Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!
The one hit song that I have tremendous gratitude for is Boots, because it has a life of its own. It's like being identified with a brand name.
There are a lot of people who would laugh at the idea of me being a good singer.
What happens in the music business is that if you step out of your little spot to do something else, the sand falls right into where you stood and you're gone, you're history.
I was a star in Italy, Austrailia, Germany and Japan before the American stations ever paid attention at all.
Morrissey wrote to me and said, I have a song for you and if we release it as a single, you'll be on the charts for the first time since 1972, I said, what time, where?
I think most people are aware of the garbage in the tabloids and don't give them a lot of credence.