Johnny Marr Affirms Rejecting Morrissey's Offer For The Smiths Reunion Concert

JAKARTA - Johnny Marr responded to a number of claims that Morrissey made to the public. One of them is about the accusation that he avoided it when he was asked to hold a concert tour at The Smiths reunion.

Morrissey admitted that he was disappointed with Marr's attitude in registering the trademark on behalf of The Smiths and the songs in it. Because with that unilateral claim, he can hold full power over the concert tour without Morrissey's approval.

Representative Johnny Marr responded to all the accusations in a statement. Distributed on platform X, he revealed that the claims on behalf of their band were not entirely true.

"This is the fact. In 2018, it followed third-party efforts to use the name The Smiths and after it was discovered that the trademark did not belong to the band Marr contacted Morrissey, through his representative, to work together to protect the name The Smiths," the statement read.

The statement even said that Morrissey, who did not respond, caused Marr himself to register the trademark. Until finally there was a subsequent agreement with Morrissey's lawyer that the brand was "saved for mutual gain" between the two parties.

As a sign of good faith, Marr signed a joint ownership of The Smiths in January this year. The document still provides a column under Morrissey's name for him to sign.

"To prevent third parties from taking advantage of the band name, I have to protect its legacy. I do this on behalf of both of us. I myself and my former bandmate," said the representative.

Johnny Marr also responded to Morrissey's allegations about the reunion concert tour. From the musician's side, he is not silent, but has given resistance. Here's the full story from Johnny Marr.

pic.twitter.com/78kD509vqZ

— Johnny Marr (@Johnny_Marr) September 17, 2024

pic.twitter.com/78kD509vqZ