Letters by pre-Smiths Morrissey set for auction

Letters written by a pre-Smiths Morrissey to be sold

Revealing letters penned by one of the pioneers of British indie rock in the 1980s are going under the hammer in London .

Morrissey's unseen teenage letters predicting he would become a “rock ’n’ roll star” are going up for auction

The archive includes letters declaring “I always said I was a genius, but nobody listened”, as well as an account of his attempt to join The Clash The post Morrissey’s unseen teenage letters predicting he would become a “rock ’n’ roll star” are going up for auction appeared first on NME.

Letters from pre-The Smiths Morrissey to go to auction

Letters penned by Morrissey between the ages of 14 and 20, before he founded The Smiths, are set to go to auction next month. There are gold nuggets of Morrissey’s self-aggrandising tone scattered throughout the previously unseen handwritten letters, including, “I always said I was a genius, but nobody listened.” Another letter contains the prophetic quotation, “My ambition is to be a rock ‘n’ roll star or an actor, or a writer”. Morrissey is ad…

Star's pre-fame letters to Birmingham pen pal set to fetch £22k

The archive, written to pen friend Simon Pitt, includes one in which celeb says 'my ambition is to be a rock 'n' roll star, actor or writer'

Letters written by young pre-Smiths Morrissey up for auction

The letters to a Birmingham pen pal were written by the singer between the ages of 14 and 20.

Letters written by young Morrissey expected to fetch £22k

Letters written by a young Morrissey before he formed The Smiths are to go to auction in London, where they are expected to sell for £22,000 (€25,814).