Morrissey talks about health problems, won't reschedule postponed North American tour

With a whole host of shows falling victim to Morrissey’s increasingly worrying ill-health, it’s been confirmed that these dates won’t be rescheduled despite being originally “postponed”.

The former Smiths frontman broke the news over the weekend, after spending much of last week in hospital. He wrote on a fan site that he was “bitterly disappointed with this decision and he apologizes to everyone who has been inconvenienced.”

Morrissey continued to reveal more about his recent illness:

“It takes a lifetime to find the right words, and at the moment, I haven’t got them. I’ve been a colossal pain where this continuously unpredictable illness is concerned, and now the physical limits have been reached. The tour had, in fact, been fantastic for all of us – a new slice of life full of concentrated power. The audiences everywhere have given so much, although I know that neither of us will ever receive our due. I hope this isn’t the end, and I hope there will be other chances, minus the heavy burden of illness. Knots of grief today, but full of resolve for tomorrow.”

Last week, Morrissey was hospitalised due to “double pneumonia”. He has previously been taken ill this year suffering from a bleeding ulcer and Barrett’s esophagus.

We wish him well in his recovery.