Morrissey celebrates 50th birthday with fans

Washington, May 25: British singer Morrissey celebrated his 50 birthday in a jam-packed musical event in his hometown on May 22.Despite being asked to cancel his shows to recover from a mystery illness, the singer seemed healthy and in high spirits as he celebrated half a century at England`s Manchester Apollo.

Morrissey was also seen shaking hands with his fans hands and cracking jokes about his "fifty gruesome years", before his backing band surprised him by launching into a version of Happy Birthday, which the crowd sang along to. According to Contactmusic, he responded: "I`m not 50, I`m actually 40/10." The tickets for the special birthday gig were sold out within 15 minutes of the opening. ANI