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Exhausted by "malicious associations," Morrissey sells stake in The Smiths [1]

['Ellsworth Toohey']

Date: 2025-09-04

Morrissey, the lead singer of The Smiths, has listed his 50% stake in the band for sale. The offering includes rights to the band's name, artwork, merchandise, songs, recordings, and publishing, potentially worth tens of millions of dollars.

According to Deadline, Morrissey announced the sale via Instagram, citing exhaustion from "malicious associations" with former bandmates. His representatives at WME are now accepting offers. This move follows similar high-profile catalog sales by legacy artists, including Bruce Springsteen's $500 million deal and the Michael Jackson estate's $1.2 billion transaction for half of its assets.

The sale emerges amid ongoing tensions between Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr, who recently rejected what he described as a "eye-watering amount of money" for a reunion tour, stating "the vibe's not right."

Previously:

• How to write a Smiths song in one minute

• Morrissey just published a scathing open letter to Johnny Marr: 'Stop using my name as click-bait'

• Morrissey's debut novel officially contains the worst literary sex scene of 2015

• Morrissey at age 17: 'Ramones are Rubbish'

• Morrissey is mad about how The Simpsons parodied him

• Morrissey says Miley Cyrus wants off his new record which is in limbo anyway because Moz just split with his label

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