Morrissey: people think I'm mad
MOROSE warbler Morrissey reckons the vast majority of the public now consider him well and truly bonkers.
The singer, 52, who has repeatedly caused a stir with his outspoken comments on animal rights, along with his public attacks on politicians and leading celebrities, tells Clash magazine: “I think I am officially ‘Mad Morrissey’ now. Everything I say must be ridiculed because that’s one way of not dealing with the contents of the actual comment.”
On his career Morrissey, who releases his memoirs in December, adds: “I wanted to walk the plank, to dive in, to take it on the chin. I wanted to give too much, like Al Martino or Maria Callas or Edith Piaf or Tom Jones in his mad days.
“I loved it when singers were so over-emotional that onlookers would feel slightly embarrassed then absolutely love it. You rarely see modern singers or groups taking the audience somewhere.”