MORRISSEY

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MORRISSEY has not, surely, been deliberately engaged in a lengthy attempt to alienate all but his most fervent fans while repulsing those parts of society not responsive to the ugliest forces of reaction. But if he had been, it’s hard to imagine what he would have done differently.

True, his persona was founded on being an utter misery. But he earned his fame as a droll and sympathetic figure, as distinct from the illiberal curmudgeon of which he has latterly done such an effective impression.