🎬 Entertainment Aug 15, 2026 · Poppy Burton

Johnny Marr shares “brilliant answer” he got from Paul McCartney about the break-up of The Smiths

NME News
NME music news
View Channel →
Johnny Marr shares “brilliant answer” he got from Paul McCartney about the break-up of The Smiths
Source ↗ 👁 5 💬 0
Johnny Marr has looked back at the sage advice Paul McCartney gave him in the wake of The Smiths‘ 1987 break-up.

READ MORE: The Smiths: every song ranked in order of greatness

Marr left the band in July of that year, with his guitar duties briefly overtaken by former Easterhouse member Ivor Perry. However, Perry failed to gel with Morrissey and by the time The Smiths’ fourth and final album, ‘Strangeways, Here We Come’, came out in September, the band were effectively finished.
Speaking

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

📰
Suki Waterhouse Is Open to “Nepo-Babying” Her and Robert Pattinson’s Daughter If She Pursues a Hollywood Career
The Hollywood Reporter · 5d ago
‘Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival’ Video Game Devs On Making The Franchise “Nobly Provocative” In The Modern Age
Deadline · 5d ago
Black Sails Cast & Character Guide
ScreenRant · 5d ago
Hot Wheels Infinite Rush review – boy racer
Entertainment – Metro · 5d ago
How Powerful King Ghidorah Is Compared To Godzilla & What It Means For Godzilla Minus Zero
ScreenRant · 5d ago
CBS's Underrated Franchise Puts TV's Best Procedurals To Shame
ScreenRant · 5d ago