“Boasting the most fervid fans in the pop universe, Morrissey drew 2,500 starry-eyed acoly

“Boasting the most fervid fans in the pop universe, Morrissey drew 2,500 starry-eyed acolytes to his April 27 in-store appearance at New York City’s Tower Records." 

Spin. August 1994. 

Side note: I WAS THERE! I was on line all day (I was way up by Lafayette Street - that was one serious line), and just as I was inching up to the entrance, Morrissey lifts up a sign that simply says: "I’m sorry. I’m tired. Goodbye.” That was a fun day.