Morrissey vs Johnny Marr

Brian and Murdock answer a letter asking for the backstory on what went down between the two big personalities inside The Smiths - Steven Morrissey and Johnny Marr.Support the show on PatreonSee the show on YouTubeVisit the show on InstagramVisit the show on FacebookSign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!)SHOW NOTEShttps://consequence.net/2025/06/johnny-marr-smiths-reunion-vibes/https://www.vinylmeplease.com/blogs/music-industry-news/johnny-marr-rejects-smiths-reunion-offer-a-look-at-artistic-integrity-and-band-dynamicshttps://www.billboard.com/music/rock/the-smiths-johnny-marr-reunion-offer-turned-down-1236003199https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/morrissey-turned-down-mega-bucks-smiths-reunion-offer-over-johnny-marr-96578/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jan/26/morrissey-accuses-johnny-marr-clickbaitJohny Marr’s book: Set the Boy Free: https://www.amazon.com/Set-Free-Autobiography-Johnny-Marr/dp/0062438697Morrissey’s book: Autobiography: https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Morrissey/dp/014310750X/ref=sr_1_1Tony Fletcher’s book: A Light That Never Goes Out:https://www.amazon.com/Light-That-Never-Goes-Out/dp/0307715965Chuck Klosterman’s IV (which contains the August 2002 SPIN article): https://www.amazon.com/Chuck-Klosterman-IV-Curious-Dangerous/dp/0743284895https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/morrissey-johnny-marr-hate/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilla_Blackhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_Is_a_Four-Letter_Wordhttps://www.rhino.com/article/deep-dive-cilla-black-the-smiths-work-is-a-four-letter-wordhttps://smiths.fandom.com/wiki/Joyce_v_Morrissey_%26_Ors#:~:text=In%20March%201989%2C%20Joyce%20and,and%20understood%20the%20royalty%20deal.https://www.morrissey-solo.com/news/news1296.htmhttps://www.salon.com/2024/08/30/a-history-of-the-smiths-beef-morrissey-and-johnny-marrs-political-divide/https://www.brooklynvegan.com/morrissey-claims-johnny-marr-acquired-trademark-intellectual-property-rights-for-the-smiths-name/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CJ%20Marr%20has%20successfully%20applied,yet%20another%20Smiths%20best%2Dof.https://x.com/Johnny_Marr/status/1836103851666993170https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/does-the-mexican-american-community-still-love-morrissey-despite-everything/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.