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I rate Morrissey as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, he's up there with Bryan Ferry.

Morrissey wrote a really gorgeous song for me. I'm crazy for that man. And he thinks I'm hip!

We all know how funny Morrissey is. Actually, you know what? I say that sarcastically. His songs are some of the funniest songs I've ever heard in my life. I mean, really. I mean, not that the 'Girlfriend in a Coma' is, like, really funny.

I'm a songwriter, that's what I love.

As a songwriter, that's really what you hope for - to make that connection with your audience.

I kinda learned to sing singing to Echo and the Bunnymen songs and Smiths songs: Morrissey would be a big favorite.

I'm a songwriter who just wants to bring people great songs.

I have never liked Morrissey, and I still don't. I think it's hilarious, actually, what things I've heard about him, what he's really like, and his public persona is so different. He's such an actor.

As a songwriter, I feel like, just for inspiration and research purposes, I have to listen to everything.

Just like any songwriter, I love it when people sing my songs.