Johnny Marr’s management has released a statement debunking the accusations made by former The Smiths singer Morrissey, who claimed that his ex-bandmate trademarked the group's name "without any consultation".
In recent weeks, Morrissey, the lead singer from the band The Smiths, has made a series of accusations aimed at his former bandmate Johnny Marr.
He has claimed that Marr ignored an offer for a 2025 tour, that the guitarist blocked the release of a greatest hits album titled ‘Smiths Rule OK!’, and that Marr owns the copyright to the band’s name, an action that was done “without any consultation to Morrissey, and without allowing Morrissey the standard opportunity of ‘objection'.” In Morrissey’s eyes, this would allow the group to tour with a new frontman.
Now, through his management, Marr has responded to Morrissey’s various allegations.
It was confirmed that a reunion tour was offered to Marr: “I didn’t ignore the offer,” Marr wrote. “I said no.”
Regarding a compilation album, Marr verified Morrissey’s account, explaining that he declined Warner Music Group’s offer to release a greatest-hits album “given the number already in existence.”
Concerning The Smiths trademark, Marr’s management said that, in 2018, “Marr reached out to Morrissey, via his representatives, to work together in protecting The Smiths’ name.” Morrissey apparently did not respond to Marr, which led the latter musician “to register the trademark himself.”
Addressing the speculation about Marr...
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