Life and Career
Morris was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. He attended The King's School, Macclesfield (the same school as the late Ian Curtis who was also in Joy Division). After Joy Division went through several drummers, they eventually settled on Morris. Early on, Morris was also a strong contender to become New Order's lead vocalist, and his voice can be heard on some early tracks (especially live versions). He also contributed musically to as-yet-unreleased demos by Quando Quango.
Something of an eccentric, Morris used some of his fortune to purchase several military vehicles. He and Gilbert live in Rainow, outside Macclesfield. Together they formed the side-project The Other Two. The latest Other Two CD is called "Swing".
They have together two daughters, Tilly and Grace. It is speculated that Tilly performs in Manchester band Hot Vestry, but this is yet to be confirmed.
In 2007, Morris and Gilbert remixed two tracks for the Nine Inch Nails remix album Year Zero Remixed. In June 2009, he, along with other members of New Order (except Peter Hook) formed a new band called Bad Lieutenant along with Blur bassist Alex James, though James did not stay in the band due to travel distance from other members. Tom Chapman replaced Alex James on bass in the final line-up. Bad Lieutenant released their debut album "Never Cry Another Tear" in 2009 and toured from October 2009 to April 2010. They had begun working on a second album and performed several one-off shows. New Order reformed in the summer of 2011 therefore Morris has now returned to playing with New Order.
Morris is a devoted fan of the science fiction TV series Doctor Who. He has a full-sized Dalek replica in his rehearsal room. Sumner has called the Dalek "the sixth member of" New Order.
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