COME OUT AND FIND THE ONE YOU LOVE

“Shyness is nice, and Shyness can stop you
From doing all the things in life
You'd like to…”

Fame is a weird poison.

As time wore on, Morrissey fought wars with the media, who portrayed him alternately as a pernicious layabout, a racist, an opportunistic exploiter, et cetera, et cetera.

Closer to home, he engaged in pissy border wars with his band.

While the poison slowly withered the body of The Smiths, it had a restorative effect on Morrissey’s general view of humanity. He came to feel a certain level of responsibility for the disaffected youth whom he had affected so deeply, and began to discourage them from wallowing too much in their sadness, their despair.

Their shyness…