A Scottish academic has proclaimed that Morrissey is the greatest lyricist in the history of British popular music. Dr Gavin Hopps of St Andrews University says Mozza is up there with Samuel Beckett, Philip Larkin and Oscar Wilde as one of the great wordsmiths of British history. The Doc might be right, I suppose, but I bet Wilde didn't storm off in a huff when audience members threw plastic bottles at him.
Nov 9, 2009
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Morrissey one of the great wordsmiths
Dr Gavin Hopps of St Andrews University has described Morrissey as the greatest lyricist in British popular music history.