{"name":"Morrissey","title":"Morrissey","id":1720,"slug":"morrissey","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/1720/?format=json","bio_short":"Steven Patrick Morrissey, better known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist born in Davyhulme, Lancashire, England, UK on May 22, 1959.  He was the lead singer of <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Smiths\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">The Smiths</a>, one of the most influential alternative bands in the 1980s. The group split up in 1987 and Morrissey started a successful solo career.  \n His first solo album was released in 1988 and was entitled <a title=\"Morrisey - Viva hate\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Morrisey/Viva+hate\" class=\"bbcode_album\">Viva hate</a>. It was followed by <a title=\"Morrissey - Bona Drag\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Morrissey/Bona+Drag\" class=\"bbcode_album\">Bona Drag</a> (1990), <a title=\"Morrissey - Kill Uncle\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Morrissey/Kill+Uncle\" class=\"bbcode_album\">Kill Uncle</a> (1991), the Mick Ronson-produced <a title=\"Morrissey - Your Arsenal\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Morrissey/Your+Arsenal\" class=\"bbcode_album\">Your Arsenal</a> (1992), a live album <a title=\"Morrissey - Beethoven Was Deaf\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Morrissey/Beethoven+Was+Deaf\" class=\"bbcode_album\">Beethoven Was Deaf</a> (1993)...","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/Morrissey.52b750e6.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":3527,"title":"Bigmouth Strikes Again","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/bigmouth-strikes-again/"},{"id":1890,"title":"Girlfriend In A Coma","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/girlfriend-in-a-coma/"},{"id":2082,"title":"How soon is now?","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/how-soon-is-nowh/"},{"id":24809,"title":"I Know It's Over","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/i-know-its-over/"},{"id":24808,"title":"There is a light that never goes out","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/there-is-a-light-that-never-goes-out/"}]}