Quotes By Steven Patrick Morrissey

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 forward. It's simply a market chart.

The Royal family to me are not England, and they are not the flag.

Killing a stag is like killing a child.

I know L.A. well, but it's a police state.

Lady Gaga said to me, 'You showed me how it's done.' I have no idea what she meant by 'it.'

The word 'indie' is meaningless now. It's so over-used that people think it simply means green hair.

Reggae is vile.

Racism is beyond common sense and has no place in our society.

You are bound to pick up influences.

I've never intended to be controversial, but it's very easy to be controversial in pop music because nobody ever is.

England is a memory now. The gates are flooded and anybody can have access to England and join in.

I earn more than I thought I would when I became a poet.

The Smiths are never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever going to reunite - ever.

It's so tedious that everyone must be defined.

I mean, death is a serious thing, certainly not to be sneezed at.

I began to go to concerts when I was 12 years old.

I am slightly shocked to have gone as far as I have.