{"id":44628,"date":"2025-08-22T17:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/the-smiths-mike-joyce-to-publish-autobiography-the-drums\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T17:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T17:52:02","slug":"the-smiths-mike-joyce-to-publish-autobiography-the-drums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/22\/the-smiths-mike-joyce-to-publish-autobiography-the-drums\/","title":{"rendered":"The Smiths\u2019 Mike Joyce to Publish Autobiography, The Drums"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Smiths<\/a> drummer Mike Joyce has announced his autobiography. The Drums<\/em><\/a> offers a frontline view of the band\u2019s story from \u201cthe self-confessed biggest Smiths fan in the world,\u201d\u00a0as the product description<\/a> puts it. \u201cHis off-piste, frank and witty perspective allows him to re-contextualise fan favourite moments through a beautifully vulnerable, human insight into his life.\u201d The Drums<\/em> is due for release on November 6.<\/p>\n

New Modern, an imprint of HMV owner Doug Putman\u2019s new Putman Publishing house, is behind the publication. Beyond international postage, details of a North American release have not been revealed.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Morrissey published the first Smiths memoir, the slightly notorious Autobiography<\/em><\/a>, which he managed to get released via the august imprint Penguin Classics<\/a>. Johnny Marr followed suit with Set the Boy Free<\/em><\/a> in 2016.<\/p>\n

Smiths bassist Andy Rourke, who played alongside Joyce with Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor after the band\u2019s dissolution, died of pancreatic cancer in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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