Steven Patrick Morrissey Quotes

There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.

What's the point of a song if you can't be honest?

I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way.

When you write, you don't really think of how honest you are being - it's only when you record that you understand how much of yourself you're giving.

Whatever you think about me, I was pretty open about how I felt about people.

I felt the need to be more open and expressive of my feelings, not just about the hills and the countryside, but about the daily life.

I don't really speak for anybody else's music, and I don't think I should, but I think the reason why people enjoy my music is because there's a level of honesty and transparency that people can connect and relate to.

I sort of feel that I have to constantly be really, really honest with the way I feel, and I have to get that out.

I think everyone who shares a piece of themselves and is open and honest - I think that helps us all.

I always made my songs very conversational, and if anyone ever has a conversation with me, they know I'm a very open guy, very open and honest.

The question isn't, 'What do we want to know about people?', It's, 'What do people want to tell about themselves?'

I think that people respond to honesty in music, so I only choose songs that are the truth for me.

I feel like my honesty gives people the freedom to talk about things they wouldn't otherwise.

I'm more comfortable revealing myself than hiding behind metaphors. I respond to artists who reveal something of themselves.

I'm pretty transparent and have no problem sharing my weaknesses.

I personally have a philosophy around authenticity and vulnerability.

It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.

I really am an open book. I don't keep anything in at all, which is good and bad.

I'd rather tell you how I really feel.

What I do want is to be transparent about where I am and how I got here. I don't like the cone of silence - it didn't do me any favors in my 20s or 30s, and I don't see it doing much for other women, either.

I'm just not a private person. It's not like I do things because I want things to be public; it's just that's my way of expressing myself, and I happen to be very famous.

I'm just so comfortable talking about my private life: I just think because I'm not that clever.

I'm just trying to get rid of all the mystery surrounding me and let people see what I'm thinking. So they can understand me and stop assuming things about me.

I'm not afraid to be bluntly honest in my songs, even if it means I'm discovering things about myself that I'd rather not.

You've gotta share what's going on in your mind.