ldquo;Spend the day in bedrdquo; with Autobiography by Morrissey; whose new album Low in High School is out November 17thSteven Patrick Morrissey was born in Manchester on May 22nd 1959. Singer-songwriter and co-founder of the Smiths (1982ndash;1987); Morrissey has been a solo artist for twenty-six years; during which time he has had three number 1 albums in England in three different decades.Achieving eleven Top 10 albums (plus nine with the Smiths); his songs have been recorded by David Bowie; Nancy Sinatra; Marianne Faithfull; Chrissie Hynde; Thelma Houston; My Chemical Romance and Christy Moore; amongst others.An animal protectionist; in 2006 Morrissey was voted the second greatest living British icon by viewers of the BBC; losing out to Sir David Attenborough. In 2007 Morrissey was voted the greatest northern male; past or present; in a nationwide newspaper poll. In 2012; Morrissey was awarded the Keys to the City of Tel-Aviv.It has been said ldquo;Most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status that Morrissey has reached in his lifetime.rdquo;
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. kes the ultimate story of a kid and his love for a kestrelBy Happy Fish Enthusiast@ Christian Vogt .you know absolute nothing about the film/book/and story. my husband was born in Barnsley where the film was shot. he all-so went to the school in the film. BAFTA Awards 1971WonBAFTA Film Award Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film RolesDavid BradleyBest Supporting ActorColin WellandNominatedBAFTA Film Award Best DirectionKen LoachBest FilmBest ScreenplayBarry HinesKen LoachTony GarnettNominatedUN AwardKarlovy Vary International Film Festival 1970WonCrystal Globe Ken LoachNational Board of Review; USA 1971WonNBR Award Top Ten FilmsWriters Guild of Great Britain 1971WonWriters Guild of Great Britain Award Best British ScreenplayBarry HinesKen LoachTony GarnettLIST ABOVE IS IF YOU WANT TO INVESTIGATE THE MOVIE. ( KES )6 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Rather sad; but...By Christian Vogtnevertheless a very nice book. "Kes" is essentially about a community which fails its young. The protagonist; Billy; is an apparently backward kid. The three worlds of the play are home; school and field. Home is Billy; his brother Jud and his mum where he is neglected and beaten up. School is a boy lost in a muddle of many others each hoping for futures out of this existence. Billys solace is his pet kestrel; on which he lavishes all the tenderness he has never known. Thats why the field where he flies his bird is a world of adventure and of escape. A land without maps or boundaries.The author manages to create an image in the readers mind that gives him a deep insight into Billys live and his problems. You feel with the protagonist and also feel sorry for him.Thats the reason why I really enjoyed reading this book and if you like rather sad books that make you think even after finishing them I would recommend you to read "Kes"!!!