ANDY ROURKE CHATS WITH JOHNNY MARR on EVRradio, February 25, 2013

[@walleyrange]

Never heard Johnny sound so relaxed. Love this interview, shows their friendship has lasted through all the sh#t.

[@emartinezr]

Andy is one seriously under-rated musician. Yeah JM and M wrote the songs, but his basslines were crucial. Not as crucial as Morrissey or Johnny's distinctive guitar but... he's delivered some unforgettable bass lines.

[@danielmcdermott138]

There lovely guys, two decent working class lads who just so happened to be in one of the greatest, most important and seminal bands to come out of Britain. Tell you one thing though, what I wouldn't do to just have a certain two more people enter this conversation...

[@mbgames73]

Lovely to hear Johnny & Andy chewing the fat casual style and their sense of humour plus those 70’s tracks

[@bmccallum2409]

Rourke is a very underrated influence on that particular music scene/era

[@christopherdavison652]

Andy R. Great bass player!

[@modgodel]

used to try to catch his radio show every week when EV radio was a thing. Sad he's gone

[@michaelsnow7252]

Rourke is turning into Ringo Starr

[@katrinax_x3689]

michael snow I was thinking cross between Ringo & Elton John 😂

[@marpsr]

Glad they can still be friends after all the legal battles.

[@simonandrewx]

Andy and Johnny never fell out. Andy and Mike did when Andy settled and Mike went to court and then, well, Mike doesn't talk to anyone sort from Andy now. Andys voice. Just say no kids.

[@arianrhodhyde7482]

marpsr andy got subpoena'd, he didn't sue

[@jamielad4019]

Andy and Johnny never felt out they’d been mates since like primary and Johnny got into into playing bass it was morrisey who was trying to split them up by kicking Andy out

[@craigold2657]

I like to think JFM slipped Andy a £20 after the interview. It would go someway towards the £920,000 he owes him.

[@v-town1980]

@@simonandrewx his voice is fine. And if he's hitting the weed, that's fine.

[@TheCopeland45]

Before I am dead, I just want -- once more -- for Andy, Johnny and Steven to collaborate on new music. After that, everything else in life will be a bonus. And if Steven Street produced it, even better.

[@salmadge72]

This gave me a really very warm feeling listening to it, thanks for the upload, esp finding out their shared love of that Eno track.

[@bubblybubbles4326]

Love these guys!

[@yvesaltana5732]

Great to hear Andy ;)

[@Roblu-k6u]

Sounds like me and my mates in high school. I want to go back !

[@taciaamostis6473]

Very much enjoyed this interview! Thanks for uploading.

[@juttkeys]

love this interview! Have a joint , pause it to youtube the songs, one song they could have played too 'needle and the damage done' or 'tonights the night' :)

[@phantomlord6661]

This is quite an interesting interview between them and there past

[@festersuncle6298]

Messenger and Playland were so good, so complete, I went back to The Healers album and thought it sounded better.

[@katherinelambley8185]

DID ANYONE ELSE NOTICE ANDY QUOTE THE SMITHS ? TRIED AND THEY FAILED

[@jamesgretsch4894]

Thing is they were childhood friends so regardless of tension of the past or lawsuits they still have a past. They put a lot of the issues that arose from being in The Smiths together their friendship shows thru. Not sure how Mike Joyce fits in. If Marr and Joyce have reconciled. And if they had there still will be no The Smiths reunion. Morrissey and Marr now desire to reform.

[@jimvim3497]

The Fans would LOVE a Proper reunion. Yeah it's a long shot but who knows what the future may bring? I'm hopefull one day the BS will be behind them. Peta benefit or charity for manchester. Thanks for this interview. It's not about the money. Look at the stones. Come on guys esp Moz enough with the attitude. Stay well.

[@Lambert0n]

😭

[@Lambert0n]

fuck

[@babycharliebrown]

Andy sounds like he's had a few beers haha!

[@satjinder]

Mike Joyce be like listening in 😓

[@festersuncle6298]

Cool guys.

[@valley_robot]

bobby derkin @ 6.41 . on the right .

[@OswaldoLafee]

what a jewel! long live the smiths! these are definitively the less argumentative smiths. Buddies from 11 yo.

[@Wearenotreallyhere]

Why do so many Manchester bands fall out?

[@jogon7914]

Working class/ underclass coming into money. They make it and fall out.

[@faithnomore220]

@@jogon7914 Yep,I would call it "Ego" :))

[@paulhendricks7967]

Johnny Marr can be Ron wood's son

[@regzzuse280]

If Marr and Rourke were good friends since the childhood, why did Marr ask Dane Hibbert to be #1 bass player of the Smiths? Sorry If I missed it in this interview.

[@basstea338]

Regz Zuse rourke played guitar for ages

[@regzzuse280]

OK, I didnt know that, thank you.

[@milltimberwhite]

He’d known rourke for years but he got involved with heroin so they lost touch for a while before the smiths then when dale wasn’t good enough Marr knew he had to get Rourke back in on the bass

[@gleroyTullySAEHEYKID]

DALE Hibbert.

[@andybona3205]

R

[@rjn8001]

Why not a semi-reunion with a different singer? I know Moz would refuse but his voice isn't quite the same these days anyway. I'd definitely pay to see a female singer with Marr's one-of-a-kind playing. The Sandie Shaw collab when they were a new band was good - they could certainly do something like that.

[@pinkitypink6246]

Yes! or how about this... no singer! listen to the soundchecks, they are pure magic. beautiful music

[@jointhe6461]

Oscillate Wildly.

[@johnhicks5059]

oooh where can we hear the sound checks?

[@hannahg8439]

Ridiculous. There is no Smiths without Morrissey. Neither without Marr. Andy and Mike can easily be replaced, singer and guitarist can't be. Don't mean to be rude but it's simply the truth.

[@RossWasTaken]

idk the recordings with Sandie Shaw previously were amazing, I'd see that live :)

[@emartinezr]

Funny what Johnny said about a great frontman... because to me, Matt Johnson is the opposite of a great frontman. He's a decent songwriter, but... that's about it. Liam Gallagher is a great frontman. Morrissey is a great frontman....

[@olliespike2]

Marr screwed Andy big time...with Morrissey...stole millions from him...and Johnny Marr has no voice.

[@hannahg8439]

Andy sounds disastrously bored.

[@alfie9718]

That’s how Mancs talk fella

[@babycharliebrown]

Sounds pretentious. Not a good look.