I can't defend Morrissey's extremist tendency and wouldn't try to, but I remain a fan of much of his music. Like him or loathe him, the man has been a mass of contradictions for 37 years and seems to thrive on surfing the bounds of respectability and political correctness. Whether or not I believe, agree or disagree with his blather, I'm used to it. And like all of us he's entitled to his opinions, however questionable they might be.
If being righteous was a condition of the artists I chose to listen to, I'd have a pretty small record collection. For my own part I still get pleasure from Morrissey's voice and muse, whatever stance he chooses to project.
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