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Morrissey performed live on The Late Show With David Letterman last night [January 8]. The singer and his band played "Action Is My Middle Name". Scroll down to watch the performance. Morrissey's appearance on Letterman came ahead of his rescheduled North American tour dates. He was originally scheduled to play a handful of shows last October, but postponed them after his mother fell ill. Morrissey's current run of American shows begins tonight [January 9] at Tilles Center for Performing Arts in Brookville, New York.

“The one thing that saved Mick at this point was Dylan,” Mick Ronson’s wife, Suzi, recalls in a terrific feature on her late husband by Garry Mulholland in the new issue of Uncut. She was talking about the shambles Mick’s career had become after he was dumped by David Bowie and his first two solo albums, Slaughter On 10th Avenue and Play Don’t Worry, had both flopped. Things hadn’t really worked out with the Hunter-Ronson Band, either, and you wondered where Mick might go from here when he unexpectedly hove into view as a member of Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue.

In Part 4 of this exclusive interview from Uncut’s October 1999 issue, David Bowie looks back on 30 years of genius, drugs and derangement. Words: Chris Roberts

In Part 3 of this exclusive interview from Uncut’s October 1999 issue, David Bowie looks back on 30 years of genius, drugs and derangement. Words: Chris Roberts

In Part 2 of this exclusive interview from Uncut’s October 1999 issue, David Bowie looks back on 30 years of genius, drugs and derangement. Words: Chris Roberts

An exclusive interview from Uncut’s October 1999 issue

The inside story of Bowie's early classic

David Bowie has released a new single, "Where Are We Now?", this morning [January 8 - Bowie's birthday]. You can watch the video below. The single will be followed on March 12 by THE NEXT DAY, Bowie's first new album in 10 years and his 30th studio recording. It has been produced by Tony Visconti. The track listing for THE NEXT DAY is: The Next Day Dirty Boys The Stars (Are Out Tonight) Love Is Lost Where Are We Now? Valentine's Day If You Can See Me I'd Rather Be High Boss Of Me Dancing Out In Space

Roger Waters will take his live show of The Wall back on the road in Europe next year. Waters will play London’s Wembley Stadium on 14 September 2013, plus 24 dates in Europe. The 2013 shows will all take place outside. At a press conference in London today [November 15], Waters also spoke about the likelihood of his former Pink Floyd bandmates – specifically David Gilmour – appearing on stage during the new batch of dates. Waters was joined by Gilmour and Nick Mason last year at London’s O2.

According to reports, Mike Love is to continue touring without Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks when the current 50th anniversary tour finishes at the end of this week. The line-up for future shows will instead consist of Love, Bruce Johnston along with their regular touring band. "As we move on, Bruce and I look forward to performing live for Beach Boys fans everywhere," Love said in a press release, also noting, "The 50th Reunion Tour was designed to be a set tour with a beginning and an end to mark a special 50-year milestone for the band."