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
Quotes
282
Rank
#1437

Quote collection

Steven Morrissey quotes (page 4 of 15)

282 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.

Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"It may all end tomorrow, or it could go on forever (in which case I'm doomed)."

Read quote 7 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"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."

Read quote 7 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"I think we were all initially swept along with the Obama win, but he's proven to be simply a set of teeth, and useless in every other regard."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"Nobody can possibly be so hungry that they need to take a life in order to feel satisfied - they don't after all, take a human life, so why take the life of an animal? Both are conscious beings with the same determination to survive. It is habit, and laziness and nothing else."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"In my life why do I smile at people I'd rather kick in the eye?"

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"I am attracted to humans. But, of course... not many."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"No British politician has ever been more despised by the British people than Margaret Thatcher."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"I'm not an anarchist, but I believe that people don't want the royal family - the so-called royal family."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"I don't mind if you forget me. Having learned my lesson, I never left an impression on anyone."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"Unfortunately, I am not homosexual... In technical fact, I am humasexual. I am attracted to humans. But, of course, not many."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"That's why I do this music business thing, it's communication with people without having the extreme inconvenience of actually phoning anybody up."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"Even I, as sick as I am, I would never be you. Even I, sick and depraved, a traveler to the grave, I would never be you."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"With the world's fate resting on your shoulder - you're gonna need someone on your side. You can't do it by yourself any longer - you're gonna need someone on your side."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"Congratulations to Prince Charles for banning foie gras from all his functions."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"Whoever says the Smiths have split shall be severely spanked by me with a wet plimsoll."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"I'm fascinated by people in their eighties and nineties. Especially those who are still creating and living in an interesting way. I am fascinated by them because they have so much to say now that they've lived for so long."

Read quote 6 likes
Steven Morrissey Singer-Songwriter
Popular

"It's so tedious that everyone must be defined."

Read quote 6 likes