Steven Morrissey Quotes - Page 6

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

The Queen is the ultimate dictator.

Life would be so colourful if only I had a drink problem.

Whenever I go past McDonalds I get very, very angry.

I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving, England is mine and it owes me a living.

I find Christmas very difficult.

There's no blame placed at Kate Middleton, who was in the hospital for, as far as I can see, absolutely no reason . . . She feels no shame about the death of this woman. The arrogance of the British royals is staggering, absolutely staggering.

We Hate William and Kate

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.

Most people keep their brains between their legs.

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

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

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

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

I avoid people who I actually like. I suppose that’s a phobia but also a habit.

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

You either approve of violence or you don't, and nothing on earth is more violent or extreme than the meat industry.

I'd rather produce art than become art.

I am unable to watch the Olympics due to the blustering jingoism that drenches the event. Has England ever been quite so foul with patriotism? The 'dazzling royals' have, quite naturally, hi-jacked the Olympics for their own empirical needs, and no oppositional voice is allowed in the free press.

The more you ignore me, the closer I get; you're wasting your time.

Pass the pub that wrecks your body And the church, all they want is your money

Any criticism of Thatcher throws a dangerously absurd light on the entire machinery of British politics. Thatcher's name must be protected, not because of all the wrong that she had done, but because the people around her allowed her to do it.

I think labels for the most part want to sign new discoveries so that that label alone is seen to be responsible for the rise of the artist. Not many labels want bands who have already made their mark, because their success is usually attributed to some other label somewhere else at another time.

Women don't go to war to kill other women. Wars and armies and nuclear weapons are essentially heterosexual hobbies.

Now this might disturb you, but I find I'm OK by myself; and I don't need you or your benevolence to make sense.