Morrissey: Landscapes of the Mind - David Bret

'For more than a decade, Morrissey has conducted a love affair with his public which has been virtually impossible to define. Britain's most articulate singer-songwriter remains a complex individual whose lyrics opt for realism, opinion, waspish wit, irony, asexuality and love. The Smiths, formed in 1982, were the last great British rock band. Their songs covered hitherto taboo subjects, all sung by their willowy, handsome frontman in a haunting, melancholic voice. However Morrissey was no hard-living, hard-loving rock star, but a sad, gentle, lonely young man who seemingly experienced every adolescent emotion. Morrissey: Landscapes of the Mind is the first full-length ...  Read the complete review