Autobiography - Morrissey

(I had to lose the dust cover from this as I found the photo of Morrissey on it a bit creepy...)

I'm not a Smiths fan and know next to nothing about Morrissey's solo career but I do love music and by extension biographies of musicians so this is why this made it onto my reading pile.

I have to say that whilst I'm never going to 'get' the Smiths, or Morrissey I thought it was a pretty good read.

For the most part it's a well written book but I do wish it had been edited into chapters. 

The beginning of the book deals with Morrissey's childhood and adolescence and this was by far the best part of the book for me. He wrote realistically about England and it's grimness in the 1970's. 

Then comes fame with the Smith's and his solo career (I didn't realise the extent of his success), a long drawn out court case and, finally, snapshots of 'life on the road'  that lifted the end of the book for me. 

He comes across as a much better person than I expected...although of course you are always going to present yourself in the best way... And he's definitely extreamly dedicated to his causes, especially animal rights. He also places a lot more importance on money than I would have expected him to. And he manages to write a book about himself without giving away too much of his personal life (although I did read the US version which I believe is quite heavily edited compared to the UK version).

Overall, the beginning and end were good whilst the middle was a little drawn out for me, but, I have to say, it's a pretty good read if you are a music and/or Morrissey fan.