Morrissey: Fast Food Worse Than Norway Massacre

Singer sparks outrage with comment at concert
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 28, 2011 10:22 AM CDT
Morrissey: Fast Food Animal Abuses Worse Than Norway Terror Attacks
Morrissey performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 24, 2011 in Glastonbury, England.   (Getty Images)

Oh, Morrissey, will you ever learn? The singer's stance on animal rights has yet again gotten him in hot water: At a concert in Poland over the weekend, the vegan/former Smiths frontman mentioned the twin terror attacks in Norway. “We all live in a murderous world, as the events in Norway have shown," he said, "though that is nothing compared to what happens in McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried s*** every day.” Outraged fans called for his retirement, the Telegraph reports.

Morrissey, however, doesn't seem too repentant: "He believes his statement speaks for itself," says his spokesperson. Lest you had forgotten, the singer's passion for animals has also led him to refer to the Chinese people as a "subspecies" and call for artist Damien Hirst’s head in a bag. (More Morrissey stories.)

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