‘Despite their continued success, tensions emerged within the band. Marr was exhausted and took a break in June 1987, which he felt was negatively perceived by his bandmates. In July, he left the group because he erroneously believed an
NME article titled "Smiths to Split" was planted by Morrissey.
[65] The article, written by
Danny Kelly, alleged that Morrissey disliked Marr working with other musicians and that Marr and Morrissey's personal relationship had reached a breaking point. Marr contacted
NME to explain that he had not left the band due to personal tensions but because he wanted wider musical scope.’
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The article that was the deciding factor for Johnny Marr: he left The Smiths’ …
1987 was the year The Smiths disbanded. It garnered a lot of attention, particularly in the English press. A (partial) overview.
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‘The guitarist actually left the group in June,
temporarily, leading to an infamous
NME article entitled ‘The Smiths to split’, which Marr assumed had been planted by Morrissey. Reportedly, Morrissey was becoming frustrated with the guitarist’s desire to work with other musicians, whilst Marr became fed up with the singer’s inflexibility.’
Detailing the messy break-up of The Smiths in 1987, in which tensions between guitarist Johnny Marr and frontman Morrissey finally reached boiling point.
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‘When the long-running British music publication NME first published their story, "Smiths to Split," it was only a rumor. Yet, it was just as much of a surprise to Marr as it was for everyone else. He even believed the story had been leaked by his then-songwriting partner, via Express. But signs of a rift between Marr and Morrissey were already showing in the musical direction that each wanted their band to pursue: Morrissey held fast to his vision of classic 60s-era pop songwriting, while Marr wanted to explore more musical avenues.’
Johnny Marr co-founded the Smiths indie rock band with frontman Morrissey in 1982. By 1987 Marr had quit the band and started a solo career. Here's why he quit.
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