I've almost never played the 'Smiths' records, once they've gone out. I was always like that and probably always will be.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Smiths was an incredibly personal thing to me. It was like launching your own diary to music.
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.
The Smiths hasn't been equaled. That goes for the composition of the songs, the lyrics, and the performance.
I grew up with 'best-of' cassettes. My first Smiths record was 'Hatful Of Hollow,' and I had hits albums by Elton John and The Cars.
I like The Smiths - I would love to do a song with The Smiths, because they are so sonically different.
I grew up with, maybe not the best hip-hop in the world, but a lot of hip-hop. Will Smith was, like, my jam when I was, like, 9 or 10 years old.
I don't spend much time listening to the records when they're done. Usually I let go of it. Especially in the Eighties and Nineties - they were like product, almost.
I'm playing to the sort of people who like the same records.
I've been around for such a long time. My first hit record was over 20 years ago and the people who bought my records then are married now and they probably still play these records and their children like them.
The Smiths are never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever going to reunite - ever.