"The Smith's" Morrissey Reveals Neck Brace Envy

Morrissey was jealous when Johnny Marr had to wear a neck brace.

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Former Smiths guitarist Marr was involved in a car crash when he was in the band - which was fronted by Morrissey - and was given the brace to wear when he went to hospital.

He revealed: "I have never spent a full night in hospital. I crashed a BMW into a wall when I was in The Smiths - even though I couldn't actually drive at the time. I did my back and neck in pretty badly, but checked out after a few hours. I wore a neck brace - Morrissey was very envious."

One of The Smiths most iconic records is 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out', which features the lyrics, "If a double-decker bus crashes into us, to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die. And if a ten tonne truck kills the both of us. To die by your side, well, the pleasure, the privilege is mine." Marr, 45, now leads a healthy lifestyle, and keeps in shape by running.

The musician - who plays guitar for The Cribbs - explained: "I'm pretty healthy. People think that I live a rock 'n' roll lifestyle, but I've either missed doing all that stuff or I've done it and can't remember. I got into running in the early 90s. Now, wherever I am in the world, I just put on my hoodie and run for 20 miles."

Meanwhile, Morrissey played an incredible show at London's Brixton Academy last night (7/19/09). The enigmatic singer performed tracks from his latest album 'Years of Refusal', including single 'I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris', and a host of Smiths and other solo songs.

The crowd went wild when the 50-year-old star opened with a punk-inspired version of 'This Charming Man', with many fans in the front row desperately stretching just to try and touch their idol.

Other highlights included 'How Soon Is Now' - which featured Morrissey 'collapsing' on stage - 'Ask' and 'Girlfriend in a Coma'.

Morrissey ended the concert with hit single 'First of the Gang to Die' - from his 2004 solo album 'You Are the Quarry' - which saw several fans invade the stage in a bid to embrace him before being bundled off by security.