Other Ex-Smiths

In a new interview, Johnny Marr discusses first meeting his former Smiths bandmate, Morrissey. Marr opened up about the incident during an appearance on the podcast, The Line-Up With Shaun Keaveny. On the show, guests are invited to pick their dream festival, which brought him onto the topic of Patti Smith. The former Smiths guitarist recalled sneaking into the Apollo in Manchester to watch her in 1978 and stumbling upon Morrissey for the first time.


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He explained: “Funny enough, it was actually for the real first time Morrissey and I met, but we met really in passing, when I went to see Patti Smith on my own in 1978. I was 14, and none of my mates wanted to pony up for the ticket. We used to always sneak in. I talked about this in my book quite a lot. We used to sneak into the Apollo.”

(Dated January, 2023 - published November, 2022).
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Do not hold your breath waiting for Johnny Marr and Morrissey to collaborate in any capacity again, but those holding out for some form of Smiths reunion can exhale. When Marr opened for the Killers at Madison Square Garden in September, Smiths bassist Andy Rourke joined him for a run through “How Soon Is Now?” and “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out.” Now Marr and Rourke have appeared on a song together for the first time in 35 years.

Mike Joyce is interviewed on rte.ie on his time in The Smiths, the recording of Strangeways, Here We Come and the band’s breakup.

Watch The Killers cover The Smiths' Please, Please, Please..." with Johnny Marr


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The Smiths’ Mike Joyce: ‘I know people say never say never but ‘never’ is the most appropriate word’

Ex-Smiths drummer on the prospect of a reunion tour, the timelessness of their music and why Strangeways, Here We Come is the band’s greatest album.

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Ronan McGreevy

Mon Oct 3 2022

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There are great songs and great songwriting on this album. Let’s start with the foundations and work our way up. There were great lyrics, great singing and great bass playing as always, nothing new there. For me Johnny (Marr) really shone on this album. There...

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By Jordan Potter.


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