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The Smiths play the final date of a brief Irish tour in Whitla Hall, Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, Europe. Heroin-addicted bassist Andy Rourke will be fired shortly after the band returns to England.
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Johnny Marr (guitarist, The Smiths) : I think Andy left straight after the Irish tour. Two of those gigs were great, one of them wasn't. And it was when we got back from there that I realised I wanted to get another guitar player in.
Morrissey (vocalist, The Smiths) : He was ill and it seriously invaded The Smiths, it infested our place. He rejoined because his leaving seemed more wrong than his staying. It was too easy to turn like a pack and say, 'You're useless! Get Out!'.
Johnny Marr : That was just a necessity really. It looked like we couldn't tour with Andy. It was just one of the many things that made it all mad. Like, most groups have a producer, and me and Morrissey were doing it. Second, most groups of that stature have a manager - and me and Morrissey were doing it.
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Morrissey (vocalist, The Smiths) : He was ill and it seriously invaded The Smiths, it infested our place. He rejoined because his leaving seemed more wrong than his staying. It was too easy to turn like a pack and say, 'You're useless! Get Out!'.
Johnny Marr : That was just a necessity really. It looked like we couldn't tour with Andy. It was just one of the many things that made it all mad. Like, most groups have a producer, and me and Morrissey were doing it. Second, most groups of that stature have a manager - and me and Morrissey were doing it.