Morrissey Lashes Out After Labels Reject 'The Queen Is Dead' 30th Anniversary Plans

Published May 16, 2016

Between plotting a potential mayoral candidacy and catching Rancid live in concert, Morrissey has had an eventful 2016 as it is. With the 30th anniversary of the Smiths' classic 1986 album The Queen Is Dead approaching this June, however, he's now found himself in bit of drama, as he so often does.Apparently, the Moz was hoping to celebrate the milestone of The Queen Is Dead anniversary, as well as that for, with some reissue festivities, but the band's old labels disagreed.In a post on True To You , he wrote:The Queen Is DeadThe Queen Is DeadMeat Is MurderThe Queen Is DeadConsidering the situation, the former Smiths frontman is urging listeners to get the record's title track back on the charts."Bleeding to death, I therefore have the restless gall to ask of you that, should you have 99 cents/pence, that you purchase 'The Queen Is Dead' track in the final week of May, thus possibly edging it into the corner of everyone's ear in the UK Top 100 — if only to let them know that we are still here and fully aware of the fox-fur on the hall-stand," he continued.This isn't the first time Morrissey has taken issue with the release plans of labels, having hit out at Universal late last year for allegedly blocking a charity single he had recorded in light of the terrorist attacks in Paris.