Morrissey an aspie?

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I just starting reading Morrissey's autobiography. I have always had a suspicion that he may be an aspie.

Is he?

Well, he has a reputation for being blunt and straight to the point, no matter if what he says may hurt someones feelings.
Yet, I don't think he does this with the main purpose being to offend someone, but rather because he sees more sense in being frank/honest than in lying. He is more committed to being relaxed in his own skin/ being himself, and couldn't care less if others chose to resent him because of that. In a world where more and more people are basing their lives on being a sort of replica of others and what society expect people to be like, he has sort of taken a step out of the box and in a way emphasized that "I am not ashamed to be different and stand out of the crowd, this is my true colors, no hidden meaning".

I actually admire Morrissey for being true to himself and to others, Such people are easier to trust, and you always know "where you have them". They will not pretend to like you, ergo if you are friends with such a person, you know the concerned truly want's to be your friend, and that he / she has not based the friendship on a lie.

Based on the above, there might be a chance that some of Morrissey's somewhat different behavior is an indication that he may have Aspergers. This theory seeming even more persuasive, since he also seems to be feeling a bit uncomfortable/ out of place in social situations, and sometimes appear to have a slightly abnormal perspective on things. Can't forget to mention, once again, the fact that he does not seem to get bothered/ nor worry about what what impression other people may have made ​​about him - In the same mentioned scenarios, but on the opposite, most neuro typical people are usually very keen about being accepted by the rest of society, and therefore also is prone to be influenced and adapt to the criticism they receive from others.

Of course there are the several types of personality traits within Aspergers as well as there are within neuro typical's, but the possibility that he is an aspie is there anyway. On the other hand though, chances are just as big that he plainly is just another "normal" person, a somewhat "strange" neuro typical, who have managed to find a balance in life, where he can live his life without letting himself become influenced and or changed by what most people would.

Couldn't have said it better myself.

The auto bio has also reignited the speculations about his sexuality. Course it doesn't matter to me if he is gay, straight or bi. I always thought his feelings towards Johnny Marr were a lot deeper then he likes to admit.

Wow, funny you mentioned that, I've thought about the same thing for years, that he might be gay or bisexual. And i guess if that is true, it has been harder for him to speak truly about his sexuality, since there is some stigma towards it (of course not as much as back in the day's, but nevertheless just enough to make people feel ashamed about their sexual orientation), or he might be in denial.

The fact that he was/is such a great fan of Oscar Wilde (which most likely is simply because he was an amazing author and an original character), but it could also, in addition be, that Morrissey found some comfort in Wilde. Oscar Wilde did in fact keep his sexual orientation a secret for quite some time, even from his wife. The truth didn't come out before it was revealed that he carried out adultery, this of course with men (which was a real no no at the time). I also think that it is from Wilde Morrissey has gotten a lot of his inspiration from. Wilde was also known for being blunt and straightforwards, he also couldn't care less whether or not people where hurt when he told them the truth.

I think that having Wilde as a role model (if Morrissey actually is homosexual) in a way has been his refuge, his escape from the "truth". So basically by acting out this persona somewhat inspired by Wilde "The importance of being honest aka. earnest", it has been easier for Morrissey to keep his sexual orientation a secret.

Whether or not he is straight or gay, won't change my perspective on him anyway, he's still awesome

I am glad to know I am not the only one who thought Morrissey was on the spectrum. I consider him to be close to my own diagnosis (NLD) than to Aspergers. Some fellow fans of Morrissey rule out Aspergers based of things like being comfortable hugging his fans. That's one of the things that made my neuropsychiatrist rule out Asperger in favour of NLD as my diagnose... But at any rate, he does show markings of a high functioning autistic person.

In more ways than one, his music and lyrics have been painfully relatable to me (although these days are more social than before, but still).

The bisexual but Quirkyalone in me felt happy when he came out, although he used the witty word "Humasexual" instead of using bisexual (which I use) or Pansexual. I guess he came out due to his mention of his relationship with Tina Deghani in his autobiography. (Well, a lot of monosexist people are up in arms, the same way I get laughed off when I say I am bisexual. My affairs with women have been few and farther in between in comparison with those I have had with men, and that makes people think I was just experimenting.

I've always thought of him as a brilliantly candid eccentric.

I doubt he's on the Spectrum, though it wouldn't surprise me if he was.

He doesn't have any official diagnosis of anything other than a bleeding ulcer. I've noticed that he is often ADORED by spectral types. His lyrics SPEAK to this fan contingent. And he DOES tick a lot of boxes in my mind. But I think a lot of us simply wish he was one of us lol. He's fantastic!! Love him.