refuses to eat Belgian buns.
3. Morrissey’s favourite teddy bear isn’t a “bear” at all… it’s a baby owl. Awww
4. In the Manchester building trade, when tradesmen had lost, mislayed or forgotten their spirit level, they would often use Morrissey hair as a guide to the straightness of things. In the days before fame, Morrissey could be “phoned in” to give an accurate measure of a straight line, but after fame had hoisted Morrissey into the heady heights, builders, plasterers, carpenters etc. had to rely on photos or models of Morrissey to provide their straight lines. This is why you will almost always see a picture of Morrissey in Mancunian building sites to this day.
However this was not an altogether happy affair, as many builders, plasterers, carpenters etc. often preferred Morrissey’s hairline to the standard spirit level, leading local spirit level manufacturers to loathe, nay, despise Morrissey for causing a massive drop in sales. Was it this hatred that led to Morrissey to write such gloomy, morose lyrics?
5. One may imagine that Morrissey likes to start the day with a posh continental breakfast, WRONG; Morrissey’s favourite breakfast is chips and eggs (free range, of course).
6. Morrissey eats onions like you or I would eat an apple or a pear, he picks one out of his onion bowl and starts chomping away.
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