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Nancy Sinatra has hailed Morrissey as her "best mentor".
The 75-year-old singer worked with the former Smiths frontman and her ex-neighbour on 2004 track 'Let Me Kiss You', which was penned by the eccentric star, and she learned a lot from him.
She said: "He was my best mentor in a way because he didn't have the self-serving thing that Lee [Hazlewood] had."
Though Nancy likes Morrissey's version of 'Let Me Kiss You', she thinks she did it better.
She said: "I like mine better. So does he!"
However, the 'These Boots Are Made For Walkin'' hitmaker has lost touch with her pal in recent years and is desperate to reconnect with the singer.
She said: "I miss him. I can't find him. Maybe you should write that for me: where are you? Get in touch!"
Nancy's earlier career success was partly guided by Lee Hazlewood, and her famous father, late singing legend Frank Sinatra, was delighted with her soul-influenced pop sound.
She admitted to The Times newspaper: "He was thrilled. He owned the label [Reprise] -- he wanted the records to sell."
Though she still enjoys performing, Nancy expects her tour next year to be her last.
She said: "I think it's my last chance. I can't imagine doing 'These Boots Were Made for Walkin'' on a walker!"

George Ezra took the crowd on a romantic tour of Europe as he sang hits at his Somerset House gig last night (13.07.15).
The 22-year-old singer performed tracks from his debut album 'Wanted on Voyage' - written after he travelled solo across the continent - at the annual Summer Series of concerts held at the London landmark.
Speaking to fans during the set, he said: "I saw and took a note of everybody I met. And then when I got home I wrote songs from all the nonsense I had written down. Now one of the places I visited was Barcelona. So this song's about that..."
Under the threat of a torrential downpour that thankfully never came, the crowd were swept away in warm nostalgia by the talented storyteller who crooned his popular hits - including 'Cassy O'', 'Benjamin Twine and 'Blind Man in Amsterdam'.
George melted the hearts of fans old and new as he told of getting drunk and missing his train to Budapest - which led to the writing of one of his biggest hits - and revealed that he travelled along out of choice.
He said: "The reason I went by myself is because my whole life I've been somebody that needs somebody next to me for me to annoy, or for me to be annoyed by. I'm not very good at entertaining myself. So I wanted to see if I could exist for a month by myself, but I also thought it would be nice to have a few faces along the way for me to see.
The star chose an atmospheric close with the darker 'Did You Hear The Rain?'
The Somerset House Summer Series gigs, which are sponsored by American Express, continue this week with performances from artists including James Bay, Kwabs, Belle and Sebastian, and Jessie J.
Summer Series gig tickets are available on early release for American Express customers. For more information, visit amex.co.uk/potential.

Sarah Harding's solo material will show her "gritty" side.
The 33-year-old singer has revealed that her hotly-anticipated debut solo album, entitled 'Threads' - her first music since Girls Aloud split in 2013 - will finally be released in August and she is looking forward to showing fans the other sides to her personality through her new music.
She said: "The sound is different to Girls Aloud. Much rockier. My first single is quite gritty. There will be pop on the album, too, though. I'm just showing different sides to my personality"
The blonde beauty was said to be working on the album in 2013 with her then-boyfriend, producer Mark Foster but the couple split after two years of dating in 2014.
She confessed: "Finally I have a solo album. It's been a while coming."
Sarah - who has battled alcohol addiction and depression in the past and spent time in rehab in 2011 - says that working on the new music has given her an outlet to channel her past experiences.
Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, she said: "I have so much material that I've been accumulating over the past few years, so much I want to say. It's great to finally have an outlet for my experiences,both good and bad."

Kaiser Chiefs "can't wait" to perform an intimate gig for their fans.
The 'I Predict A Riot' hitmakers will take to the stage at One Mayfair in London on July 29 to play for just 400 of their supporters, seven months after they teamed up with MasterCard and flew two of their loyal devotees out to join them in South Africa to watch them record a new song and even appear on the track.
Frontman Ricky Wilson said: "Having had the chance to give a truly unique surprise to two of our biggest fans in January, it will be brilliant to reward more of our fans by giving them a chance to see us perform this tiny one-off gig - we can't wait!"
The 'Ruby' hitmakers are following in the footsteps of stars including Usher, Mary J. Blige, Pharrell Williams and Paloma Faith in playing a small show as part of MasterCard's Priceless Surprises campaign and the company are thrilled to have them on board.
Shaun Springer, Head of Brand, Sponsorship and Music, MasterCard UK & Ireland said: "We're hugely excited to have The Kaiser Chiefs playing for us in such an intimate setting - it's set to be a truly unique performance. It's the third gig in our summer series and fans should stayed tuned to hear more details on our final gig of the summer."
MasterCard cardholders have an exclusive chance to win tickets and have until noon on Wednesday 15th July to enter at www.pricelesssurprises.co.uk.

