Clearly the person in charge of booking guests for Jimmy Kimmel Live! didn’t bother googling Morrisey’s name before slotting him on the same night as the cast of A&E’s reality TV show Duck Dynasty. Because they would’ve discovered pretty quickly that the musician currently picking a fight with the Staples Center over McDonald’s wouldn’t want to be in the same building as the Robertson family, whose Duck Commander business makes products for duck hunters. And for that reason, Morrissey is refusing to appear on tomorrow night’s episode.
Here’s the official statement:
Morrissey is thankful for being invited to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live tomorrow, February 26. However, he cannot morally be on a television program where the cast members of Duck Dynasty will also be guests. Morrissey would be honored to play the show, if Duck Dynasty were removed.
The Kimmel appearance was to mark Morrissey’s first performance since postponing a slew of tour dates due to a bleeding ulcer. He’ll now make his return to the stage on February 27th in San Diego. Check out his newly expanded tour schedule below.
Morrissey 2013 Tour Dates:
02/27 – San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theatre ^
03/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center ^*
03/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood High School ^
03/04 – Davis, CA @ Robert Mondavi Center ^
03/06 – Seattle, WA @ The Moore Theatre ^
03/08 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall ^
03/09 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom ^
03/14 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Vive Latino Festival
03/18 – Lawrence, KS @ Liberty Hall ^
03/19 – Lincoln, NE @ Rococo Theatre ^
03/22 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum ^
03/23 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater ^
03/27 – Clear Lake, IA @ Surf Ballroom ^
03/29 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium ^
03/30 – Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Center ^
04/02 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel ^
04/03 – Richmond, VA @ The National ^
04/06 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theater ^
04/08 – Flint, MI @ Whiting Auditorium ^
04/09 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theater ^
04/12 – Beaumont, TX @ Jefferson Theater ^
04/13 – Pharr, TX 2 Pharr Entertainment Center ^
04/15 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium ^
04/16 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall ^
04/19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater ^
04/20 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas ^
04/23 – El Paso, TX @ Tricky Falls ^
04/26 – Denver, CO @ Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre ^
04/28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kingsbury Hall ^
04/30 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield ^
^ = w/ Kristeen Young
* = w/ Patti Smith and Her Band
