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Well, somebody writes a book about being themselves and in the process, through marketing and their history, alienates all those who want the writer to be like the people who will potentially read the book.

Could be a classic.

Who can tell.

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I count myself as a Mozza fan, but launching this in penguin classics has all the hallmarks of a man who has his head firmly up his own behind. I'm looking forward to picking it up in a car boot for 50p in a few weeks and reading it then.

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I like Morrisey as an entity , although his music since leavingThe Smiths has , lets face it been a bit crap by comparison to that monumental band . Maybe writing is the way for him to go from now on . Instead of the big furore that has preceded this publication in Penguine Classics though, I would have much preferred to see this fascinating account of his life serialised in the pages of Razzle magazine or some similar publication , with Morrisey revealing all kinds of hitherto -unkown salacious details about his personal life , maybe with an incident involving a"bonding session " with Jimmy Saville, Jeanette Krankie, a couple of Top Of The Pops audience members and a BBC dressing room and similar shennanigans from throughout his supposedly celibate past.

Let's face it , if any other celebrity had insisted that their autobiography had to be published in Penguine Classics we would all ( including Morrisey) be saying what a w***er they were. Morrisey has built his career on behaving like a tosser but not quite being one, but he is treading an increasingly fine line. I still can't help but like the guy, though, and I look forward to reading the book.

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[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1382433153' post='2251967']
My copy should be arriving from Amazon any day now. I'm looking forward to reading it.
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Same here! £4.50. Bargain.

Why is the Kindle version more expensive? I love technology but I don't use a Kindle....(probably because I don't read books that much due to constantly reading/training at work).

I find him a fascinating person. I realise he really gets on people's nerves, but I quite like the way he just does not care.

I am a huge Smiths/Morrissey/Marr fan anyway....so I guess I just get sucked in to anything!

Off topic, I recently went to see Marr play and he was fantastic. Such a clever guitarist, and very modest.

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[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1382382116' post='2251564']
Old Morrissey's auto should be an interesting read but I wonder if all this Classic sh*t will stop me.
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The Classic sh*t won't stop me, but the fact that it's Morrissey's auto surely will. :D

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Morrisey (iPhone spellchecker changes Morrisey to 'Mortuary', funnily enough) is hilarious. I got his sense of humour straight away; very dry, droll and straighfaced. Makes the songs listenable! It's very morbid, sort of like Johnny Cash's earlier stuff.

I'm not really a Smiths/Morrisey/Marr fan, but I look forward to reading it.

Truckstop

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[quote name='booboo' timestamp='1382400397' post='2251801']
I count myself as a Mozza fan, but launching this in penguin classics has all the hallmarks of a man who has his head firmly up his own behind. I'm looking forward to picking it up in a car boot for 50p in a few weeks and reading it then.
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IMO Penguin have damaged their integrity by publishing this as a "classic". Or are good sports going along with the joke, I can't decide which.

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I just read a bit of it on Amazon.
I am appalled that Morrissey seems to have used American spellings for words such as centre, glamour and colour.
Disappointing.

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[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1382439144' post='2252076']
IMO Penguin have damaged their integrity by publishing this as a "classic". Or are good sports going along with the joke, I can't decide which.
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A bit of both probably mate!

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[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1382439144' post='2252076']
IMO Penguin have damaged their integrity by publishing this as a "classic". Or are good sports going along with the joke, I can't decide which.
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No , Penguine have damaged their reputation within the world of publishing by participating in this stunt, or "these stunts " if you subscribe to the idea that Morrisey pulling publication at the last minute a few weeks ago was part of a cynical attempt to drum up publicity for the eventual release . Publishers are desperate for sales, just like everybody else nowadays, and Penguin have compromised their editorial standards in the hope of maximising profits.

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[quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1382443524' post='2252142']
I just read a bit of it on Amazon.
I am appalled that Morrissey seems to have used American spellings for words such as centre, glamour and colour.
Disappointing.
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Daft Flowerarse C*** is still spelled the same though :)

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I like his quotes, but I detest his music....and I can really leave The Smiths, too. Always leaves me cold.

But if I saw the book cheap, it could be worth a read. I've read autobiographies before from people that I'm not a fan of, but because they provide an interesting read.

On a side note, I used to work with a plum that was a Mozzer-maniac. He like to be called Morrissey, and even had a name tag made with it written on! He owned over 70 Mozzer t-shirts, it was all he'd be seen in!

He didn't share my musical opinion that the first Smiths LP was passable in places, and then it was downhill all the way! :)[size=4] [/size]

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A penguin classic? Marketing tripe from one of the most irritating individuals in music. I wouldn't even read it if someone gave me a copy for free. :angry:

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[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1382462539' post='2252494']
Would I buy Morrisey's book? Not while toilet paper is still available.
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I guess unlike the pages of the book, the toilet paper doesn't have sh*t on it.... Yet!

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