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“I follow the man because that’s who I portray but I suppose I’m miles apart in real life.”A Morrissey impersonator has spoken about the pitfalls of performing as the Smiths singer as the real Moz stirs up controversy with his questionable views. Speaking to Manchester Evening News, electrical contracts director Johnny Turner – the Morrissey of The Smiths Ltd. – spoke about his nine year tenure performing as Moz and how it […]The post Morrissey impersonator speaks out about being blamed for the real singer’s views appeared first on NME.
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In recent weeks, Morrissey has been extremely vocal in his support for For Britain, a fringe far-right and virulently anti-immigration UK political part. This has pissed off a whole lot of his fans. But it has not affected Morrissey's touring plans. This fall, Morrissey will head out on a North American tour with Interpol. In…
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Recently, Morrissey has been splitting his fanbase by making difficult-to-defend statements. He has, for example, doubled and tripled down on his support of For Britain, a far-right and virulently anti-immigration UK political party. Morrissey's future tourmates Interpol have declined to comment on the man's statements, but his peer Billy Bragg ...
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Lately, Morrissey has talking a whole lot of shit, and he's been extremely vocal in support of For Britain, a far-right fringe UK political party. Morrissey wrote an essay endorsing For Britain. He wore a For Britain pin when he performed on The Tonight Show. And he said more in support of For Britain in…
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