Pity Me Because I'm Too Sensitive For This World And Everyone's Wrong Except Me
Poised, some ten feet back, Morrissey scowls at no one in particular. His left hand is a rifle pointed at the microphone, his index finger the gun's barrel, loaded with implication. A sneering aggression emanating from the darkened vessels which have replaced his eyes, Morrissey has the demeanor of a belligerent ghoul.
The photograph is a still taken from a recent live show in his home city of Manchester. The occasion was especially notable as it marked his return to the stage, after an absence of near seven years, and to the city inherent in his musical emergence. From the photographer's perspective, the microphone stand appears at least two feet taller than Morrissey himself, though it is he who undoubtedly dominates the picture.
The stage is typical of Morrissey's adoration of 1950's American culture- his name spelled out in twelve foot high capitals, which can only just be glimpsed in light......
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