Mike Joyce (musician)

Mike Joyce
Joyce in 2018
Joyce in 2018
Background information
Birth nameMichael Adrian Paul Joyce
Born (1963-06-01) 1 June 1963 (age 61)
Manchester, England
OriginFallowfield, Manchester, England
GenresAlternative rock, indie pop, post-punk, punk rock
OccupationDrummer
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 the Smiths provided Joyce with his first taste of success, he had previously drummed for Manchester band The Hoax and Northern Irish punk rock group Victim. Immediately after the break-up of the band in 1987, Joyce and Smiths bassist Andy Rourke played with Sinéad O'Connor.[2] They, along with Craig Gannon, also provided the rhythm section for two singles by Smiths' singer Morrissey – "Interesting Drug" and "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" and their B-sides. Work with Suede,[3] Buzzcocks,[4] 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 Rourke released Inside The Smiths, a DVD which chronicled their experiences of being in the band.[8] In October 2007, Joyce toured the UK playing drums for Vinny Peculiar with Bonehead (Oasis) on bass guitar, and in 2008 he presented the Alternative Therapy radio show on Revolution 96.2 FM at The Brickhouse until the station changed format, later reviving it on Manchester Radio Online and Tin Can Media.[9][10] He hosts The Coalition Chart Show on East Village Radio, which streams from New York.[11] In parallel to his music career, Joyce works as a DJ and broadcaster, including occasional appearances on BBC 6 Music.[12] 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.[13] In October 2018, the show was nominated in the 'Best Specialist Music Show' category at the ARIAS 2018 radio awards.[14] Joyce is a patron of the Manchester-based charity Back on Track;[15][16] 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.[17]

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.[18] He is a vegetarian.[19] Joyce is a Manchester City fan,[20] and is sometimes interviewed at City Square before important home matches.[21][22]

In 1996, Joyce sued former Smiths' colleagues Johnny Marr and Morrissey for an equal share of performance and recording royalties. Joyce won the case and was awarded damages of around £1 million from Morrissey and Marr.[23][24] According to Morrissey, who unsuccessfully appealed Joyce's claims, Joyce first sued Morrissey and Marr in 1989 for 25% of the Smiths' recording royalties.[25] In 1996, Joyce won the case "on the basis of the 1890 Partnership Act".[26]

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. ^ "The Playlist: Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce from the Smiths" Archived 5 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, 23 July 2007, The Guardian Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ "The Revolution: how not to relaunch a radio station?" Archived 18 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, Organgrinder Blog, 3 September 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  10. ^ "Smiths man returns to indie charts with Coalition airing", Music Week, 22 August 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  11. ^ Mike Joyce's Coalition Chart Show. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  12. ^ Mike Joyce details, Bbc.co.uk; accessed 11 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Mike Joyce Joins XS Manchester From October". XS Manchester. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  14. ^ "BBC dominates shortlist for ARIAS 2018 radio awards". RadioToday. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Patrons". Back on Track. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  16. ^ Pettigrew, Jason (11 September 2020). "You can own a piece of Smiths drummer Mike Joyce's history". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  17. ^ "How a rock star is helping people with addictions". ITV News. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  18. ^ Binns, Simon (11 October 2016). "Is Mike Joyce Manchester's most romantic man?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Mike Joyce | Viva! – The Vegan Charity". Viva.org.uk. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  20. ^ "He Bangs The Drums: Mike Joyce On Manchester City And Pellegrini – The Daisy Cutter". Thedaisycutter.co.uk. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  21. ^ "City Square Live on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  22. ^ "Manchester City on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  23. ^ Blatt, Ruth (11 February 2014). "Breaking Up A Team Is Hard To Do: The Case Of Morrissey, Johnny Marr And The Smiths". Forbes. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Morrissey's final appeal to overturn 1996 Mike Joyce verdict dismissed". Morrissey-solo.com. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  25. ^ Joyce vs. Morrissey and Others Archived 23 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions, 6 November 1998. Retrieved 8 January 2012. See also Brian Southall, Pop Goes to Court: Rock 'n' Pop's Greatest Court Battles (London: Omnibus, 2008; rev. edn. 2009), ch. 16, "The Smiths: Seeking Satisfaction Over a Fair Share of the Profits".
  26. ^ Michaels, Sean (3 January 2014). "Smiths drummer Mike Joyce shuns Morrissey's memoir". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2024.