Fans of singer Morrissey were left a little rumbled, after the singer rejected owning a verified Twitter account set up in his own name.
The Twitter account @itsmorrissey posted its first tweet since joining in 2009 on May 14th, saying:
“Hello. Testing, 1, 2, 3. Planet Earth, are you there? One can only hope…”
Several more tweets were posted since then, including thanking fans for attending gigs and assuring media he was behind the account which quickly gained around 250,000 followers in its short burst of activity.
It seems imitation isn’t always the most sincerest form of flattery though, and the singer released a statement to trusted fan site True To You, disowning himself from the social media platform:
“I would like to stress that I do not have either a Twitter or a Facebook account. I gather that a Twitter account has been opened in my name – as ‘It’s Morrissey’ – but it is NOT Morrissey. I do not know who has opened this recent Twitter account, but please be aware that it is bogus. That’s, of course, if you should remotely care.
Untwitterably yours,
MORRISSEY”
The @itsmorrissey account was only following one other account: Harvest Records – the record company which the musician has recently signed with.
The account has now been taken down from Twitter.
