Mixed reception for Morrissey's 'classic' autobiography He was even approached to appear on EastEnders, as the son of Dot Cotton. Elsewhere he says Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the notorious gangsters, were "unfairly locked away for the rest of their lives." The crime twins were persecuted by the authorities because they were "working class and far too formidable," Morrissey suggests. The singer, whose full name is Steven Morrissey, describes being questioned by Scotland Yard officers following the release of his 1988 album Viva Hate, which included the track Margaret on the Guillotine. "I am drilled and recorded on tape for one hour under the penetrating glare of Special Branch," says Morrissey, who describes Baroness Thatcher as a "philosophical axe-woman" who was "obviously mad." The book, called simply Autobiography, comprises some 450 pages and is not divided into chapters. It was awarded five stars by Neil McCormick, the Telegraph's music critic, who praised its "beautifully measured prose style." However, it was also described by readers on Twitter as "pretentious" and "dull as dirt." In 2011 Morrissey said he would like his memoirs to published by Penguin, "but only if they published it as a classic." He temporarily halted plans to release the book last month over a "last minute content disagreement" with the publisher.