The paradox is that I have no love for myself as a human being, but I have immense pride in the music I make, and I believe it has an important... →
Steven Patrick Morrissey
The Smiths was an incredibly personal thing to me. It was like launching your own diary to music.
That's why I do this music business thing, it's communication with people without having the extreme inconvenience of actually phoning... →
I have no love for myself as a human being, but I have immense pride in the music I make.
I think the pop chart today is entirely market-driven. And it has nothing to do with public taste. And it has nothing to do with moving music... →
I've never intended to be controversial, but it's very easy to be controversial in pop music because nobody ever is.
I first bought a Buffy Sainte-Marie record when I was 12, and her music has always remained with me. In the 1960s, as a political activist... →
I find that it isn't wise to attempt to judge people on their public persona, and even on the music they make. Because I've met so many... →
I've only been to Ireland once, and I felt I would wake up with voices in my head, almost like music, and that if I were a songwriter, I would be... →
I think there are unseen powers who don't want pop music to be anything other than glorified Madonnas.