Morrissey: 'I officially died for nine minutes'

Smiths frontman claims he died following a bout of food poisoning in Peru in 2013 Morrissey has died. Well, for a few minutes. And two years ago.In an interview with Alternative Nation, during which the Smiths frontman said he was looking forward to returning to South America following his cancelled tour in 2013 after being hospitalised for food poisoning, he said: “I’m also always excited to be in South America, even though the last visit to Peru gave me food poisoning and I officially died