Paul Morley

Paul Morley (born 26 March 1957) is an English music journalist and producer.

Morley was born the son of a prison guard and grew up in Stockport. Between 1977 and 1983 he wrote for the music magazine New Musical Express, where he developed a new post-modern way to write about pop music. He has since published more papers on music. In addition to the producer Trevor Horn was the founder of the record label ZTT Records and the band Art of Noise. With James Banbury, he founded the band Infantjoy who has published two albums With (2006) and Where the Night Goes ( 2005).

He was married to Claudia Bridges, formerly singer was propaganda at the ZTT band and the couple have a daughter. Bridges is currently in a relationship with Paul Humphreys ( Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ) and interacts with him under the name Onetwo.

• Paul Morley: Nothing. Faber & Faber, 2000. ISBN 978-0-571-17799-8
• Paul Morley: Words and Music: a history of pop in the shape of a city. Bloomsbury, 2003. ISBN 0-7475-5778-0
• Paul Morley: Joy Division: Piece by Piece: Writing About Joy Division 1977-2007. Plexus Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-0-85965-404-3