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Rare Morrissey letters reveal teenage ambition
25 Jul
Summary
- Letters from Morrissey's youth are expected to sell for £22,000.
- He wrote them to a pen friend between ages 14 and 20.
- One letter states his ambition was to be a star or writer.
An archive of letters written by a young Morrissey, prior to the formation of The Smiths, is anticipated to achieve £22,000 at auction. These personal correspondences were exchanged with a Birmingham-based pen friend, Simon Pitt, between 1974 and 1979, when Morrissey was between 14 and 20 years old.
One striking letter details Morrissey's burgeoning ambitions, stating, "my ambition is to be a rock 'n' roll star or an actor, or a writer." This provides a fascinating glimpse into the mindset of the future music icon during his formative years.
Further insights into his youthful confidence are revealed in another letter penned just weeks later. In it, Morrissey declared, "I always said I was a genius, but nobody listened." The collection is set to go on sale in London, with the letters estimated to fetch a combined total of £22,000.
