--- title: "1 Backstage Morrissey Quotes By Paul Merton" description: "1 Backstage Morrissey quotes by Paul Merton. Plus more from Paul Merton and more Backstage Morrissey sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff4/paul-merton-15418_distraught_at-one-point-in-the-mid-eighties-i-share_73020.png" --- > [At one point in the mid-Eighties I shared a promoter with the Smiths. One night, we were sitting backstage when Morrissey burst in, utterly distraught, sobbing his heart out. Turns out someone had thrown a sausage at him on stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/at-one-point-in-the-mid-eighties-i-shared-a-promoter-with-the-smiths/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff4/paul-merton-15418_distraught_at-one-point-in-the-mid-eighties-i-share_73020.png) ## More by Paul Merton > [I never give anyone advice: it can backfire horribly. In the 1950s, Eric Morecambe told Ken Dodd to get his teeth fixed. But those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/i-never-give-anyone-advice-it-can-backfire-horribly-in-the-1950s-eric/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [At one point in the mid-Eighties I shared a promoter with the Smiths. One night, we were sitting backstage when Morrissey burst in, utterly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/at-one-point-in-the-mid-eighties-i-shared-a-promoter-with-the-smiths/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [In fact, I don't watch a lot of contemporary comedy for fear of being influenced by it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/in-fact-i-don-t-watch-a-lot-of-contemporary-comedy-for-fear-of-being/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [I'll never forget my first experience of swede. It was at school and I thought I was getting mashed potato. I've never got over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/i-ll-never-forget-my-first-experience-of-swede-it-was-at-school-and-i/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [I read every book about Buster Keaton and Chaplin to see how they worked - it's all about dedication, tunnel vision, pursuit of perfection,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/i-read-every-book-about-buster-keaton-and-chaplin-to-see-how-they/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [In a psychiatric hospital, a lot of people believe that people on TV are talking to them directly through the screen. I'm with about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/in-a-psychiatric-hospital-a-lot-of-people-believe-that-people-on-tv/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [When I was nine I spent a lot of my time reading books about the history of comedy, or listening to the Goons or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/when-i-was-nine-i-spent-a-lot-of-my-time-reading-books-about-the/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [Maybe there's a perception of me as grumpy old bugger who suffers from depression. It's a total misconception. I don't think of myself as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/maybe-there-s-a-perception-of-me-as-grumpy-old-bugger-who-suffers/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [On my first day in New York a guy asked me if I knew where Central Park was. When I told him I didn't,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/on-my-first-day-in-new-york-a-guy-asked-me-if-i-knew-where-central/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [I remember being fascinated by the very nature of comedy from the age of 10; why is this funny, and that isn't?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/i-remember-being-fascinated-by-the-very-nature-of-comedy-from-the-age/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [When I wake up on a Monday morning and I realise I don't have to go and work at the civil service, I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/when-i-wake-up-on-a-monday-morning-and-i-realise-i-don-t-have-to-go/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [When I turned about 12 or 13, I realised that being funny wasn't about remembering jokes. It was about creating them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/when-i-turned-about-12-or-13-i-realised-that-being-funny-wasn-t-about/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [I was trying to organise my DVDs into a sort of chronological order, and I am afraid that it all trailed off after the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/i-was-trying-to-organise-my-dvds-into-a-sort-of-chronological-order/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [The thing about improvisation is that it's not about what you say. It's listening to what other people say. It's about what you hear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/the-thing-about-improvisation-is-that-it-s-not-about-what-you-say-it/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) > [I'm always amazed to hear of air crash victims so badly mutilated that they have to be identified by their dental records. What I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-merton/i-m-always-amazed-to-hear-of-air-crash-victims-so-badly-mutilated/) [Paul Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-merton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backstage-morrissey/paul-merton/#itemlist", "name": "1 Backstage Morrissey Quotes By Paul Merton", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At one point in the mid-Eighties I shared a promoter with the Smiths. One night, we were sitting backstage when Morrissey burst in, utterly distraught, sobbing his heart out. 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