Steven Morrissey
Steven Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey, professionally known only as Morrissey, is an English singer, songwriter and author. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the indie rock band The Smiths, which was active from 1982 to 1987. Since then, Morrissey has had a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions...
problem moments considerate
That was the problem with the 'celibate' word because they don't consider for a moment that you'd rather not be, but you just are. I was never a sexual person.
people world may
You may not realize this, but people have the power to change the world.
lying memorable thinking
When I'm lying in my bed I think about life and I think about death and neither one particularly appeals to me.
song pride cds
I have so much pride and love for the songs of The Smiths. However, I must ask you, if you come across any Smiths CDs, don't buy them, because all the money goes to that wretched drummer.
communication people inconvenience
That's why I do this music business thing, it's communication with people without having the extreme inconvenience of actually phoning anybody up.
winning thinking useless
I think we were all initially swept along with the Obama win, but he's proven to be simply a set of teeth, and useless in every other regard.
language
Nature is a language - can't you read?
cards want might
But sometimes I'd feel more fulfilled making Christmas cards with the mentally ill. I want to live and I want to love. I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of.
flames rose noses
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt, As the flames rose to her Roman nose And her Walkman started to melt...
marketing campaigns want
I don't want to get too involved in marketing budgets, online promotions and download set-ups because it would be a bit like Gertrude Stein mapping out a TV campaign. I want to sing. I want visibility. I am essentially Al Martino, not Seymour Stein.
years decline years-of-life
Each year of life brings us nearer to our decline, but I will continue to seek a listener until I'm dead in a ditch.
feel-better thinking skills
When you're younger, you see the people who are in power and think they must have that position because of some degree of skill. And as you get older, you realize it's not true, that most people in those positions are absolutely inept. And this naturally makes you feel better about yourself.
diaries launching personal-things
The Smiths was an incredibly personal thing to me. It was like launching your own diary to music.
difficult
I find Christmas very difficult