What was that saying about a dead horse...?

The whole story is HERE and HERE, but he gist is: The Smiths will reunite for a couple of festivals in 2013, among others the Coachella festival in California, which promised to go 100% vegetarian in an effort to appease notoriously anti-meat frontman Morrissey. In fact, the U.S. festival's offer made it clear that they only required Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr - the rest of the band were optional.

Well, fuck you and your "optional" conditional 100% vegetarianism which you can shove up your collective arse. Just FUCK YOU.

Sorry guys, I really don't swear normally, but this makes me fucking see red. Bassist and drummer - optional. Yeah, like what would remain would be anything like The Smiths, especially after that long. If it's not four of them, it's not The Smiths as anyone who has any sense of hearing - or indeed any sense - should know. And as much as I like Rourkey, I've got to say that replacing Joyce with another drummer would be the most noticeable and lead straight to disaster. The only other drummer playng like him was The Buzzcocks' John Maher and I don't think he could be bothered.

But you know what, go ahead. The four Smiths will never play together again, but maybe hearing Moz and Marr rehashing and in the process most likely killing the old material would finally make some people realise the importance of the rhythm section in a band.

Yeah, fat chance, I know but one can only hope.