Gwen Stefani thinks Eminem is "a real weirdo".
The 45-year-old star has collaborated with the rapper on new track 'Kings Never Die' for boxing movie 'Southpaw' and confessed she was thrilled to get asked to work with him because he's such a wacky artist.
She revealed: "I've been asking for so long to do something with him. He's so incredible. He's a real artist. He's a real weirdo, we all know that about him."
However, the 'Hollaback Girl' hitmaker admitted it wasn't the greatest timing when she got asked to sing on the track because it was a last minute decision and her voice wasn't on great form.
She told ETOnline: "I just finally got the call. It was one of those days where they were like, 'Can you come do this?' And I was like, 'Really? Really?' And they were like, 'It has to be done today.' And I was like, 'Ok!' And I just made it happen.
"I went down there and my voice happened to not be working that day, and I was like, 'Ok perfect -- like, the one time I get asked to be on the Eminem song!?' I don't know - I just prayed really hard and the engineer made it come to life."

Ed Sheeran claims Adele's new album is "really good".
The 24-year-old singer revealed he is a good pal of the 10-time Grammy Award winner and although he is yet to hear her highly-anticipated third studio album, he has been told great things about it by mutual friends.
He explained to Capital FM radio station: "She's great, I really like her. She sent me a really nice text after the BRITs and she came down to the O2 to check out the gig and she's been really cool.
"I haven't heard [the record], but everyone I know who've worked on it is just like, 'Dude... that record!' Apparently it's really good!"
The 'Someone Like You' singer released her last album '21' back in 2011 but has remained tight-lipped on her plans for the follow-up collection, with sources suggesting she is feeling the pressure to live up to the high expectations set by her second LP, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
A source last month revealed: "It was complete but she was worried it wouldn't be as good as '21' and went back into the studio a few times.
"She wanted to release it as a surprise like Beyonce quite a few months ago but it wasn't ready.
"She decided to re-write some of the material but it's now done and will hopefully be released later this year."

Kodaline have already written "15 or 20 songs" for their next album.
The band only released their sophomore record 'Coming Up for Air' in February but they are already hard at work on their next LP even though they are unsure of the quality of the tracks they have already created.
Asked how far they are into their next record, drummer Vinny May exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "It's probably like 15 or 20 songs while we've been on the road, between the two tours and the festival dates we've been doing. They're not all great, most of them will probably be really s**t but one or two of them might be good."
The 'High Hopes' hitmakers are so desperate to get their third record polished off they have even brought a studio on the road with them so they can make music while touring.
He explained: "We constantly work and write songs on the road, it's kind of a never ending cycle. Whenever we're on tour we always have a little studio set-up in the back of the tour bus and we can do demos and ideas for songs."
The folk rockers - also including members Steve Garrigan, Mark Prendergast and Jason Boland - confessed they might take longer creating their next record though, having had such a quick turnaround between their latest album and their debut in 2013, 'In a Perfect World'.
He added: "We might take a little longer, but we're so honoured that this is what we get to do, so we're not really keen on taking too many breaks, we want to keep things going because this is what we love doing. So we might take a little longer to make the record but we're not going to stop."
Kodaline were speaking ahead of their performance at Lynx Black Space, the understated social escape in the heart of Shoreditch. Find out more at http://www.lynxblackspace.com/

Joan Sebastian has died aged 64. The five-time Grammy Award winner, who was one of Mexico's most well-loved ballad singers, passed away at his ranch in Juliantla, Guerrero, Mexico on Monday (13.07.15) following a lengthy battle with bone cancer. A re...

Ed Sheeran said he needs to "up his game" after watching his support band Rixton.
The 'Thinking Out Loud' hitmaker was so impressed with the British band's opener in Kansas City that he took them to the pub afterward to congratulate the group and confess that he was inspired by their stage antics to improve his ownact.
Rixton front man Jake Roche, 22, told BANG Showbiz: "He was watching us perform from the side and was said he was really impressed.
"Afterward we all went to the pub and he said that he usually never gets nervous about performing on stage, you know. But after watching us he thinks he might have to up his game a bit."
The 'Me and My Broken Heart' singer - who is known for his dance moves and posing for fan pictures while singing - was stunned when the flame-haired singer got in touch directly with the band to support him in the US.
He recalled: "Usually when you do these things it has to go through both of your managers ... but Ed literally just sent me a text out of the blue and said 'What are you doing on these dates?' And I replied saying we are recording in the studio, then he asked me if we would want to go out there and support him on tour in America. We were like 'yeah of course' and it was just incredible you know?
"Going on that tour was amazing for us because we want to play to an older crowd and Ed Sheeran is great because he has worked so hard to build it up."
He went on: "Longevity is a good word for it, that's what we want, you know that fan base that grows with us, we don't want to always be a teen band and we want to be playing for years to come."
Rixton are playing at Thorpe's Park Island Beats on Saturday August 8.