Stephen Morris
- This article is about the musician Stephen Morris. For the novel by Nevil Shute see: Stephen Morris (novel).
Stephen Morris is a musician in the
Manchester rock band
New Order. Though he's primarily a percussionist, he also plays keyboards. He also drummed in the band from which New Order was formed,
Joy Division, and in
The Other Two, a band made up of Morris and his wife, New Order bandmate
Gillian Gilbert. Early on, Morris was a strong contender to become New Order's lead vocalist, and his voice can be heard on some early tracks (especially live versions).
Something of an eccentric, Morris has been called "daft as a brush" by bandmate Peter Hook. Morris reportedly used some of his fortune to purchase a military tank. He and Gilbert live in Macclesfield, outside Manchester.