Tragedien fortsætter med uformindsket styrke. Efter 46 (!) sygdomsaflyste shows tidligere på året, var Morrissey endelig klar til oprejsning og revanche i det sydamerikanske, med 2 aftener i Peru, 8 i Chile, 2 i Argentina og 3 i Brasilien. Den sidste af de internationale playboys var ankommet med band og entourage til Lima klar til kamp, og så………aflysning igen. For Morrissey besøgte en lokal peruviansk restaurant, fik pasta med tomater, og gik straks ned med maveforgiftning. Det endda i en så seriøs grad, at de første 10 (!) shows i Sydamerika nu står aflyst, mens hovedpersonen er rejst hjem til sin private doktor i Los Angeles. Hvad med en ny plade snart, istedet for disse endeløse tour-nederlag? Her et vanligt patosfyldt statement i anledning af de seneste aflysninger:

See the luck I’ve had – true-to-you.net
12 July 2013

I can’t give words to the sorrow I feel at the loss of perfect Peru. Oh, black cloud. After such a victorious and uplifting welcome of Lima love, the contaminated jinx had its way via a simple restaurant meal of penne pasta and tomato. Three hours later, both I, and security Liam have collapsed with a deadly and delirious bedridden disease. Five days of round-the-clock medical supervision just barely controls the corrosively toxic food poisoning. I know my luck too well. Sorrow replaces joy, and in every dream home a heartache. It could only be me.
I have returned to Los Angeles and to the expert supervision of my doctor Jeremy Fine, who assures me that I shall be fine (although not in the gossamer, powdery sense) for our upcoming shows in Argentina and Brazil. I have absolutely no idea where my beloved Chile has gone. In the heat of cancellations and postponements, the humiliation and mortification I feel on a personal level is too mammoth to be measured. If my spirits climb down any lower I could never again find the dignity to stand upright. We all live at the mercy of biological chance, and although I am not one to take refuge in clichés, I repeat my very servile apologies to any and all who back-packed their way to Peru. Alas, the dark shadow made the same journey.
Each year of life brings us nearer to our decline, but I will continue to seek a listener until I’m dead in a ditch.

with all the soul of the world
MORRISSEY
12 July 2013, Los Angeles.