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What's The Big Deal About The Smiths

Ongoing History of New Music

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Strange Ways, Here We Come

As big and as critically acclaimed as the queen is dead was, it wasn't enough to save the smiths from disintegrating. Base player andy rorke was temporarily fired dune to a massive heroine addiction. Johnny mar was nearly killed in a suspicious car accident on november twelfth, 19 86. Several weeks later, they fired guitars craig gannon, who had earlier been brought in as a fifth member. Meanwhile, johnny mar was getting very ired of morris's dictatorial tendencies and his self centeredness and his tirades in the press. In the midst of all this turmoil, the band was able to record one final studio album. It was called

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