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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

Andy Rourke, bass player from The Smiths, has died at age 59 from pancreatic cancer, ... The Manchester-based group also included drummer Mike Joyce, who similarly tweeted about his late friend.

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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.