The Smiths' bold experiment on Death of a Disco Dancer showed a strong new direction, but the band split before it could be ...

Morrissey has also confirmed this perspective. The Smiths had a series of managers in their five years together. The role was eventually passed on to Marr, who was only 23 when the band split.

The Smiths broke up 30 years ago, and although Morrissey, Johnny Marr lasted only five years as a songwriting team, they left a lifetime's worth of great songs behind.

The Smiths unearthed a previously unreleased demo for “I Know It’s Over” on Thursday. The track will appear on a deluxe reissue of The Queen Is Dead on October 20th.