Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), known primarily as Morrissey, is an English lyricist and singer. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band the Smiths. The band was highly successful in the UK but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom on ten occasions. Widely regarded as an important innovator in indie music, Morrissey has been described by music magazine NME as "one of the most influential artists ever," and The Independent has stated "most pop stars have to be dead before they reach the iconic status he has reached in his lifetime." Pitchfork Media has called him "one of the most singular figures in Western popular culture from the last 20 years."
Morrissey's lyrics have been described as "dramatic, bleak, funny vignettes about doomed relationships, lonely nightclubs, the burden of the past and the prison of the home." He is also noted for his unique baritone vocal style, though he's known to use falsetto for emphasis. His forthright, often contrarian opinions, especially on the subject of race, have led to a number of media controversies, and he has also attracted media attention for his advocacy of vegetarianism and animal rights. He has also been noted for his quiff haircut as well as his performance style of his early years.
“This world, I am afraid, is designed for crashing bores.”
“When you sleepI will creepInto your thoughtsLike a bad debtThat you can't payTake the easy wayand give in!”
“The more you ignore me, the closer I get; you're wasting your time.”
“Oh, I can't help quoting you, because everything that you said rings true.”
“With no reason to hide these words I feel, and no reason to talk about the books I read, but still, I do.”
“And make no mistake, my friend, your pointless life will end; but before you go, can you look at the truth?”
“Don't leave it all unsaid,somewhere in the wasteland of your head.”
“Sing your life; any fool can think of words that rhyme.”
“Tried living in the real world instead of a shell, but I was bored before I even began.”
“Satan rejected my soul; as low as he goes,he never quite goes this low.”
“Rush to danger; wind up nowhere.”
“I'm tired again, I've tried again, and now my heart is full.And I just can't explain...so I won't even try to.”
“Even now - in the final hour of my life -I'm falling in love again.”
“Life is a pigsty.”
“Close your eyes, and think of someone you physically admire, and let me kiss you.”
“Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me.No hope, no harm; just another false alarm”
“There are some bad people on the rise;they're saving their own skins by ruining people's lives.”
“Because ENOUGH is TOO MUCH!And look around ...can you blame us?!”
“It begins in the heart...and it hurts when it's true.It only hurts because it's true.”
“I'd love to...but only with you.”
“Again, I lay awake, and I cried because of waste.”
“It's so shameful of me: I like you.”
“You're not right in the head, and nor am I, and this is why....this is why I like you.”
“My love, wherever you are - whatever you are - don't lose faith. I know it's gonna happen someday to you.”
“I have forgiven Jesus for all of the love he placed in me, when there's no one I can turn to with this love.”
“I don't mind if you forget me.Having learned my lesson,I never left an impression on anyone.”
“Rejection is one thing - but rejection from a fool is cruel.”
“I still don't belong to anyone - I am mine.”
“I am hated for loving.I am haunted for wanting.”
“There's a club, if you'd like to goYou could meet somebody who really loves you.'So you go, and you stand on your ownAnd you leave on your ownAnd you go home, and you cryAnd you want to die.”
“I am human and I need to be loved,just like everybody else does.”
“I am the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar.”
“They said they respect me, which means, their judgment is crazy.”
“Even I, as sick as I am, I would never be you. Even I, sick and depraved, a traveler to the grave, I would never be you.”
“Because you wear a uniform, a smelly uniform...and so you think you can be rude to me.”
“How can anybody say they know how I feel? The only one around here who is me, is ME.”
“Hold on to your friends.Resist - or move onBe mad, be rashSmoke and explodeSell all of your clothesJust bear in mind:There just might come a timeWhen you need some friends ”
“There are more than enoughto fight and oppose;why waste good timefighting the people you like?”
“Can you squeeze me into an empty page of your diary and psychologically save me?”
“I used to dream, and I used to vow;I wouldn't dream of it now.”
“Oh yes, you can kick meAnd you can punch meAnd you can break my faceBut you won't change the way i feel'cause i love you”
“And if you have five seconds to spare, I'll tell you the story of my life".”
“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 with the same problems as me. It doesn't help when most of them are dead.”
“Artists aren't really people. And I'm actually 40 per cent papier mache.”
“I called to wish you an unhappy birthday because you're evil and you lie and if you should die I may feel slightly sad, but I won't cry.”
“Whoever says The Smiths have split shall be severely spanked by me with a wet plimsoll.”
“It's so easy to laughIt's so easy to hateIt takes guts to be gentle and kind”
“Hang the D.J.”
“I was driving my car, I crashed and broke my spine. So yes there are things worse in life than never being someone's sweetie.”
“why fur-farmers and so-called laboratory scientists are repaid with violence - it is because they deal in violence themselves and it's the only language they understand.”