Morrissey Talks Thwarted The Smiths Reunion Tour Hopes

Back in September, the Grammy nominee claimed he and Johnny Marr had been made a “lucrative offer” months earlier to reunite for a world tour in 2025, which his former bandmate “ignored”.

In a new interview published on the writer Fiona Dodwell’s Substack account, Morrissey claimed his reason for wanting to tour as The Smiths again was “because it felt like the last time such a thing would be possible”.

“We’ve all begun to grow old,” he said. “I thought the tour that was offered would be a good way of saying thank you for those who have listened for what suddenly feels like a lifetime.”

Morrissey insisted: “It wasn’t because I had any emotional attachment to Marr. I have absolutely none.”

“Must you persistently, year after year, decade after decade, blame me for everything… from the 2007 Solomon Islands tsunami to the dribble on your grandma’s chin?” he lamented.