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 Fallowfield-bred 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.

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)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rabbit

Origin

Fallowfield, United Kingdom

Occupation

drummer / musician

• 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

2026-06-21

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