I was a pupil at St Mary's RC secondary modern in Stretford, I was there the day he filmed outside our school, he originally was filming outside the boys entrance on the corner of Renton Road, it was during our dinner break, obviously when our famous former pupil arrived with a camera crew, about 300 spotty schoolboys ran over causing mayhem, so they stopped filming and stood outside the staff entrance (which was out of bounds to us boys) eventually our headmaster Mr Thomas asked the BBC camera crew and Morrissey to move on, as *in his words "causing a distraction to the boys"...I remember how uncomfortable Morrissey was that day, he didn't speak or look at us, probably through his shyness (shyness is nice😉) and the dread of being back there, he didn't exaggerate about how awful it was there, I received the strap across the palms of my hands several times, for such "crimes" as yawning in assembly! Not long before Moz filmed there, the school was investigated by OFSTED for hundreds of cases of corporal punishment that were unwarranted, it was a damming report on the school, fortunately corporal punishment was abolished in 1987, unfortunately for me, it was the year I left! Ironically the schools motto was Sine Macula, which translated from Latin is "Without stain"...Well I survived the place and I'm seeing Morrissey again in concert this autumn.

he has such a tragic, heartbreaking beauty about him

His teacher actually said 'Mozzer you fackin' legend' so they had to do a retake.

I dont care what anyone says about him or his current politics. This man is very dear to me and will always. People change and as we get older we can lose our essence. But here he is in all his glory. Ps im going to Manchester in Sept and will do the Smiths tour.

He’s a legend. “It just wasn’t like the old days anymore, no it wasn’t like those days.” Morrissey your the best.

It's nice to see Moz smile.

that last shot of the flats with back to the old house playing, heartbreaking.

Having a cup of tea with this bloke would be an interesting experience.

The most cheerful man in the world ever.

What a singer he is.

Extraordinary how modernist architecture ruled the world for around half a century, despite its inhuman nature. I sighed because that school looked as bland and Corbusian as mine, but that last shot of the block housing was just soul-destroying.

I don't know Why Morrissey has this look in his eyes and this voice tone that makes me think he is innerly joking so so so hard

Secondary state education, or comprehensive, yep, a lot of us ended up in that. Glad Mozzer got out and inspired so many.

The smiths are one of my fave bands, listen to there is a light that never goes out on repeat all the time , amazing song

He is so beautiful

I feel exactly the same about Birmingham. A massive regeneration in the city. While it is nice and most likely needed it feels like part of my childhood has been erased and only photos and the odd video clips allows me to revisit those happy places.

This is an amazing video. Such a sad story. Morrissey is so articulate, interesting and educating. What a top man. I did visit Manchester this week. I did drive down Kings Road and stopped and walked over not under the iron bridge. On the opposite side to Kings Road, behind the housing estate where Morrissey’s secondary school once stood, there’s even more newly built houses. Seems like even more change.

Brilliant. Love Mozza

Love you Morrissey stay strong

Like the hero's journey, you can't go back.

Bro can’t even go back to the old house, smh

These are exactly the kind of gritty and grim surroundings of an upbringing I would expect to lead him to write the songs he does. As with most people, he is a product of his environment. But unlike most people, he found a way to make even the sad, the ugly and the depressing seem (sound) beautiful and even romantic. THAT is a talent.

"Oh Manchester, so much to answer for..." The Smiths is the greatest band ever and it's not even close I'm afraid.

Such a beautiful authentic English and such a sad story, nostalgia definitely brings and exaggerate memories though.

This charming man

My fav video ever being published by the BBC ! WHATTTT

A lenged!! It's nice to hear him talk about his childhood so charming ❤❤

Wonderful video, thanks for sharing

GOAT! GLAD TO SEE THIS IN HQ!

Great music from the smiths

Journey, autobiography through time.

Excellent! Thank you.

Well done the BBC for uploading this. I seen it years ago on here

Looking at concrete - I feel quite cemented.

Thanks, you tube, for showing me this jewel!

This is my first time hearing his voice and wow! It's just as I imagined.

The greatest songwriter this country has ever produced.

oh wow I'm happy to see this uploaded in much better quality finally

I like the way he occasionally uses the pronoun 'one' in his speech. I do the same and am also not posh or particularly well educated, it's a useful tool to get ONE's point across- it's for all of us not just the royal family

Incredible band whose achievements are in no way diminished by the (now controversial) views of their front-man.

