Famous Morrissey Quotes
“It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate, it takes strength to be gentle and kind.”
from the 1986 song "I Know It's Over"
From songs
from "The cradle snatchers", article by Frank Worrall, Melody Maker (3 September 1983)
In interviews etc., About life and death
“There is no such thing in life as normal”
Ref: en.wikiquote.org - Lauretta Bender / Quotes / 1954 Senate Subcommittee Hearings into Juvenile Delinquency, "Testimony of Dr. Lauretta Bender, senior psychiatrist, Belleveu hospital Newyork N.Y." http://www.thecomicbooks.com/bender.html
From songs
“I can smell burning flesh … and I hope to God it's human.”
"… midway through his performance, he was overcome with fumes from the backstage barbecue." - Tim Jonze Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/apr/20/morrissey-coachella-meat-fumes/. Live at Coachella festival, California (2009)
In Concert
From "Home thoughts from abroad", article by Frank Owen, Melody Maker (27 Sep 1986)
In interviews etc., About other artists
Morrissey Quotes about thinking
From "My gilded prison", interview by J. C. Panek, L'Indic magazine https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Indic_magazine (November 1997).
In interviews etc., About love
From the TV documentary The Importance of Being Morrissey (2003)
In interviews etc., About vegetarianism and animals
From the song "Nowhere Fast"
From songs
From "Keep young and beautiful", interview by Bill Black, Sounds (19 November 1983).
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
The very idea that people would be interested in the facts about this dress is massively insulting to the human race.
from "This Charming Man", interview by Simon Garfield, Timeout March 1985
In interviews etc., About politics and society
From Oor magazine (February 1987)
In interviews etc., About interviews
Morrissey Quotes about people
From "LA Confidential", interview by Jaan Uhelszki, Mojo (April 2001)
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
From the TV documentary The Importance of Being Morrissey (2003)
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
“Most people keep their brains between their legs”
From the song "Such a Little Thing Makes Such a Big Difference"
From songs
from the song "Hand In Glove"
From songs
“In my life
Why do I smile
At people who I'd much rather kick in the eye?”
from the 1984 song "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"
From songs
from an interview by Elissa Van Poznak in The Face (1984)
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
Morrissey: Trending quotes
From "I’ll astonish you", interview by Len Brown, Details (March 1991).
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
“Does the body rule the mind or does the mind rule the body?
I dunno…”
From the song "Still Ill"
From songs
The Interview https://www.morrisseycentral.com/messagesfrommorrissey/234417-the-interview, June 24 2019, morrisseycentral.com
About the Notre Dame fire
Morrissey Quotes
from "I've always felt like an exile" by Andrew Billen in The Times (30th May 2006)
In interviews etc., About love
From the TV documentary The Importance of Being Morrissey (2003)
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
Speaking on Radio 2 in 2009
In interviews etc., About pop culture
from the 2004 song "Irish Blood, English Heart"
From songs
“I find Christmas very difficult”
Morrissey's reply to a fan's question "What do you think of Christmas?" at Earl's Court 18th December 2004[citation needed]
In Concert
Autobiography
From the song "These Things Take Time"
From songs
“I say a lot of things I don’t mean.”
interview by Andrew Harrison, Word Magazine (June 2003)
In interviews etc., About interviews
from the 1984 song "How Soon Is Now?"
From songs
“Why pamper life's complexity when the leather runs smooth on the passenger's seat?”
from the 1984 song "This Charming Man"
From songs
“I'll try to sing as fast as I can, I know you all can't wait to see U2.”
Glastonbury Festival, 2011
In Concert
On Later With Jools Holland (21 May 2004)
About the Notre Dame fire, Odds & Ends
from the song "How Soon Is Now?"
From songs
From a Norwegian TV interview (2002)
In interviews etc., About vegetarianism and animals
And I say "Good God, I hope not!"
From a radio interview with Janice Long (2002)
In interviews etc., About pop culture
“There's more to life than books you know, but not much more”
from the song "Handsome Devil"
From songs
from an interview for El Mundo (2014), regarding the announcement of Morrissey's cancer diagnosis
In interviews etc., About life and death
from "Homme alone 2" by David Keeps, Details (December 1992)
About the Notre Dame fire, Odds & Ends
“The reports of my death have been greatly understated.”
from "Message from Morrissey," True To You http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_130131_01 (31 January 2013). Twist on a quote by Mark Twain.
In interviews etc., About life and death
From an interview by Adrian Deevoy in GQ http://s15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/gqarrific/, October 2005, p. 278
In interviews etc., About The Smiths
It's personal discovery."
From an interview with Russell Brand in 2009
In interviews etc., About pop culture
From a radio interview with Janice Long (2002)
In interviews etc., About pop culture
From the 2002 song "First of the gang to die"
From songs
“I suppose you have work tomorrow? That's quite sad, really.”
live in Claremont, CA (1997)[citation needed]
In Concert
“It's the nicest birthday I've ever had. You've made a happy man very old.”
From Who Put The 'M' In Manchester? (2004)
In Concert
From "The Face Q&A", The Face (November 1999).
In interviews etc., About love
“I can't believe I'm 29. Where did the years go? Why did the years go?”
From Who Put The 'M' In Manchester? (2004)
In Concert
From the TV documentary The Importance of Being Morrissey (2003)
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
From an radio interview with Janice Long (2002)
In interviews etc., About other artists
from "All men have secrets and these are Morrissey’s", interview by Neil McCormick,Hot Press (4 May 1984)
In interviews etc., About life and death
From the 1986 song "I Know It's Over"
From songs
from a statement on the website 'True To You' 2012
In interviews etc., About politics and society
From "Wilde child", interview by Paul Morley, Blitz (April 1988).
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
From the song "Frankly Mr. Shankly"
From songs
from "Homme alone 2" by David Keeps, Details (December 1992)
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
“I don't perform. Seals perform.”
From an interview with Russell Brand in December 2006, also quoted in the March 2007 issue of Uncut.
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
Interview by Chris Heath, Star Hits (1987)
About the Notre Dame fire, Odds & Ends
From a radio interview with David Jensen (1983)
In interviews etc., About other artists
From the song "The Queen Is Dead (Take Me Back To Dear Old Blighty)"
From songs
From a radio interview with David Jensen in 1983
In interviews etc., About pop culture
From a radio interview by Jed the fish (1997)
In interviews etc., About life and death
from the 1986 song "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out"
From songs
from "Oxford Road Show", BBC2 (March 1985)
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
That really stayed with me.
From "Morrissey speaks to NME", interview by Alex Needham, NME (17 April 2004).
In interviews etc., About himself and his work
From the song "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others"
From songs