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Half A Person: Morrissey

“La vela Morrissey… y que el cantante te ilumine. Es la oportunidad de ver consumirse al británico siempre que te apetezca.”

“The Morrissey candle… may the singer illuminate you. A chance to watch the Brit burn away whenever you please.”

— Toni Torrecillas, S Moda / El País

Who sang the songs that saved your life? The answer to this question is not universal. Yet, for the droves of outliers who braved the plight of adolescence with a ragged "Queen is Dead" T-Shirt on their backs and a melting Walkman in hand, one ambivalent troubadour, stands heroic.

Our ears perked up at his brave and fiery moans. His brainy frankness gave us the courage to flaunt our awkwardness with wild abandon. He wrote our battle hymns, and we proudly took up spectacles and paperbacks for arms against the world with him. For the clumsy and shy finally had a champion, and as the records spun on, we listened to his croons assured it was sufficient to be Half a Person.

Half a Person is a heroic idealization. Chest exposed, coy grin, and coiffed to perfection; its only vulnerabilities are a band-aid covered nipple and a cotton wick.

Half a Person: Morrissey is first in my three part Musical Muses Series.

9.1 inches tall, 100% hand-cast beeswax, 1.25 lb., cotton wick