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 Patreon See the show on YouTube Visit the show on Instagram Visit the show on Facebook Sign up for Brian's daily FIVE SONGS email! (It's free!) SHOW NOTES https://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-dynamics https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/the-smiths-johnny-marr-reunion-offer-turned-down-1236003199 https://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-clickbait Johny Marr’s book: Set the Boy Free: https://www.amazon.com/Set-Free-Autobiography-Johnny-Marr/dp/0062438697 Morrissey’s book: Autobiography: https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Morrissey/dp/014310750X/ref=sr_1_1 Tony Fletcher’s book: A Light That Never Goes Out: https://www.amazon.com/Light-That-Never-Goes-Out/dp/0307715965 Chuck Klosterman’s IV (which contains the August 2002 SPIN article): https://www.amazon.com/Chuck-Klosterman-IV-Curious-Dangerous/dp/0743284895 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/morrissey-johnny-marr-hate/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilla_Black https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_Is_a_Four-Letter_Word https://www.rhino.com/article/deep-dive-cilla-black-the-smiths-work-is-a-four-letter-word https://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.htm https://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/1836103851666993170 https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/does-the-mexican-american-community-still-love-morrissey-despite-everything/