Morrissey is gearing up to hit the road for his world tour which kicks off this Saturday in Norway. Mozzer is doing some press interviews in promotion of the tour, and the first of these interviews was just published by Australian paper News. As is the case with virtually all Morrissey interviews these days, the interview was conducted via email, so the interviewer didn't have a chance to prod deeper into his responses. Still, Morrissey interviews are always entertaining and this one is no exception. Much of the feature tackles the usual Moz faire -- politics, the Royal family, and vegetarianism -- but there were also a few fun nuggets:
On Steven, the upcoming Morrissey biopic, starring Jack Lowden:
"I know nothing about it. I wasn’t consulted, so they obviously didn’t want my clarity to muddle up their perspective of how things were, or are, or should be."
On whether any unreleased Smiths' rarities exist:
"Only a cover of Elvis Presley’s A Fool Such As I. I don’t even have a copy of it, but I expect it will spring out one day"
As for the requisite Smiths' reunion question, Morrissey was asked if time heals wounds (with respect to reuniting with Johnny Marr):
"It's no longer a question of time or wounds, but simply that the issue is now so remote that the question doesn’t make sense any more."
Morrissey also confirmed reports of him running for Mayor of London were true, plus he answered questions about his setlists, vinyl, and his experience recording for Harvest Records. Read the full interview with Morrissey here.
Morrissey -- 2016 World Tour
Aug 06 -- Bergen, Norway @ Grieghallen
Aug 08 -- Stavanger, Norway @ Konserthus
Aug 11 -- Goteborg, Sweden @ Way Out West festival
Aug 13 -- Helsinki, Finland @ Flow
Aug 16 -- Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrom
Aug 19 -- Istanbul, Turkey @ KüçükÇiftlik Park
Aug 20 -- Manchester, England @ Manchester Arena
Aug 23 -- Tel Aviv, Israel @ Charles Bronfman Auditorium
Aug 24 -- Caesarea, Israel @ The Ancient Roman Amphitheater
Sep 17 -- Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
Sep 20 -- Louisville, KY @ Palace Theatre
Sep 22 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theater
Sep 24 -- Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
Sep 28 -- Tokyo, Japan @ Orchard Hall
Sep 29 -- Tokyo, Japan @ Orchard Hall
Oct 01 -- Yokohama, Japan @ Bay Hall
Oct 02 -- Osaka, Japan @ IMP Hall
Oct 06 -- Hong Kong, China @ MacPherson Stadium
Oct 12 -- Jakarta, Indonesia @ Senayan Golf Driving Range
Oct 15 -- Singapore City, Singapore @ Marina Barrage
Oct 18 -- Bangkok, Thailand @ Moonstar Studio
Oct 22 -- Melbourne, Australia @ Festival Hall
Oct 26 -- Adelaide, Australia @ Thebarton Theatre
Oct 28 -- Canberra, Australia @ Royal Theatre
Oct 29 -- Wollongong, Australia @ WIN Centre
Oct 31 -- Newcastle, Australia @ Civic Theatre
Nov 04 -- Irvine, CA @ Bren Events Center
Nov 09 -- Irvine, CA @ Bren Events Center
Nov 11 -- Reno, NV @ Grand Theatre
Nov 14 -- Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
Nov 16 -- Dallas, TX @ McFarlin Auditorium
Nov 17 -- San Antonio, TX @ Tobin Center
Nov 19 -- Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
Nov 23 -- El Paso, TX @ Abraham Chavez Theatre