Mike Joyce (musician)

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Mike Joyce
Manchester, England
OriginFallowfield, Manchester, England
GenresAlternative rock, indie pop
Occupation(s)Drummer
Years active1982–present
Formerly of
Websitemikejoyce.com

Michael Adrian Paul Joyce (born 1 June 1963) is an English drummer. He is best known for being the drummer for the Smiths[1] from October 1982 to 1987.

Career

While

Public Image Limited,[5] Julian Cope,[6] P. P. Arnold[5] and Pete Wylie followed throughout the 1990s. Joyce, Rourke, and Gannon reunited to work on a project with fellow Manchester musician Aziz Ibrahim (formerly of the Stone Roses and Simply Red), ex-Oasis guitarist Bonehead (as Moondog One), and Vinny Peculiar.[7]

In July 2007, Joyce, along with former bandmate

BBC 6 Music.[8] Joyce has hosted shows on East Village Radio
, an internet station.

Since October 2017, Joyce has hosted a weekly radio show on Manchester radio station XS Manchester.[9] In October 2018, the show was nominated in the 'Best Specialist Music Show' category at the ARIAS 2018 radio awards.[10] Joyce is a patron of the Manchester-based charity Back on Track;[11] as part of this role, Joyce ran a special cooking session with some of the charity's clients, during which they cooked vegetables from his allotment, and featured as a story on ITV Granada.[12]

Personal life

Joyce was born in Manchester to Irish Catholic parents, and attended St Gregory's Grammar School in the city. Joyce married Christina Riley in 1994.[13] He is a vegetarian.[14] Joyce is a Manchester City fan,[15] and is sometimes interviewed at City Square before important home matches.[16][17]

In 1996, Joyce sued former Smiths' colleagues

royalties. Joyce won the case and was awarded damages of around £1 million from Morrissey and Marr.[18]
According to Morrissey, who unsuccessfully appealed Joyce's claims, Joyce first sued Morrissey and Marr in 1989 for 25% of the Smiths' recording royalties. In 1996, Joyce won the case "on the basis of the 1890 Partnership Act".

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: The Smiths". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Mike Joyce | Biography & History". AllMusic. 1 June 1963. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Suede Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "My Manchester - with The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce". Manchester Evening News. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Smiths' drummer Mike Joyce talks to Scene South". Daily Echo. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Mike Joyce: "When I started I had three styles of playing: Fast and loud, faster and louder and fastest and loudest. The Smiths was a shock"". March 2018.
  7. ^ "Mike Joyce: A Vinny Peculiar Practice". Manchester Evening News. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. ^ Mike Joyce details, Bbc.co.uk; accessed 11 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Mike Joyce Joins XS Manchester From October". XS Manchester. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  10. ^ "BBC dominates shortlist for ARIAS 2018 radio awards". RadioToday. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Patrons". Back on Track. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  12. ^ "How a rock star is helping people with addictions". ITV News. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  13. ^ Binns, Simon (11 October 2016). "Is Mike Joyce Manchester's most romantic man?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Mike Joyce | Viva! – The Vegan Charity". Viva.org.uk. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  15. ^ "He Bangs The Drums: Mike Joyce On Manchester City And Pellegrini – The Daisy Cutter". Thedaisycutter.co.uk. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  16. ^ "City Square Live on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Manchester City on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Morrissey's final appeal to overturn 1996 Mike Joyce verdict dismissed". Morrissey-solo.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

External links

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