Triste nyheder om at Morrissey nu har aflyst de 24 resterende shows på USA-touren. Følgerne af et lødende mavesår og en tilstødt dobbeltsidet lungebetændelse har effektivt sat en alvorlig stopper for de mange koncerter, der i forvejen var arrangeret som følge af en aflyst tour sidste efterår. Bekymrende med Moz, der netop har udsendt nedenstående statement…

– It takes a lifetime to find the right words, and at the moment, I haven’t got them. I’ve been a colossal pain where this continuously unpredictable illness is concerned, and now the physical limits have been reached. The tour had, in fact, been fantastic for all of us – a new slice of life full of concentrated power. The audiences everywhere have given so much, although I know that neither of us will ever receive our due. I hope this isn’t the end, and I hope there will be other chances, minus the heavy burden of illness. Knots of grief today, but full of resolve for tomorrow.