I lie a lot - it's really useful.

And though I walk home alone, my faith in love is still devout.

I think perhaps I touch on a different passion in people. It’s not simple the passion of rock ‘n’ roll rebellion - it’s more romantic than sexual.

As a very small child I found recorded noise and the solitary singer beneath the spotlight so dramatic and so brave... walking the plank... willingly... It was sink or swim. The very notion of standing there, alone, I found beautiful.

Doing nothing gives me great pleasure. And believe me, I succeed wonderfully in it.

There are some bad people on the rise; they're saving their own skins by ruining people's lives.

I would rather eat my own testicles than reform The Smiths, and that's saying something for a vegetarian.