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Saint Morrissey: A Portrait of This Charming Man by an Alarming Fan |
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Amazon Sales Rank: 124017
Publication Date: 2006-03-07
Publisher: Touchstone
ISBN: 074328481X
Type: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 272
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There is no other contemporary artist who is so famously difficult, so seemingly enigmatic, and so passionately loved by his fans as Morrissey. From the moment he caught the public's eye in the early 1980s as the iconic front man of the Smiths, and through his subsequent solo career, the patron saint of misfits has fascinated and baffled in equal measure. Yet, as Mark Simpson argues in this wickedly funny and deeply sacrilegious "psycho-bio" -- told through the lens of his own obsession as a lifelong fan -- Morrissey isn't quite so enigmatic as he might appear. To understand this most private (and sexually ambivalent) of stars, one need only uncover the countless clues to his personality in his startlingly candid song lyrics and his innumerable provocative interviews. Simpson deftly explores why Morrissey bewitched a generation -- and why he remains as intriguing as ever. Both an insightful look at the singer's career and a personal story of a boy's first love for his music idol, Saint Morrissey is, like its subject, shrewd, sharp-witted, charming, and utterly original.
Average Rating: 
Review: 2008-04-22
horrible
i just recently tried to read this book again for my third time, and finally i'm just gonna sell it. it is soooo uncomfortable to read the authors gushing love for morrissey. i feel like im reading a little girls diary about her elementary school crush. i want to know about the man, not how God-like and attractive you think he is. i am giving this book one star, but that is because Amazon is making me. it really gets no stars.
Review: 2007-08-09
My review
This book is a lot of fun. I read it while sitting infront of my computer to access youtube.com, dictionary.com, and wikipedia.com to learn about all the references. What can I say I was a business major. It made me laugh frequently. I especially loved the description of Morrissey's androgenous appearance as:"looking like a lesbian attempting a half-hearted gesture at femininity for her visiting parents". The author of course loves Morrissey as do I and it was nice to celebrate this great artist with someone.
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