Heaven knows he's happy now he is 50

Apollo, ManchesterIt's been a good week for Steven Patrick Morrissey. As he celebrates his 50th birthday, a St Andrews academic has called him "the greatest lyricist in the history of popular music", and his shows have been attended by everyone from Jo Brand to Arsène Wenger. At this hometown appearance, the audience shower so much love on the man, he could have fathered them all personally - if he wasn't pop's most famous celibate. However, he doesn't feel the love. When people cry, "Morrissey...

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