American singer Kristeen Young has been axed as support act on Morrissey's current US tour seemingly because of a throw away remark during one recent support slot in New York in which she said: "Morrissey gives good head, I mean, er, cunnilingus". It seems tour bosses felt Young was questioning Mozza's sexuality - a definite no no - so she's been told her services are no longer required.
In a message posted on her MySpace page, Young writes: "We have been asked to leave because of something I said on stage...unfortunately, the statement has been perceived as being profane (when, actually, one of the two words in question is a scientific term found in junior high, health class text books, and the other word, I feel most would agree, is lightweight slang) or defamatory. What I said was part of a thread of stage statements I made throughout our set. They were metaphorical and overstated to make an artistic point. The "offending" statement, in particular, was in no way a literal statement, and was very much in keeping with the tone of my writing in general".