When Morrissey and I started The Smiths, we thought pop music was the most important thing in the world. It was almost a spiritual thing for us, and ….

Some cities are really boring and straight..

I never took fans for granted. I always assumed subconsciously that people who followed what I did were just people who were kind of like me..

I'm not interested in trying to have people who might like other kinds of music follow me. I don't want to please them..