Morrissey Quotes

"I rate Morrissey (Steven Patrick Morrissey) as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, he`s up there with Bryan Ferry."

The Smiths hasn`t been equaled. That goes for the composition of the songs, the lyrics, and the performance. What Johnny Marr and he (Steven Patrick Morrissey) did was fabulous, nobody can beat that. If I`d ever start a rock band, I`d want to approximate that level.

People like Richard Ashcroft and Morrissey (Steven Patrick Morrissey) are brilliant but when there`s a band there`s a little bit of spark there; a bit of tension maybe that makes it work.

Morrissey wrote to me and said, I have a song for you and if we release it as a single, you`ll be on the charts for the first time since 1972, I said, what time, where?

Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I`m crazy for that man. And he thinks I`m hip!

(Each of the guys has a love interest in the movie, but neither of them fits into the cookie-cutterr stereotype of the) inland interview girl. ... High hair, drawn on eyebrows. Hotties. If it wasn`t for Morrissey, man. Thank God for Morrissey, right? Tight black jeans, black socks, black Vans? Wet curly hair. It`s hot. It`s good. Thank God for malls. They have nothing to do.

I grew up loving a lot of English bands, ... That has a huge effect on you. If I was listening to hip-hop as opposed to Morrissey when I was 13, I would probably be a very different musician. But that`s what I was drawn to when I was growing up.

I love singer-songwriters types. Morrissey is a great singer. I look up to him.