Interesting Drug – Morrissey (1989)

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Additional information about this, Morrissey vinyl art.

Morrissey – The Artist

Steven Patrick Morrissey (Born 1959), known mononymously as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. Since then, he has pursued a successful solo career. Morrissey’s music is characterised by his baritone voice and distinctive lyrics with recurring themes of emotional isolation, sexual longing, self-deprecating and dark humour, and anti-establishment stances. Highly influential, Morrissey has been credited as a seminal figure in the emergence of indie pop, indie rock, and Britpop. In a 2006 poll for the BBC’s Culture Show, Morrissey was voted the second-greatest living British cultural icon. His work has been the subject of academic study. He has been a controversial figure throughout his music career due to his forthright opinions and outspoken nature, endorsing vegetarianism and animal rights and criticising royalty and prominent politicians. He has also supported far-right activism with regard to British heritage, and defended a particular vision of national identity while critiquing the effects of immigration on the UK.

Interesting Drug – The Song

‘Interesting Drug’ is a song by English singer-songwriter Morrissey, released as a non-album single in 1989. Co-written by Morrissey and former Smiths producer Stephen Street, the song was Morrissey’s fourth release after the Smiths break-up. Morrissey was inspired lyrically by the drug culture in the English lower class, which he felt was being clamped down on by the power-hungry Thatcher government. These political themes were further explored in its music video. The single was the second and final Morrissey solo single to feature his former Smiths bandmates Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce, and Craig Gannon. “Interesting Drug” was recorded and released following Morrissey’s debut album, Viva Hate. Upon release, the single became yet another commercial hit for Morrissey, reaching number nine in the UK in spite of controversy regarding its lyrics and music video. The song would later appear on the 1990 compilation album, Bona Drag. In the years since its release, “Interesting Drug” has received positive critical reception. Like previous Morrissey solo singles, the music to “Interesting Drug” was written by former Smiths producer Stephen Street. This included the song’s bassline, in spite of the presence of Rourke: Street explained, “I always was aware that the bass lines were very important to where Morrissey took his vocal, so we would often write a song around a bass line, like on ‘Interesting Drug.'” Per Street, Rourke “did his own version of it” nonetheless. Gannon later pointed to the song as one of his best performances on any Morrissey or Smiths-related tracks.

Morrissey – The Shape

This record has been cut into the head of Morrissey sporting his distinctive haircut that he was famous for at the time of this records release. A ‘Morrissey’ haircut involved getting your hair cut very close around sides and back and only trim the hair on rear-top of head, leaving as much hair on the front as necessary to hang over.

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