Legendary 1980s band’s drummer hasn’t spoken to singer in over 30 years

Mike Joyce, who was the drummer for The Smiths, says he hasn’t spoken to the band’s iconic singer, Morrissey, in 33 years, ...
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Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith’s Midwest roots inspire surprise gift to university

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, who grew up in suburban Detroit, is gifting a need-based music scholarship to the University ...

The Smiths’ Drummer Hasn’t Spoken to Morrissey in 33 Years

Back in 1989, the Smiths as we knew them crashed into a double-decker bus because of a lawsuit jointly initiated by drummer ...

“You’d go round the house and Johnny would play some riff in his jimmy-jams”: Mike Joyce remembers the early days of The Smiths

Joyce initially got the Smiths gig through a friend of Marr’s and explains that in the band’s early days, he was in awe of ...