Steven Morrissey Quotes - Page 10

I could only tolerate an afternoon if I took a triple amount of the stated dose of valium prescribed by my GP (who would soon take his own life).

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.

Whenever I’d over­hear how people found me to be ‘a bit much’ (which is the gentle way of say­ing the word ‘unbear­able’), I under­stood why. To myself I would say: Well, yes of course I’m a bit much — if I weren’t, I would not be lit up by so many lights.

I lie a lot - it's really useful.

Now I know how Joan of Arc felt.

We hate it when our friends become successful.

Boot the grime of this world in the crotch dear.

I never enjoyed life in my twenties, not one minute of it. It was a test of endurance that I'm surprised I survived. Professionally, of course, I was doing very well but personally it couldn't have been worse or more difficult for me if I'd been living in a mud hut in Leeds.

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

Lots of people make the stage and it can seem very violent and over the top, but it's not really. It's always a kind of gentle ballet.

I have so much pride and love for the songs of The Smiths. However, I must ask you, if you come across any Smiths CDs, don't buy them, because all the money goes to that wretched drummer.

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

You don't like me, but you love me; either way, you're wrong.

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

Don't leave it all unsaid, somewhere in the wasteland of your head.

And make no mistake, my friend, your pointless life will end; but before you go, can you look at the truth?

Diazapam (that's valium), temazepam, lithium, ECT, HRT - how long must I stay on this stuff? Don't give me anymore!

I was wasting my life, always thinking about myself.

And if I seem a little strange Well, that's because I am

I don't even know if I exist offstage.

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

With no reason to hide these words I feel, and no reason to talk about the books I read, but still, I do.

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

The solo years have been more meaningful to the audiences than the Smiths years, but the press in England only write about me in relation to the Smiths era.

Oh, I can't help quoting you, because everything that you said rings true.