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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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Morrissey: Footage appears to show Morrissey being attacked while performing on stage in San Diego
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Morrissey's manager has denied that the singer was attacked MorrisseyMorrissey ended a gig in San Diego early after fans stormed the stage, with one appearing to attack the former Smiths singer. While performing his 1988 hit ‘Every Day Is Like Sunday’ a number of crowd members made their way on to the stage. Read More: Morri...
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Morrissey: Attacked Onstage In San Diego
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Last night, Morrissey was attacked onstage during his show at Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego. As TMZ reports, Morrissey was singing "Every Day Is Like Sunday" when a few concertgoers ran onstage. One man tried to attack Morrissey before the singer fled the scene. The attacker was then taken away by security and Morrissey…
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Morrissey: Watch Morrissey make rare TV appearance on ‘The Late Late Show With James Corden’
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Of course Morrissey wore his own T-shirt as he did so.Morrissey attacked by his microphoneMorrissey has appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden to perform his cover of The Pretenders’ ‘Back On The Chain Gang’. Morrissey wore one of his own tour T-shirts for the performance, while his backing band wore match...
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Morrissey: Watch Morrissey Cover The Pretenders On James Corden
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In Jonah Hill's new directorial debut Mid90s, a movie I liked a lot, there's a key emotional scene where two kids are skateboarding together and Morrissey's Vauxhall & I song "We'll Let You Know" wafts onto the soundtrack. That moment, along with Hill's freaked-out enthusiasm at having anything to do with Morrissey, might serve as&#...
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Morrissey: – “Back On The Chain Gang” (The Pretenders Cover) Video
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Morrissey has recorded a cover of the Pretenders' 1982 classic "Back On The Chain Gang" for the upcoming deluxe edition of his 2017 album Low In High School. The double-vinyl release will also include live b-sides from the recording session and three previously unreleased tracks. "Back On The Chain Gang" will also be available next…
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