Just a couple of days ago, I wrote a text on Morrissey\u00b4s comeback, <\/a>one more on You Are The Quarry\u00b4s tenth anniversary<\/a> [Spanish only]<\/strong>, and another one on The Smiths\u00b4debut album<\/a>, but today there\u00b4s a different reason to celebrate the pop icon and poet that changed the lives of many people. Today, the godfather of melancholia and wit becomes 55.<\/p>\n Everybody has pop\/rock heroes, but in the case of Morrissey, <\/strong>his legacy goes beyond pop-like stereotypes or clich\u00e9s. His songs\/poems are open windows through moments of wisdom and\/or situations that should concern us as conscious and thoughtful (?) beings. Since 1982, Morrissey\u00b4s<\/strong> using the vocal melody and pop music to speak about meaningful and serious subjects like very few artists did in the past. To this day, Morrissey<\/strong> is one of the few musicians (maybe the only one) with a coherent and thoughtful point of view towards many of the atrocities in the world (and yes, trolls, it goes even further than “meat is murder”.)<\/p>\n I never listened to an intelligent argument that do not uncovers ignorance, homophobic hate or lack of knowledge on the subject when somebody\u00b4s criticizing The Smiths\/Morrissey\u00b4s<\/strong> music or even worse, his lyrics. It\u00b4s true that the man had some confusing moments (like any other genius), but his catalogue reveals one of the most honest \u2013 with tons of black humor \u2013 and brainy legacies in the history of popular music.\u00a0 It\u00b4s ok if the hordes of haters are still out there, because his music, voice and lyrics were never meant to like everybody. It\u00b4s not that simple than with The Beatles<\/strong>, but indeed his music and lyrics deserves more than just a quick look. Maybe I\u00b4m asking too much as we live in the spotify age where the concept of listening to music as a whole\u00b4s gone. Also, this is not a dictatorial argument. If you don\u00b4t like Morrissey\u00b4s <\/strong>totally fine, but would love to hear some thoughtful arguments. But beyond repeating statements that I wrote before, there\u00b4s a better way to celebrate Manchester\u00b4s legend: to go deep (not so deep) into lists made by the man himself (Morrissey<\/strong> loves to compile vestiges of pop culture) where he choose his favorite songs, albums and singers of all time.<\/p>\n If you want to go really deep, there\u00b4s no better way to go than with Simon Goddard\u00b4s<\/strong> Mozipedia <\/em>or\u00a0 Songs That Save Your Life<\/em>.\u00a0 If you want to read it from the man\u00b4s pen and paper,\u00a0 just get his Autobiography.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"Morrissey](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thesenseofdoubt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/260938.jpg?resize=520%2C674\")
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