“I can smell burning flesh … and I hope to God it's human.”

— Morrissey

"… midway through his performance, he was overcome with fumes from the backstage barbecue." - Tim Jonze Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/apr/20/morrissey-coachella-meat-fumes/. Live at Coachella festival, California (2009) <br class="br">In Concert

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“I cannot let you burn me up, nor can I resist you. No mere human can stand in a fire and not be consumed.”

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