The Smiths’ Mike Joyce Announces Publication Of His Memoir, ‘The Drums’

On Friday (August 22), Mike Joyce, drummer of The Smiths, announced the details of his upcoming memoir, The Drums, which is set for publication on November 6 via New Modern (HMV/Putman Publishing). According to the book’s description, Joyce’s “frank and witty perspective allows him to re-contextualize fan favorite moments through a beautifully vulnerable, human insight into his life.” Unlike previous autobiographies by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, Joyce’s book captures his personal experiences during the band’s rise and fall from 1982 to 1987, exploring overlooked moments in the legendary group’s history while answering the “question he and bassist Andy Rourke used to often ask each other: ‘Where did it all go right?’” The memoir boasts that “Joyce finally gives us the perspective of the self-confessed biggest Smiths fan in the world who from the start was just some lad from the suburbs of Fallowfield who played the drums.” (Consequence of Sound)