Inside the Smiths DVD

The Smiths

Release Date: 23 July 2007
Format: DVD

£8.99

Video Description
Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce were the legendary rhythm section behind The
Smiths.
Here, for the first time on film, they tell the story of their time in the
group.
Speaking with candour, honesty and humour, Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke offer
a unique insight into the private life of the groundbreaking band: "The DVD
is a very real account of what happened when we were in The Smiths," says
Joyce. "We wanted people to know what it was really like. It is more
truthful than anything we have revealed in interviews before because we
were relaxed with how it was done and who was doing it".
*This is the first documentary about The Smiths to be released on DVD and
begins with the story of the band's origins in Manchester. The film takes
us through the trip to London that secured their record deal, the eventful
recording of their debut album, the tours, the trips to the US and the
superfandom. But this is no puff piece: Rourke and Joyce speak frankly
about what it was really like to be in a band with Morrissey and Marr,
about Joyce winning his wife back by telling her he was going to be on Top
Of The Pops, and about Rourke's heroin addiction that briefly ended his
career in the band.
*"It isn't about attacking Johnny or Morrissey," says Rourke. "Despite the
fact that the band ended in a messy way we shared a lot of things and we
adopted an almost gang-like mentality. We still have many loyalities to
each other as a result of that".