However, Morrissey later established a friendship with Ann West, the mother of Moors victim Lesley Ann Downey, after she accepted that the band's intentions were honourable.

Friends of Mary, an organization established by Mary Morrissey, eventually evolved in to Life Soulutions.

He liked to surround himself with jazz musicians and often performed with a horn section drawn from a pool that included, among others, saxophone players Art Themen, Mel Collins, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Lol Coxhill, Dick Morrissey, John Surman and trombonist Mike Zwerin.

In 2004 she collaborated with former Los Angeles neighbour Morrissey to record a version of his song " Let Me Kiss You ", which was featured on her autumn release Nancy Sinatra.

The single — released the same day as Morrissey ’ s version — charted at # 46 in the UK, providing Sinatra with her first hit for over 30 years.

The Union Flag also became a prominent symbol of the movement, and its use as a symbol of pride and nationalism contrasted deeply with the controversy that erupted just a few years before when former Smiths singer Morrissey performed draped in it.

Warriors ( 1983 ) further developed Numan's jazz-influenced style and featured contributions from avant-garde musician Bill Nelson ( who fell out with Numan during recording and chose to be uncredited as the album's co-producer ) and saxophonist Dick Morrissey ( who would play on most of Numan's albums until 1991 ).

Maher changed his name to Johnny Marr to avoid confusion with Buzzcocks drummer John Maher, and Morrissey performed under his surname alone.

After recording several demo tapes with Simon Wolstencroft ( later of The Fall ) on drums, Morrissey and Marr recruited drummer Mike Joyce in the autumn of 1982.

After meeting with Morrissey, he accepted that the song was a sincere exploration of the impact of the murders.

That article, written by Danny Kelly, alleged that Morrissey disliked Marr working with other musicians, and that Marr and Morrissey's personal relationship had reached breaking point.

Perry was uncomfortable with the situation, stating " it was like they wanted another Johnny Marr ", and the sessions ended with ( according to Perry ) " Morrissey running out of the studio ".

The breakdown in the relationship has been primarily attributed to Morrissey becoming annoyed by Marr's work with other artists and Marr growing frustrated by Morrissey's musical inflexibility.

Following the group's demise, Morrissey began work on a solo recording, collaborating with Strangeways producer Stephen Street and fellow Mancunian Vini Reilly, guitarist for The Durutti Column.

In 1988 and 1989, they recorded singles with Morrissey.

In 2007 they released the documentary DVD Inside the Smiths, a surprisingly affectionate memoir of their time with the band, notable for the absence of Marr, Morrissey, and their music.

Since the band broke up, Morrissey and Marr have attracted criticism over the division of royalties with Joyce and Rourke ; recurring speculation about a reunion, often fuelled by the pair themselves ; and their apparent efforts to maximise returns on the band's modest back-catalogue by continually repackaging the same material.

The judge also ranked the band members by IQ, with Marr " probably the more intelligent of the four ", Rourke and Joyce " unintellectual ", and Morrissey presumably somewhere in between.

Morrissey responded with a statement three days later revealing that Joyce had received £ 215, 000 each from Marr and Morrissey in 1997, along with Marr's final back-payment of £ 260, 000 in 2001.

At the same time, however, Marr and Morrissey routinely boast about the efforts of others to reunite them and the astronomical sums they have been offered to perform together ( with or without Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke ).

In August 2007, it was widely reported that Morrissey had that summer declined an offer of $ 75 million – nearly £ 40 million at the time – from a " consortium of promoters " to reunite with Marr for a fifty-date world tour under the Smiths ' name in 2008 and 2009.

The diverse range of artists that Chamberlain has contributed his drumming to the tours and albums of include Peter Gabriel, The Wallflowers, Fiona Apple, Sam Phillips, Kanye West, Weapon of Choice, David Torn, Tori Amos, Chris Isaak, Macy Gray, Stevie Nicks, Dave Navarro, Kevin Max, Master Musicians of Jajouka, Stone Gossard, Martina McBride, Garbage, Elton John, Natalie Merchant, Anika Moa, David Bowie, Brad Mehldau, Keith Urban, Liz Phair, John Mayer, Finn Brothers, William Shatner, Jon Brion, Robbie Williams, Shakira, Morrissey, Indigo Girls, Sean Lennon, Sarah McLachlan, Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile, Dido, Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis Costello, Bruce Hornsby, and Regina Spektor.

During this period, Morrissey recorded Gouldman's " East West ", originally a hit for Herman's Hermits.

It involved the execution of Patrick Morrissey, who had been convicted of murdering his mother.

When Lorraine Boggs, mother of Haven Boggs and former mother-in-law of Mary Manin Morrissey, died on February 28, 2000, the ownership of the Boggs farm was in dispute.

Well-known actors who appeared in the series included Christopher Eccleston, Sophie Okonedo, Philip Glenister, John Simm, Lesley Sharp, Emma Cunniffe, Diane Parish, David Morrissey, Ricky Tomlinson, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Sarah Lancashire.

