
Morrissey Plays a Smith Classic for the First Time in 29 Years
At his first concert of 2026, Morrissey broke out the 'Strangeways, Here We Come' classic 'Paint a Vulgar Picture' for the first time since 1997

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At his first concert of 2026, Morrissey broke out the 'Strangeways, Here We Come' classic 'Paint a Vulgar Picture' for the first time since 1997

Morrissey has finally found a new record label, Sire, which could finally release the two albums he's been sitting on for years

The Smiths are never getting back together, but we got the next best thing when we saw Morrissey and Johnny Marr play just days apart

An email soliciting offers for Morrissey's rights to Smiths' songs was 'switched off' after a 'colossal response,' per a post on his official website

Morrissey appears to be selling his rights to the Smiths' songs, name, artwork, and other rights, according to a post on his official website

NIck Cave said he declined Morrissey's offer to contribute vocals to a new song, because it meant reading an 'unnecessarily provocative' speech

The guitarist also refutes Morrissey's claims that he acquired the Smiths trademark to use on his own behalf

Morrissey will celebrate 40 years at the top with shows in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, and Auckland this December

He could have picked out any Smiths classic, but he went with their obscure cover of the 1965 tune “Golden Lights”

“Must you persistently, year after year, decade after decade, blame me for everything … from the 2007 Solomon Islands tsunami to the dribble on your grandma’s chin,” former Smiths singer declares