Long hair is an unpardonable offense which should be punishable by death.

- Steven Morrissey

I was never young. This idea of fun: cars, girls, saturday night, bottle of wine... to me, these things are morbid. I was always attracted to people …

- Steven Morrissey

It begins in the heart...and it hurts when it's true. It only hurts because it's true.

- Steven Morrissey

What's the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning? Wish I hadn't.

- Steven Morrissey

I lost myself to music at a very early age, and I remained there.

- Steven Morrissey

He referred to me as an 'insufferable puffed-up prat'. This is a bit rich coming from a man who actually married his own mother.

- Steven Morrissey

Tried living in the real world instead of a shell, but I was bored before I even began.

- Steven Morrissey

They said they respect me, which means, their judgment is crazy.

- Steven Morrissey

I always thought my genitals were the result of some crude practical joke.

- Steven Morrissey