Morrissey quotes

Morrissey is an English singer, songwriter, and author, best known as the frontman of the legendary band The Smiths. His unique lyrical style and distinctive voice have left a profound mark on alternative and indie music. He continues to influence generations of musicians and fans worldwide. Here are 162 of his quotes:

Age shouldn't affect you. It's just like the size of your shoes - they don't determine how you live your life! You're either marvellous or you're boring, regardless of your age. (Morrissey)
That's why I do this music business thing, it's communication with people without having the extreme inconvenience of actually phoning anybody up. View quote
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And when I'm lying in my bed, I think about life and I think about death. And neither one particularly appeals to me. View quote
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I normally live in Los Angeles, if you can call it normal living. View quote
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Not everybody is absolutely stupid. Why on earth would I be racist, what would I be trying to achieve? View quote
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There is no such thing in life as normal. View quote
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It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate, it takes strength to be gentle and kind. View quote
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Nobody can possibly be so hungry that they need to take a life in order to feel satisfied – they don't after all, take a human life, so why take the life of an animal? Both are conscious beings with the same determination to survive. It is habit, and laziness and nothing else. View quote
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I left my fingerprints somewhere - that's good enough. I am my own person - that's good enough. I stand my ground - that's good enough. View quote
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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. View quote
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In my life Why do I smile At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye? (Morrissey)
There's a club if you'd like to go, you could meet somebody who really loves you, so you go and you stand on your own, and you leave on your own, and you go home and you cry and you want to die. View quote
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I never enjoyed life in my twenties, not one minute of it. It was a test of endurance that I'm surprised I survived. Professionally, of course, I was doing very well but personally it couldn't have been worse or more difficult for me if I'd been living in a mud hut in Leeds. View quote
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GQ: "Who'll be the first of the Smiths to die?” M: "Me. I'll be shot – probably by one of the ex-Smiths.”. View quote
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You either approve of violence or you don't, and nothing on earth is more violent or extreme than the meat industry. View quote
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I can smell burning flesh ... and I hope to God it's human. View quote
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I don't perform. Seals perform. View quote
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Most people keep their brains between their legs. View quote
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I was quite advanced when I was at school, and when I left school it seemed that all these really oafish clods from school were making tremendous progress and had wonderfully large cars and lots of money, and I seemed to be constantly waiting for a bus that never came. View quote
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And now I know how Joan of Arc felt Now I know how Joan of Arc felt As the flames rose to her roman nose And her Walkman started to melt. View quote
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Lots of people make the stage and it can seem very violent and over the top, but it's not really. It's always a kind of gentle ballet. (Morrissey)
It was probably nothing, but it felt like the world. View quote
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Does the body rule the mind or does the mind rule the body? I dunno... View quote
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As Anthony said to Cleopatra as he opened a crate of ale: "Oh, I say, some girls are bigger than others, Some girls' mothers are bigger than other girls' mothers. View quote
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Well, the problem I've had with all the interviews I've had in America - I had meetings with about nine labels - and they all say to me "Will your new songs fit in with what is popular and what is in the chart?" View quote
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Photo: Caligvla at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
Occupation: English Musician
Born: May 22, 1959
Quotes count: 162
Wikipedia: Morrissey

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