"Morrissey and I have history - albeit one-sided. Since the astonishing moment I first heard "what difference does it make" in 1983 I've thought of "The Smiths" as somehow separate: not music but an integral part of life. When asked to contribute to a collection of stories about Islington ("Down the Angel and up Holloway") I called my story "Hatful of Holloway".
When asked to write about my hard journey to publication I titled the essay "this is the fierce last stand of all I am." When writing my first novel, "Fire Horses", I called one chapter "Hand in Glove"; and I even interviewed him once. Well, I THINK it was him...."
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