More on that Morrissey quote doing the rounds on the internet. As previously reported, the statement attributed to Moz appeared online earlier this week, seemingly in response to claims by his record label, Sanctuary, that he was pulling out of the Isle Of Wight festival because of delays in putting together his next album. In the statement Morrissey says that that isn't true, that he never agreed to play the IOW Festival in the first place, and that work on his new album is going swimmingly. He also buts the boot in to Sanctuary, saying he is looking for a different label to release his next long player.
The statement runs thus: "I have not ever, at any time, agreed to play the Isle of Wight Festival. The announcement that I would play was made by Sanctuary - and it was their error. However, record companies will never take the blame for their own mistakes. In truth, I am not at all under pressure with the follow-up to You Are The Quarry - everything is in hand, and ready. However, my contract with Sanctuary ended last year and hasn't been renewed. There will be a new signing for the new album, so please wait until you hear the news from my lips. Everything else is just gossip."