The Smiths’ Mike Joyce appears on BBC Breakfast to honour Andy Rourke: “He just put the bass on and magic would happen”
nme.comSmiths drummer Mike Joyce appeared on BBC Breakfast today (May 21) to pay tribute to his late bandmate Andy Rourke.Rourke died after “a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer”, confirmed a statement from bandmate Johnny Marr on Friday (May 19).
He was 59 years old.Since then, tributes from across the music industry have poured in, with Joyce himself hailing Rourke’s “perpetual” musical legacy, while Morrissey said of Rourke: “I just hope … wherever Andy has gone … that he’s OK.
He will never die as long as his music is heard.”Speaking of his bandmate on TV on Sunday morning, Joyce said: “I don’t think Andy realised just how good a bass player he was.
I don’t think Andy ever really embraced just how momentous his contribution towards music is.He added: “I don’t think he ever grasped that and realised that.
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