Saturnine frontman blames ‘disagreeable and vexatious characters’ for decision to cut ties with band
In a sullen episode befitting some of his more gloomy lyrics, Morrissey, lead singer of the Smiths, has abruptly shut down an email address he was promoting to sell his business interests in the band.
The notoriously saturnine frontman blamed “disagreeable and vexatious characters” involved with the band for his sudden decision, and claimed he had endured decades of misery, in a post on Friday on his website morrisseycentral.com.
Earlier this week, Morrissey, 66, who dropped his first names Steven Patrick when he became a performer, said he was selling his stake in the band “to any interested party/investor”, and invited inquiries to the email address eaves7760@gmail.com.
The singer, who wrote the lyrics to the Smiths’ biggest hits, including 1984’s Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now, said he was “burnt out by any and all connections to [bandmates Johnny] Marr, [Andy] Rourke, and [Mike] Joyce”.
