Person · Open Library
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Mouse Guard Legends of the Guard, Vol. 3
- Together to God
- When Darkness Falls
- Wickies
- Monster Galaxy, Chapter 7
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1959-05-22
alternative rockart popbritpopindie popindie rockjangle pop
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 1,859,640
- Total plays
- 85,422,629
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Steven Patrick Morrissey, better known as Morrissey, is a British singer and lyricist of Irish descent born in Davyhulme, Manchester, United Kingdom on May 22, 1959. He was the lead singer of The Smiths, one of the most influential alternative bands in the 1980s. The group split up in 1987 and Morrissey started a successful solo career. His first solo album, Viva Hate was released only six months after The Smiths split, in March 1988. The album's first single "Suedehead" peaked at #5 <a href="
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Official website
- www.paulmorrissey.org
- Image
- Paul Morrissey photobooth self portrait 1967.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1938-02-23
- Commons category
- Paul Morrissey
- topic has template
- Template:Paul Morrissey
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Paul Morrissey
- writing language
- English language
- Commons Creator page
- Paul Morrissey
- date of death
- 2024-10-28
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- name in native language
- Paul Morrissey
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