Tim Broad

Tim Broad was a British film director, best known for his music videos for the singer Morrissey.

In a 1990 interview, he was described as Morrissey's closest friend.^[1] Broad directed the video for The Smiths' songs "Girlfriend in a Coma" and "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before",^[2] and subsequently a number of videos for Morrissey,^[3] seven of which were released on the compilation Hulmerist.

He also directed the videos for the Mike + The Mechanics' songs "The Living Years" and "Nobody Knows",^[4] Marc Almond's "Tears Run Rings" and several songs by The Jesus and Mary Chain.^[5]

Broad died of an HIV-related illness in 1993 at the age of 38.^[6][7][8]

Filmography: Music videos for Morrissey

• Suedehead (1988)
• Everyday Is Like Sunday (1988)
• The Last of the Famous International Playboys (1989)
• Interesting Drug (1989)
• Ouija Board, Ouija Board (1989)
• November Spawned a Monster (1990)
• Sing Your Life (1990)
• Pregnant for the Last Time (1991)
• My Love Life (1991)
• We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful (1992)
• You're the One for Me, Fatty (1992)

References

1. Kent, Nick. "The Face, March 1990". Retrieved 21 June 2015.
2. Zuberi, Nabeel (2001). Sounds English: Transnational Popular Music. University of Illinois Press. pp. 48. ISBN 978-0252026201.
3. "Morrissey videos and promo films". Passions Just Like Mine. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
4. "Tim Broad - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
5. Howe, Zoe (2013). Barbed wire kisses : the Jesus and Mary Chain story. Edinburgh: Polygon. ISBN 978-1846972492.
6. Rogan, Johnny (1993). Morrissey & Marr : the severed alliance (New, rev. ed.). London [u.a.]: Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0711930001.
7. Bret, David (2004). Morrissey : scandal and passion. London: Robson. p. 143. ISBN 978-1861057877.
8. Morrissey (2013). Autobiography. London: Penguin Books, Limited. ISBN 978-0141394817.