The Smiths News

Johnny Marr: guitarist, now a professor

Oct 19, 2007 10:00 am PDT

Johnny Marr, the co-founder and guitarist of 1980s icons The Smiths, is turning to academia as a visiting professor of music. Marr, whose distinctive guitar style propelled hits by The Smiths including "How Soon Is Now," "Panic" and "Heav...

Smiths reunion ruled out by bassist and drummer

Jul 20, 2007 5:00 pm PDT

Former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has quashed hopes for a future Smiths reunion, insisting Morrissey is impossible to even contact, let alone coax into reforming. Inside The Smiths last night (July 19) alongside drummer Mike Joyce, who ref...

Johnny Marr and Morrissey still friends

Jul 9, 2007 2:00 pm PDT

Johnny Marr and Morrissey often "hang out" together but never talk about the Smiths, the legendary guitarist has revealed. The pair are known to have fallen out when the iconic indie group split 20 years ago, and were not thought to have ...

Smiths guitarist writes Crowded House track

Apr 25, 2007 12:00 pm PDT

The Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr has helped to write a song for the new Crowded House album. The star has co-written the album track "Even A Child" with frontman Neil Finn for the band's first album in 14 years. Marr, who has recently b...

Morrissey snubs Hall Of Fame

Apr 20, 2007 12:00 pm PDT

Morrissey will snub the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2008 because he doesn't want to share a stage with the Smiths, it has been claimed. The indie legends are reported to be among the groups set for induction into the music pantheon next y...