Morrissey has denied a series of rumours claiming that three of his songs were written about James, Geoff Travis and Cathal Smyth.The rumour mill has been awash with Morrissey claims for years.
One such rumour is how ‘We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful’, the first single from his 1992 album ‘Your Arsenal’, was written about ‘Sit Down’ hitmakers James.James lead singer Tim Booth even previously stated in a 2019 Q Magazine interview that the song is about the success James had as a fellow Manchester band.Another Morrissey solo song, ‘You’re The One For Me, Fatty’, was believed to be about friend Cathal Smyth, aka Chas Smith, former member of Madness, with Spin even noting it in an article about Morrissey’s best songs in 2017.A.
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