Good talking to you too. Take care.👍

Charming man .👍

I’m surprised the BBC hasn’t pulled this. Morrissey has been completely cancelled as of today. #legend

The Queen is dead. I get it now ❤️ I'm manc. In the same way .. It's all gone 😭 I never knew I had so much in common with Morrissey. Walking the streets and canals .. Is not sad it's very Artistic 😅 👍

The red-brick Victorian building in the background at 1:18 has now been converted into flats. I'm currently in those flats as I type this comment.

National treasure

Top man 👍

You have to have a grain of hope, which is a very difficult thing to have.

Very interesting.

Morrisey and Paul Heaton to me were like Keats and Shelley to the educated.

Smart man

Moz!! 👑💙🙌🙌

Wonderful clip of the greatest Englishman.

I grew up off kings road, home of the Iron Bridge

3:30 it was indeed, quite true

Say what you will but Morrissey is the best!

2:21 "When you walk without ease On these streets where you were raised"

Morrissey has proved that professional intellectuals from Manchester can make it in music.

Went to junior school for “many many years”, and lived on Kings Road “for a very long time”? How old was he in 1985?!

Feeling the effects of Modernity

Everything changes nothing stays the same

..." the anals of history" ...a true intellectual our Mozza.

Dickens was a famous walker too.

"back bedroom casualty" - did that end up in a song - if not it should have

The more I search about on the Internet and as I go up n down the country with my job, I see more n more evidence of maybe the erasing of certain aspects of history even notice the loss of amazing creative skills especially in building and architecture, the areas the average every day citezens/class live eventually get systematically destroyed and replaced with absolutely no trace it was there, but in the city's and old monumental looking buildings there maybe signs of them looking like they've been buried, or the land being raised up, makes more sense where the phrase raising a building to the ground

Morrissey- the only person alive who has never grown out of their Morrissey phase

Must be terrible to lose the area you grew up in. I've recently moved up near Manchester and I don't think I've been to another city that has more comprehensively destroyed its history. If you didn't know any better you'd assume that most places outside of the centre didn't exist 60 years ago.

That's happened almost everywhere, shame really.

It’s still a mystery to me why many architects are almost without any sense for human needs and like to erect those places of alienation and discomfort.

Backbedroom casualty

Stephen, stephen; Nostalgia = The suffering of returning to one's past. Solution = Don't wallow, move forward and embrace the future, cos it's all you got.

I always loved them, they seemed the total opposite of Simon Le Bon Bon and Duran Duran and such like. For those awkward misfits he was a hero i guess.

Happy to see : that ( geographically speaking ) Morrissey went from a Queen to a KIng

Another wildly entertaining extract from the self-regard section of the Dullard Archives - bravo!

2:40. He is still talking while walking. He has a little mic.😂

Ahh times changing always we are all changing we have no other choice .

2:33 SO TRUE. IT APPLIES TODAY AS WELL. 2024

Heaven knows he’s miserable now. Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools. Manchester so much to answer for 💞

Was the giggly Morrissey meeting his old teachers the real one? Still great music but I wonder how his character would get on as a newcomer today.

& then he promptly departed for West London & Los Angeles ... 🤨

...and that's why i live in Alty now

It fascinates me how bulldozering old neighbourhoods is seen as progress. But it takes away the things that anchor you - and when you cant go home again, like Morrissey says here its quite a huge thing. I wonder where this Mozza went. He's gone.

Did I know his name was Steven? I honestly can't remember. I just know him as Morrissey

Feel the same about Coventry. I look at old pics, gorgeous old fashioned architecture, beautiful. Then I see what they built in its place after the war... Jesus. Then again, even compared to what was around when I was a kid, what's there now looks even worse! Ever sloping downward spiral, especially with our council.

his voice is so seductive

I am hated for loving.

Everyday is like Sunday 😂

Meu namorado

“…its proved to be true.” 🤣

Moston looks ok as well

I've always wondered why dont they paint the houses to make them look a bit more cheerful?

Did anyone spot the old Austin allegro.

Before his spending the day in bed phase.

What an accent

Seems like Morrissey thinks Manchester has a lot to answer for.

Ironic....all of these massive, soulless, brutal blocks of flats were supposed to be the wave of the future....

Does the body rule the mind - Or does the mind rule the body? - I dunno...

3:24 "Go down the anal's of history or whatever..." ooh pardon, lucky ole history I say.... ( Kenneth Williams laugh )

He sounds a little like Alan Bennett

He's as depressing then as he is now