Article detailing the history of Morrissey’s career, and the recording and release of Years of Refusal.
*Photo credit pending
Author Archives: Nick Stuckenborg
Filter – February 2009
“Morrissey interview, in which he discusses working with Jerry Finn on Years of refusal, his living arrangements, suicide, his autobiography, retirement, and turning 50.”
Photo credit: Michael Muller
Word – June 2009
“Reprint of the interview originally featured in Filter, winter 2009.” -MS
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Hot Press – April 2009
“Morrissey interview. Topics: recording Years of refusal, the sensual nature of singing, his childhood and adolescence, working with Jerry Finn, fatherhood, music critics, turning 50, US politics, his public persona, love, and songwriting.”
*Photograph credit pending
Musikexpress – March 2009
“Lengthy Morrissey history article, plus a short interview. Topics: Oscar Wilde, Chrissie Hynde, Jerry Finn, the Years Of Refusal sleeve art, Barack Obama, turning 50, his autobiography, etc.”
Thumbnail credit: Andrew Catlin
Photographs: Chris Cuffaro, Peter Ashworth, Stephen Wright, Andrew Catlin, Paul Cox
Rolling Stone – February 2009
“Morrissey interview by Birgit Fuss. Topics: the upcoming album “Years Of Refusal”, Alain Whyte, traveling, relationships, retiring, his autobiography, Jerry Finn, etc.” -PJLM
*Thumbnail & photo credits pending
Uncut – January 2009
“The band’s 22 February 1984 concert at Reading University was that months’ “Were You There?” feature. Photographer Tom Sheehan was interviewed about shooting the band before the show and about the show itself. The articles featured mostly his photographs with his quotes appearing as captions.” -PJLM
Thumbnail & photo credit: Tom Sheehan
Meat Is Murder US Tour Programme
US Meat Is Murder tour programme with Viv Nicholson on the front. It’s virtually identical to the UK Viv cover one, but with a brown colour and different tour dates on the back cover (obviously). Photography by: Paul Slattery, JR MacKenzie, Barry Plumber
Meat Is Murder UK Alternate Tour Programme
An alternate of the UK Meat Is Murder tour programme, this time with a different cover, different images, and some interviews spliced in (First one is from The Face – February 1984, second is from The Face – July 1984)
Meat is Murder UK Tour Programme
Main tour programme for the UK Meat Is Murder tour. Photography by: Paul Slattery, JR MacKenzie, Barry Plumber
Illness As Art 