Great Life Writing from Morrissey - This is Blake Morrison's sort of thing. He wrote, And When Did You Last See Your Father? ( Granta, 1993) and, Things My Mother Never Told Me (Chatto & Windus, 2002). I hope he likes The Bleak Moor Lies as much as I do.:thumb:
Re: Forthcoming Autobiography
Yep, he's taken the story by the horns and he's gone with it. Brilliant. I wish more people would take Morrissey seriously. He's got a hell of a lot to say, and he works his balls off.:guitar:
Re: Forthcoming Autobiography
It certainly is. He's in a "resourceful" Merc with Linder, Tim and James. It reminds me of the poet Simon Armitage, and mentions Marsden, Armitage's home village. I like it very much.
"Just a place of dread, and we are in it."
Re: Forthcoming Autobiography
Exciting indeed to find this. I only went in to avoid the rain.
No title, no dates, just a great bit of Mozzer's writing: p151, "Copyright MORRISSEY. Taken from his forthcoming autobiography." That's all it says.
"How many rent boys and runaways, troubled...
An excerpt from Morrissey's forthcoming autobiography appears in the book that accompanies the Tate St Ives exhibition The Dark Monarch, Magic and Modernity in British Art. It's a brilliant piece called The Bleak Moor Lies about a chance encounter on Saddleworth Moor in 1989. I can't wait to get...
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.