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Morrissey

Duration:: 45 minutes

First broadcast:: Sunday 29 November 2009

Kirsty Young's castaway is Morrissey.

As the lead singer of The Smiths he captivated a generation of angst-ridden teenagers and, a quarter of a century later, he remains the outsider's outsider.

As a child, he was enthralled by the emotion and beauty in pop music. He discovered the joy of public performance when, as a six-year-old boy, he stood on a table and started singing. But from an early age he felt he had to avoid everything conventional life had to offer. 'I just didn't want the norm in any way, he says, 'and I didn't get it. And I'm very glad.'

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Record: (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown, New York Dolls
Book: The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
Luxury: A comfy bed with lots of pillows.

New York Dolls (There’s Gonna Be a) Showdown
Too Much Too Soon, Mercury
Marianne Faithfull Come and Stay With Me
Tears Go By/Stay With Me, Decca
Ramones Loudmouth
Ramones: All the Stuff (and More), Sire
The Velvet Underground The Black Angel’s Death Song
The Velvet Underground & Nico, Verve
Klaus Nomi Der Nussbaum (from Myrthen)
Klaus Nomi: The Collection, RCA
Nico I’m Not Saying
Folk Rock & Faithfull: Dream Babes Vol. 5, RPM
Iggy & The Stooges Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell
Raw Power, Columbia
Mott the Hoople Sea Diver
All the Young Dudes, Columbia

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