Across his career, he also worked with the likes of the Pretenders, Killing Joke, Sinead O’Connor, and with Joyce and former Oasis guitarist “Bonehead” on Moondog One. Rourke battled at times with heroin addiction (he was briefly sacked from the band in 1986 due to his drug problems), and financial troubles, but remained a much-loved member of a band whose influence can be heard everywhere.Īfter the Smiths quit, Rourke played with the so-called supergroup Freebass with fellow Mancunian bass players Mani from the Stone Roses and Peter Hook of New Order. The split was an acrimonious one, which, in the ’90s, would descend into a legal battle over royalties with Rourke and Joyce on one side, Morrissey and Marr on the other. After a successful five-year run during which their singular sound became a worldwide sensation, though, the band blew apart in 1987. In what relation the Apology of Plato stands to the real defence of Socrates, there are no means of determining. In 1982 they were dealt a difficult year: a parting of ways with Pete Farndon being swiftly followed by the death of James Honeyman-Scott. Singer Steven Morrissey and drummer Mike Joyce would later bond with the lads, and the Smiths were formed. 17, 1964 in Manchester, England, Rourke first met Marr at school, where they shared a love of the guitar. And with its bank of hits, including “There Is a Light That Will Never Go Out,” “This Charming Man,” “How Soon Is Now,” and many others, an argument could me made that the Smiths represented the greatest in its genre.īorn Jan. Led by the enigmatic, swooning Morrissey, the talismanic Marr with his jangly guitar style, and Rourke, a natural talent on the four-string, the Smiths are considered the benchmark for what an “indie” band could sound like. Fools Must Die LyricistChrissie Hynde, Adam Seymour Fools must die so it shall be Take your place in history Show your face, dont be shy The world. Rourke performed on all four of the British band’s studio albums, each of them classics: The Smiths (from 1984), Meat Is Murder (1985), The Queen Is Dead (1986) and Strangeways, Here We Come (1987), after which time the band split. When you returned to the Pretenders, was it easy to let bygones be bygones The way it was done was like hacking me off at the knees and insulting me to a point. We request privacy at this sad time /KNehQxXoFz- Johnny Marr May 19, 2023 The Pretenders are an English-American rock band formed in Hereford, England, in March 1978. It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer.Īndy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul by those who knew him and as a supremely gifted musician by music fans.
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