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    "Oh Morrissey, you're just like Mrs Thatcher" - Craig Brown, in the Daily Mail

    Unfortunately, this article is essentially a much shorter rewrite of Craig Brown's review of 'Autobiography'. I don't know if the review was included on 'Solo' but it's worth checking out. It was very provocative but an intelligent read, even if he ended up awarding the book only two stars. I'm...
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    "Autobiography" No.1 in Uncut Magazine's books of the year

    Well, I’ve always wanted to know the origin of the name ‘Uncle Skinny’. I always assumed the ‘Uncle’ was inspired by ‘Kill Uncle’ and the ‘skinny’ referred to your – I can only assume – fashion model thinness. Then again, maybe the name was for completely different reasons or based on some song...
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    "Autobiography" No.1 in Uncut Magazine's books of the year

    Just read the Uncut piece. Wow. Although ‘Uncle Skinny’ is not named, writer David Cavanagh clearly suggests that he is actually “a Yorkshire based formulation chemist named Peter Finan.” It’s a bit like witnessing the unmasking of Batman. The Uncle Skinny character himself admits he was...
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    Morrissey book signing in Gothenberg, Sweden - 17th October 2013

    Sweden?! This is wonderful. Priceless. What next?
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    "Autobiography" by Morrissey - Oct 17, 2013; press release

    The 660 pages delivered were presumably a typescript, possibly even double spaced. As far as I know, there's no evidence that the book was ever cut down by a couple of hundred pages. It all depends on the typeface, point size etc used by the publisher. 660 A4 typed pages could easily translate...
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    Morrissey's Autobiography / Penguin Books (UK) deal [updated] - true-to-you.net

    Well, does anybody know what happened with that copy/copies advertised on ebay. Were they sold? Were they real? Did anyone out there bid, or win?
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