Morrissey is no longer taking applications to buy his stake in The Smiths, following a "colossal response".
This comes after the band's former frontman revealed plans to sell his share of the band, sharing that he had “no choice but to offer for sale all of his business interests”.
“I am burnt out by any and all connections to [Johnny] Marr, [Andy] Rourke, [Mike] Joyce. I have had enough of malicious associations. With my entire life I have paid my rightful dues to these songs and these images. I would now like to live disassociated from those who wish me nothing but ill-will and destruction, and this is the only resolution", Morrissey said in a statement earlier this week.
Having previously said that he was taking applications from interest parties via eaves7760@gmail.com, Morrissey has now released another statement, confirming that the address has been "switched off" due to this "colossal response".
This stake had included Morrissey's "full and exclusive rights" to The Smiths name, artwork, their songs, merchandising rights, synchronisation rights, recordings and all contractual rights for the Smiths publishing.
In this statement, a rep for Morrissey has said: “Although Morrisseys’ love for the songs of the Smiths era will never waver, he is tired of the disagreeable and vexatious characters involved in ‘The Smiths’ business. After thirty-eight years of insults and abuse, Morrissey has had enough".
“All (or most) of the ‘eaves’ emails will be answered in time".
See this statement in full here.
Back in June, Nick Cave says that he turned down Morrissey's request to sing "silly anti-woke screed" on new song. More on this from Nova here.
