Andy Rourke handed away a pair days in the past on the age of 59 and his Smiths bandmates have been paying tribute to him: Johnny Marr posted an in depth reflection on Instagram, Morrissey shared a press release on his web site, and Mike Joyce provided up some sort phrases.
Joyce additionally appeared in an interview on the BBC Breakfast discuss present on Sunday morning, with the drummer sharing some further recollections involving Rourke, together with a current journey to New York City in February when Joyce obtained to see Rourke once more. “It was brilliant, it was only four days we went over,” he mentioned. “I wanted to see him. He’s not very good on texting, he’s not very good on Skype and what have you … I wanted to see him face-to-face and say hello and see how he was doing … It was great to see him, it was lovely … Regardless of how long it’s been since we’ve seen each other, every time we meet up, it’s as though it was yesterday.”
Joyce talked about speaking about a few of the Smiths bass traces with Rourke throughout that go to. “I don’t think Andy realized 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 mentioned. “I don’t think he ever grasped that and realized that. He was such a self-effacing character, he never saw himself as a great bass player because it was so effortless for him and so easy for him. He just put the bass on and magic would happen.”
Watch the total interview beneath.