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 place. Others do, too, and the thousands of people with Morrissey tattoos certainly proves something.

I never imagined I'd be a solo artist. And now I couldn't imagine being part of a group.

Life's full of tricky snakes and ladders.

I've always assumed there's a dark river flowing beneath my fans' desires.

Boot the grime of this world in the crotch dear.

My parents were worried about me, certainly when I became so deeply interested in music and people like the New York Dolls who, at the time, were very peculiar indeed.

Life would be so colourful if only I had a drink problem.