Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce were the legendary rhythm section behind The Smiths.Here for the first time on film they tell the story of their time in thegroup.Speaking with candour honesty and humour Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke offer a unique insight into the private life of the groundbreaking band: "The DVD is a very real account of what happened when we were in The Smiths" says Joyce. "We wanted people to know what it was really like. It is more truthful than anything we have revealed in interviews before because we were relaxed with how it was done and who was doing it".This is the first documentary about The Smiths to be released on DVD andbegins with the story of the bands origins in Manchester. The film takesus through the trip to London that secured their record deal the eventfulrecording of their debut album the tours the trips to the US and thesuperfandom. But this is no puff piece: Rourke and Joyce speak franklyabout what it was really like to be in a band with Morrissey and Marrabout Joyce winning his wife back by telling her he was going to be on TopOf The Pops and about Rourkes heroin addiction that briefly ended hiscareer in the band.*"It isnt about attacking Johnny or Morrissey" says Rourke. "Despite thefact that the band ended in a messy way we shared a lot of things and weadopted an almost gang-like mentality. We still have many loyalities toeach other as a result of that".   ... >>