Morrissey was interviewed by Australia's 3 News ahead of his tour of Australia & New Zealand (kicks off December 14th). Moz answered questions about a range of subjects, including the music industry (said he doesn't have a record label deal because "I have a brain...it works, it functions") and revealed he's happy to be considered an individual and musician that's hard to define. Of course, his comments that are making the internet news cycle is the portion of the interview where he criticized the Royal family and blamed them in part for the death of the British nurse who committed suicide after being duped by a radio show.
Watch the full 20 minute interview plus Morrissey's performance of "You Have Killed Me" below. The official videos are posted over at 3 News ( link to the interview ) (link to the performance).
Full interview
Performance of "You Have Killed Me"
Performance of "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" - forward to ~ 5 minutes into video (the beginning of the video is highlights from the full interview which is posted above)
The current Morrissey tour itinerary:
Australian/New Zealand dates:
12/14 Wellington, New Zealand @ Town Hall
12/15 Auckland, New Zealand @ Vector Arena
12/17 Brisbane, Australia @ Convention Center
12/19 Melbourne, Australia @ Festival Hall
12/21 Sydney, Australia @ Enmore Theatre
12/22 Sydney, Australia @ Sydney Opera House
Rescheduled 2013 tour:
1/09 Greenvale, Long Island, NY @ Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
1/11 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Academy of Music
1/12 Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues Atlantic City
1/15 Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie Theater
1/16 North Bethesda, MD @ Strathmore
1/18 Reading, PA @ Sovereign Performing Arts Center
1/19 Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre
1/21 Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Hall
1/22 Columbus. OH @ LC Indoor Pavilion
1/24 Flint, MI @ The Whiting
1/25 Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theater
1/26 Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater
1/28 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
1/29 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
1/31 Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Center for the Performing Arts
2/02 Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall
2/05 Clear Lake, IA @ Surf Ballroom
2/06 Lincoln, NE @ Rococo Theatre
2/09 Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
2/10 Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
2/12 El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls
2/13 Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
2/15 Pharr, TX @ Pharr Events Center
2/16 Beaumont, TX @ Jefferson Theater
2/18 Dallas, TX @ Palladium
2/21 Denver, CO @ Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
2/22 Salt Lake City, UT @ Kingsbury Hall
2/24 San Francisco, CA @ Davies Symphony Hall
3/01 Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center (with Patti Smith)
3/02 Sparks, NV @ John Ascuaga's Nugget - Rose Ballroom
3/04 Davis, CA @ Robert Mondavi Center at UC Davis
3/06 Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
3/08 Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
3/14 Mexico City, Mexico @ Vive Latino Festival
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