It can’t be much fun being Morrissey these days. Not only does he have serious health problems (he’s just cancelled U.S. tour dates due to a bleeding ulcer) but now comes news that he has been snubbed by one of his former musical heroes.

A private 1982 photograph of him posing with David Bowie taken by Linder Sterling was to have adorned the reissue of the one of his weakest singles (The Last Of The Famous International Playboys) which precedes the forthcoming re-release of his worst solo album Kill Uncle.

Bowie had other ideas and has ordered EMI UK not to allow this artwork to go ahead. Mr. B is not one to go public with the reasons for such decisions so we can only speculate as to why he objected. Continue reading →