Other artists who have claimed Roxy Music as an influence include Steve Jones and Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cars, Grace Jones, Kate Bush, Adam Ant, The Human League, Japan, Duran Duran, Simple Minds, ABC, Spandau Ballet, The Fixx, Depeche Mode, Men Without Hats, Nile Rodgers, Annie Lennox, Morrissey, Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon.

The Smiths were formed in early 1982 by Steven Patrick Morrissey, a writer who was a big fan of the New York Dolls and briefly fronted punk rock band The Nosebleeds ; and John Maher, a guitarist and songwriter.

" Morrissey and Marr – who were represented separately at the trial – insisted that the royalty split had been explained to Rourke and Joyce, even if they were no longer sure when.

This was a source of ongoing inconvenience and grievance to Morrissey, who estimated that Joyce had cost him at least £ 1, 515, 000 in recovered royalties and legal fees up to 30 November 2005.

In 1986, when The Smiths performed on the British music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test, Morrissey wore a fake hearing-aid to support a hearing-impaired fan who was ashamed of using one, and also frequently wore thick-rimmed National Health Service-style glasses.

Nico has influenced many musicians, including Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, Stevie Nicks, Elliott Smith, Patti Smith, Morrissey, Björk, Coil, Jocelyn Pook, Fabienne Shine ( who covered " All Tomorrow's Parties "), Dead Can Dance, Marcus Reeves as well as numerous contemporary goth bands.

The victims were: Stephen McCann ( 21 ), a Queen's University student murdered on 30 October 1976 ; Joseph Morrissey ( 52 ), killed on 3 February 1977 ; and Francis Cassidy ( 43 ), a dock-worker who died on 30 March 1977.

With a brand new set and brand new direction, it starred Neil Morrissey and Brian Conley who will share the role of Fagin, with Samantha Barks as Nancy for the first six months ( Samantha came third in reality TV show I'd Do Anything, which was won by Jodie Prenger ).

A political conservative and self-described " right-winger ", who has publicly protested against what he perceives as immorality and " anti-Catholicism ", Morrissey's long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, apparently apolitical Warhol was viewed by many as " a successful mismatch ", although both men did share some traits, i. e. both were practising Catholics from " ethnic " backgrounds ( Warhol was of Rusyn descent and Morrissey is of Irish descent ).

* Tony Smart ( Neil Morrissey, series two onwards ) – Tony is Gary's good looking semi-stud flatmate, who is forever in love and always obsessed with the ' blonde babe ' upstairs, Deborah.

Wexford had a brilliant hurling team in the 1950s which included the famous Rackard Brothers, Nicky, Bobby, and Willie, Art Foley who was the goalkeeper, Ned Wheeler, Padge Kehoe, Tom Ryan, Tim Flood, Jim Morrissey, Nick O Donnell, to name but a few.

Garvin places him with a cross party group including Gerard Sweetman and Daniel Morrissey of Fine Gael as well as Seán Lemass of Fianna Fáil who were pushing a modernising agenda.

Janice Dales AKA Kim Morrissey ( born Feb 1955 ) Edmonton Alberta, Raised in North Battleford Saskatchewan is a Canadian poet and playwright who lives in London, England.

For the US version of the Project Build It series, different actors were found to do the voices for many of the human characters, including casting Greg Proops as the new voice of Bob, and Neil Morrissey, who played the original Bob, to be the voices of Spud the Potato and Mr. Bentley.

Voice actors who have contributed to the original British version include Neil Morrissey, Rob Rackstraw, Kate Harbour, Rupert Degas, Colin McFarlane, Maria Darling, Emma Tate, Richard Briers, June Whitfield, Richard Herman, and Wayne Forester.

In Professor Tom Garvin's review of the 1950s ' News from a New Republic ', he comes in for praise as a moderniser and Garvin places him with a cross party group including Daniel Morrissey of Fine Gael and William Norton of the Labour Party as well as Sean Lemass of Fianna Fáil who were pushing a modernising agenda

The event featured notable performances such as Paul McCartney, The Cure, The Killers, My Bloody Valentine, Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand, M. I. A., who made a memorable appearance in 2005 with the first encore the festival had seen in a tent, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and rare appearances from artists Leonard Cohen and Throbbing Gristle.

Allegedly when learning of Sedgwick's death, film director Paul Morrissey responded with " Edie who?

After the Smiths broke up, Street was contacted by lead singer Morrissey, who offered him the position of producer and co-songwriter for his forthcoming album, which came to be titled Viva Hate.

It starred David Morrissey, John Simm, Kelly Macdonald, Polly Walker, Bill Nighy, and James McAvoy, telling the story of a newspaper's investigation into the death of a young woman, and centres on the relationship between the leading journalist and his old friend, who is a Member of Parliament and the murdered woman's employer.

David Morrissey was born on 21 June 1964 to Joe, a cobbler, and Joan, who worked for Littlewoods.