Morrissey’s autobiography lands US publisher


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A North American release for Morrissey‘s autobiography has moved a step closer with the news that a US publisher has been secured.

While the news, reported by the New York Times, hasn’t coincided with an official release date, it means the book, which has proved to be a big hit in the UK, should be out State-side very soon.

Penguin published Morrissey’s memoirs in the UK through their ‘Classics’ branch – which is normally reserved for authors such as Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde – earlier this month.

Its first week sales were the biggest for a musician in Britain since such figures began to be recorded, with the 34,918 copies sold surpassing Keith Richards‘ previous best total of 28,213 that he enjoyed in 2010 for his own autobiography Life.

The book narrates Morrissey’s life in a typically unique and acerbic fashion, one such example being his recollections of the court case which engulfed The Smiths in the mid Nineties. Reflecting on the presiding Judge John Weeks, who awarded a substantial sum to Mike Joyce after ruling in his favour, the singer writes:

“The pride of the pipsqueakery, John Weeks begins his judgment by falling flat on his face: He brilliantly announces to the world how The Smiths formed in 1992 – his judicial accuracy not to be questioned.”


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