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" The Smiths are never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever going to reunite - ever. "

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" As London is suddenly promoted as a super-wealth brand, the England outside London shivers beneath cutbacks, tight circumstances and economic disasters. "

" The paradox is that I have no love for myself as a human being, but I have immense pride in the music I make, and I believe it has an important place. Others do, too, and the thousands of people with Morrissey tattoos certainly proves something. "

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" I didn't really see the British punk movement, if that's what it was, as wildly original, because I had been listening so intently to all the New York music since 1973, really. "

" I'm cursed with the gift of foresight. "

" Not everybody is absolutely stupid. Why on earth would I be racist, what would I be trying to achieve? "

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

" I don't think I'm ever forgiven for anything, which is baffling because I'm not on TV that much. "

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

" My family, although they're very large on both my parents' sides, they don't know much about their family tree. Occasionally, they try to dig, but they can't get very far, and it's baffling. In Dublin, it seems that so many public records were wiped out; it's proven to be very difficult, so I know very little. "

" I find that it isn't wise to attempt to judge people on their public persona, and even on the music they make. Because I've met so many people whose music I cannot stand, and they're very nice. At the same time, I've met people whose music I've loved, and they're not the person you've invested all this emotion in. "

" The most common phrase bandied about these days is 'Oh my God'. People say it automatically all the time - not realising that that's a form of prayer. "

" England is a memory now. The gates are flooded and anybody can have access to England and join in. "

" 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. "

" When you're younger, you see the people who are in power and think they must have that position because of some degree of skill. And as you get older, you realize it's not true, that most people in those positions are absolutely inept. And this naturally makes you feel better about yourself. "

" 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. "

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" I am slightly shocked to have gone as far as I have. "

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