Long Live “the Queen Is Dead”: On The Genius Of This Album — and Morrissey’s Finest Moments As Lyrical Provocateur — 30 Years La

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Read More... (Credit: Rough Trade/Tom Sheehan) Morrissey may never agree to a Smiths reunion, but he’s still very proud of the band’s legacy—especially as “The Queen Is Dead” heads toward its 30th birthday in June. “I would like to congratulate the Smiths, and also Stephen Street, and also Rough Trade Records for 30 fantastic years of sales for ‘The Queen Is Dead,'” he recently wrote via his mouthpiece website, true-to-you.net.

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