Johnny Mar All Right, So Why?

Stephen patrick morrsy was a romantic loner from manchester. Morrisy became a big fan of oscar wilde, the flamboyant and controversial victorian ero writer who loved fresh flowers and apparently other men. In 19 82, through some mutual friends, morsey met johnny mar a t h socker star. And within seconds they were collaborating on material. The smiths made their live debiu on october fourth 19 82 at a manchester club called the ritz. By the time the band released first single the following spring, things had settled down. It was morrisy outfront, mar on guitar, mike joyce on drums