A Crowdfunder campaign has been launched to have a mural of late The Smiths bass guitar player Andy Rourke painted in the heart of Manchester, UK. The bassist passed in May last year after a ...

The Smiths' final album was the band's favourite despite being "unusual sounding", drummer Mike Joyce has said on the 35th anniversary of its release. Strangeways, ...

The Smiths — from left, Mr. Rourke, the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr and, in the back, the drummer Mike Joyce — in performance in 1984. Credit... Getty Images ...

After paying tribute to bassist Andy Rourke on social media last week, the Smiths drummer Mike Joyce remembered his late friend and bandmate in a new interview with BBC Breakfast.Joyce sat down ...

After the Smiths disbanded, Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce began legal proceedings against Morrissey and Johnny Marr over royalties. Rourke settled with his former bandmates, ...

We request privacy at this sad time."The Smiths' drummer Mike Joyce also issued a to. Andy Rourke, bassist for the British rock band The Smiths, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

While the drummer reveals that he’s made up with Marr, rejoining The Smiths remains an unlikely prospect ...

On seminal Smiths recordings in the 1980s, guitarist Johnny Marr said, "Andy reinvented what it is to be a bass guitar player." Rourke had been ill with pancreatic cancer. He was 59.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A Crowdfunder campaign has been launched to have a mural of late The Smiths bass guitar ...

Another former bandmate, the Smiths drummer Mike Joyce, described Rourke as “the sweetest, funniest lad I’ve ever met.” “Andy’s left the building, but his musical legacy is perpetual ...

The Smiths were formed in Manchester in 1982 by singer Morrissey, Marr, Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce. Morrissey and Marr were the band’s songwriters.