{"title":"Mike Joyce","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-drums","title":"The Drums","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.roughtrade.com\/collection\/books-of-the-year-2025\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks of the Year 2025: #16\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe long overdue reflection of life in The Smiths from their legendary drummer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a band, the Smiths need no introduction. Formed in 1982 and disbanded in 1987, all five of their studio albums reached the top five in the UK charts. They are widely lauded as one of the most influential groups of all time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMike is the last member of the band to release their autobiography and this is his no holds-barred story of what it was like to play the drums in the Smiths. Throughout his honest and witty reflections, Mike answers the question he and bassist Andy Rourke used to often ask each other: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Where did it all go right?’ A lot of the Smiths’ past is already \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecanonised. Rather than retelling those well-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edocumented iconic moments, in The Drums, Mike conveys ‘the feeling’ of his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etime in the band. His off-piste, frank and witty perspective allows him to re-contextualise fan favourite moments through a beautifully vulnerable, human insight into his life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMike Joyce is an English drummer and a member of The Smiths between 1982-1987. Widely regarded as one of the most important British groups of the 20th century, all of their albums reached the Top Five in UK charts. Joyce continues to play drums and is a radio DJ and charitable patron based in Manchester \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe written history of the Smiths is not missing an encyclopedic account of everything that happened over the years; but Mike\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehonest, entertaining and deeply human memoir is what Smiths fans have been waiting for. This book truly conveys what it felt like to be a member of the Smiths.\u003cbr\u003eIn The Drums, Mike 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"New Modern","offers":[{"title":"Hardback - Exclusive signed plus postcard BOTY","offer_id":53200396288331,"sku":"R1893-4792","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":53542558302539,"sku":"R1893-9955","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback - Signed","offer_id":55835403452747,"sku":"R1893-6427","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback - signed alt","offer_id":56080103997771,"sku":"R1893-4390","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/mike-joyce-the-drums-9781917923255_xlg.webp?v=1761908277"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/mike-joyce.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}