The document discusses The Smiths, an influential English rock band from the 1980s consisting of Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce. It then focuses on Morrissey, the band's singer, including details about his background growing up in Manchester, influences including Oscar Wilde and James Dean, musical career releasing albums with The Smiths and as a solo artist, intellectual image, and strained relationship with Mike Joyce following a royalties court case.

1. The smiths
and Morrissey
By Hrisro Genchev

3. The smiths
The Smiths were an English rock band
formed in Manchester in 1982. Their line-
up comprised singer Morrissey, guitarist
Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and
drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded
as one of the most important acts to
emerge from the British independent
music scene of the 1980s.

4. Steven Patrick Morrissey was born 22nd may 1959 in Manchester, his parents are Irish
immigrants with a Catholic upbringing and has lived in a council house for most of his
life at 384 Kings Road, Stretford, Manchester.
Has only one sibling, his older sister, Jackie.
His parents divorced when he was 17, creating a bleak outlook on marriage and
relationships for Morrissey.
Attended St Mary's Secondary Modern.
He left St Mary's, and had been suffering from clinical depression throughout his
teenage years and then later went on the dole, took sporadic employment but mostly
read and listened to music.
His influences were Oscar Wilde (his main one) James Dean (he wrote a book about
him), New York Dolls (he wrote a book about them), Bowie, T. Rex, Nico, 60's female
singers such as Marianne Faithfull and Sandie Shaw (who the smiths recorded with),
Alan Bennett (playwright), Elizabeth smart (author) and Shelagh Delaney (playwright).

5. Morrissey released 4 studio albums with The Smiths and
9 solo albums to date. Currently without a record
contract.
He is known for poetic and often literary lyrics. He has an
image for himself as an "intellectual" pop star, despite
only having three O levels.
Often seen as being a "miserablist" due to songs such as
'Heaven Knows' and 'Girlfriend in a Coma'.
But although some are depressing, many are very
humorous.
Morrissey really hates Mike Joyce since The Smiths
royalties court case in 1996.
In the words of Taylor Swift:
'The Smiths are never, ever, ever getting back together....
EVER!'