A Smiths fan has decided to remove a Morrissey tattoo and replace it with one honouring Sheryl Crow instead.
Ryan Mangione had the DIY tattoo of the singer’s name put on his knee four years ago after a night out drinking.
But he has finally decided to remove it and replace it with Crow’s name.
“I woke up and I realised, ‘Oh no, he’s a bad man, I don’t want this tattooed on me for the rest of my life,’” he told The Guardian. “This was not the smartest thing I’ve ever done.”
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Explaining his reasons for removing the tattoo, Mangione said: “There has been a build up over the years where more articles have come out about him being a clown of a human being, and the tension of wanting to get rid of the tattoo grew.”
Morrissey was recently slammed by Billy Bragg after the former Smiths singer re-affirmed his support for the far-right political party For Britain, claimed that Nigel Farage “would make a good prime minister” and said that “everyone ultimately prefers their own race”.
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“I think [Morrissey’s] decided that he wants to betray everything he ever said in the Smiths, and he’s broken the hearts of a lot of people…,” Bragg said. “The Smiths expressed a lot of people’s own sense of disconnect with society and helped them to find their own identity, and he’s totally trashed that. I’m heartbroken for them because I’m a big Smiths fan, too.
Bragg continued: “I have no sympathy for [Morrissey], no respect for him, but I have a lot of sympathy and respect for his audience.”
Meanwhile, Crow recently dedicated ‘Soak Up The Sun’ to environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg during her performance at this year’s Glastonbury festival.