Steven Morrissey

Singer-Songwriter

Steven Morrissey is a British singer-songwriter known for his poignant lyrics and exploration of themes like love and identity, particularly in his work with The Smiths.

Born
May 22, 1959
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282
Rank
#1437

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"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."

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"Young bones groan And the rocks below say, "Throw your white body down!" But I'm going to meet the one I love At last"

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"It doesn't stop. It really doesn't stop. It's the way I live every single day. I don't do anything else. I have no other interest other than music. At all."

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"Denmark is sadly a hellish place if you happen to be a pig, but the brioche and fruits that tower on the table before me have me hastily attaching a feedbag."

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"I used to dream, and I used to vow; I wouldn't dream of it now."

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"I've gone through managers like people go through shredded wheat. Nobody looks after you."

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"Burn down the disco Hang the blessed D.J. Because the music that they constantly play It says nothing to me about my life"

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"When they bury me in a church and chuck earth on my grave, I'd like the words 'Well, at least he tried' engraved on my tombstone."

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"People are still disturbingly vague about the treatment of animals. People still seem to believe that meat is a particular substance not at all connected to animals playing in the field over there. People don't realise how gruesomely and fighteningly the animal gets to the plate."

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"There are more than enough to fight and oppose; why waste good time fighting the people you like?"

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"I was wasting my time, praying for love. For a love that never comes, from someone who does not exist."

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"There's so much destruction all over the world - and all you can do is complain about ME!"

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"I can chase you, and I can catch you, but there is nothing I can do to make you mine."

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"I know by now you think I should have straightened myself out - Thank you, drop dead!"

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"I see the world, it makes me puke, But then I look at you and know, that somewhere there's a someone who can soothe me."

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"I don't perform. Seals perform."

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