Morrissey Autobiography is a record-breaking chart-topper The book, controversially published as a Penguin Classic, has overtaken Keith Richards" 2010 book Life to become the fastest-selling music memoir on record. Morrissey's book sold 34,918 copes in its first week of sale, compared with Richards" 28,213. The prospect of publishing it as a Penguin Classic was first raised by Morrissey in an interview on Radio 4"s Front Row in 2011. He lamented the "appalling" celebrity autobiorgraphy market, condemning them as "a publishing event, not a literary event." In characteristic Morrissey style, the book has divided critics. Some have praised his poetic prose style and wry humour, whilst others found the memoir to be mired in exasperating petulance. Nor has the publication been without controversy. Morrissey's ambiguous sexuality has often been the subject of speculation, and he revealed in Autobiography that his first serious relationship was with a man named Jake Owen Walters. However, after the disclosure became the centre of much of the press coverage of the book, Morrissey issued a statement declaring, "Unfortunately, I am not homosexual. In light of the mixed reviews, the singer Annie Lennox yesterday issued a statement in support of Morrissey, calling him an "elegant survivor." "He's made a profound connection and difference to a multitude of lives, which is more than can be said for the belligerent scribers who seem to have a bone to pick with his very existence," she wrote.