The Gallagher brothers may have buried the hatchet, at least for long enough to recoup their divorce losses, but that other famously severed alliance from Manchester won’t be following suit.
In light of the Oasis reunion, one hopeful fan tweeted, “If Oasis can do it, The Smiths can too (I’m delusional).” Marr replied with a photo of right-wing UK Parliament member Nigel Farage, who Morrissey suggested as a good candidate for Prime Minister a decade ago. Farage is known for his role in bringing Brexit to fruition.
Following the UK’s exit from the European Union, Morrissey described Brexit as “magnificent,” a declaration that prompted Marr to further distance himself from his former bandmate. Sans caption, the implication of Marr’s post is that Morrissey’s political views pose too much of a conflict to ever make room for a reunion.
Seriously, though, did anyone actually ever think there was any danger of a Smiths reunion? It apparently nearly did happen back in 2008, per Marr’s autobiography, but Moz ultimately would have nothing to do with it. And there was the strange case of “Classically Smiths”, which… you know, it’s kind of like when Bruce Foxton does From The Jam (which doesn’t even feature Rick Buckler any more, and he started that band); I mean, he was obviously in The Jam just as Gannon Joyce & Rourke were in The Smiths, but none of them were the chief creative forces driving those bands. And by that time all three of the former Smiths had sued Morrissey & Marr, so I can’t imagine either of those two feeling too inclined to have them back in the band anyway, even if they could stand being around each other long enough to do a reunion tour.