Morrissey has declared he is finished with The Smiths.

In a dramatic announcement on his website, the 66-year-old singer revealed that all of his business interests in the iconic band are now up for sale, signalling what he described as a final break from his former bandmates.

‘The songs are me – they are no one else,’ Morrissey wrote in a statement on Morrissey Central.

‘But they bring with them business communications that go to excessive lengths to create as much dread and spite year after year. I must now protect myself, especially my health.’

The rock band, made up of Morrissey, Johnny Marr, the late Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce, was formed in 1982 and split just five years later in 1987 after reports of internal tensions.

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