Simon Goddard (born 21 December 1971) is a British author and music journalist.Goddard is the great-great-great nephew of the Victorian artist and designer George Charles Haité and prior to journalism studied fine art. In 1995 he directed and designed the promo video for Edwyn Collins' single "If You Could Love Me". He has written two books on The Smiths and their former lead singer Morrissey, Songs That Saved Your Life and Mozipedia. His third book titled Ziggyology - A Brief History of Ziggy Stardust was published in March 2013. His fourth Simply Thrilled - The Preposterous Story of Postcard Records is scheduled for April 2014.