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?

The one hit song that I have tremendous gratitude for is Boots, because it has a life of its own. It's like being identified with a brand name.

I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all.

I was successful with mediocre material because of a good recording voice that people really liked at that time.

I think most people are aware of the garbage in the tabloids and dont give them a lot of credence.

These boots were made for walking, that's just what they'll do. One of these days these boots are going to walk all over you.

I think I've finally proven something to people who were cynical about me. Because they were cruel.