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For one intensely loyal Morrissey fan, "Tomorrow" won't come. Which is why while recuperating from a bout of double pneumonia that forced him to cancel a concert in Mexico City and reshuffle his tour dates, The Smiths' former frontman took time out to pen a poignant tribute to one of his most devoted admirers who died recently. While he did not know Margaret Dale, whose death his letter hinted may have been a suicide, the 53-year-old Morrissey remembered her Wednesday on fan site, True to You, for her constant presence on the road and the time he autographed her arm, which he noted "was now a tattoo." The singer-songwriter also mourned her with these heartfelt and thought-provoking...

Morrissey has written a heartfelt message in response to the death of a devoted fan who apparently committed suicide. In a letter on posted on the Morrissey news site "True To You" (via Pitchfork), the singer calls Margaret Dale a "woman of action, who now knows the soul of the world." He writes: I did not know Margaret on a personal level, but she was always there on the front row - the UK, the Us, Israel - wherever we'd go, she'd go. Last week Margaret drove behind the tour bus all the way from Davis to Seattle, and managed to

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