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Not everyone finds it easy to listen to the Smiths now, but those early transmissions were utterly formative for this vital new band and their enraptured fans
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He once said he only wanted to play music. The Smiths arrived, and the rest was history
Andy Rourke, musician. Born: 17 January 1964 in Manchester. Died: 19 May 2023, aged 59.
The Smiths’s bassist Andy Rourke has sadly passed away following a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Bassist with the Smiths whose distinctive melodic style was central to the band’s sound