Mike Joyce

Mike Joyce earns my respect simply for being the heartbeat of the Smiths during their brief, brilliant run from 1982 to 1987. In a band dominated by Morrissey's voice and Johnny Marr's guitar, the drummer is easy to overlook, yet that buoyant, propulsive Smiths rhythm does not exist without Joyce. I have a soft spot for musicians who anchor the back line and let the front men shine, and his groove did exactly that. The fact that he kept drumming long after the band imploded tells me everything: this is a lifer, a craftsman who plays for the music rather than the spotlight.

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Name (English)

Mike Joyce

Name (Japanese)

マイク・ジョイス

Reading

まいく・じょいす

Born

June 1, 1963 (age 63)

Origin

Fallowfield, United Kingdom

Occupation

drummer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

• Official sitehttps://www.mikejoyce.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mikejoycedrums/
• Xhttps://x.com/mikejoycedrums
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike%20Joyce%20(musician)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1933243

Tags

• drummer
• musician

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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