I've always done quite well as far as the charts are concerned. And yet I always felt I conveyed the spirit of the music I love, which didn't have any chart success.

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 have found the best way to avoid ending your life as a bitter wreck is to start out as one.

The Queen is the ultimate dictator.

I still prefer horses to human beings.

The Smiths was an incredibly personal thing to me. It was like launching your own diary to music.

I would never, ever do anything as vulgar as having fun.