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In 1996, Joyce took Morrissey and Marr to court, claiming that he had not received his fair share of recording and performance royalties. Morrissey and Marr had claimed the lion's share of The Smiths' recording and performance royalties and allowed ten percent each to Joyce and Rourke. Composition royalties were not an issue, as Rourke and Joyce had never been credited as composers for the band. Morrissey and Marr claimed that the other two members of the band had always agreed to that split of the royalties, but the court found in favour of Joyce and ordered that he be paid over £1 million in back pay and receive twenty-five percent henceforth. As Smiths' royalties had been frozen for two years, Rourke settled for a smaller lump sum to pay off his debts and continued to receive ten percent. While the judge in the case described Morrissey as "devious, truculent and unreliable", he did not state that the singer had been dishonest.<ref>{{cite web | author=[[BBC News]] | date=11 December 1996 | title=Rock band drummer awarded £1m payout | format=http | work=BBC, ''cited at'' Cemetrygates.com | url=http://www.cemetrygates.com/vault/news/court.html | accessdate = 2007-04-22}}</ref> Morrissey claimed that he was "...under the scorching spotlight in the dock, being drilled..." with questions such as " 'How dare you be successful?' 'How dare you move on?'". He stated that "The Smiths were a beautiful thing and Johnny [Marr] left it, and Mike [Joyce] has destroyed it."<ref name="importance being">Nine, Jennifer. "The Importance of Being Morrissey". ''Melody Maker''. 9 August 1997.</ref> Morrissey appealed against the verdict, but was not successful.<ref>{{cite web | year=1998| title=Joyce vs. Morrissey and Others | format=http | work=England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions | url=http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/1998/1711.html | accessdate = 2007-02-16}}</ref> | In 1996, Joyce took Morrissey and Marr to court, claiming that he had not received his fair share of recording and performance royalties. Morrissey and Marr had claimed the lion's share of The Smiths' recording and performance royalties and allowed ten percent each to Joyce and Rourke. Composition royalties were not an issue, as Rourke and Joyce had never been credited as composers for the band. Morrissey and Marr claimed that the other two members of the band had always agreed to that split of the royalties, but the court found in favour of Joyce and ordered that he be paid over £1 million in back pay and receive twenty-five percent henceforth. As Smiths' royalties had been frozen for two years, Rourke settled for a smaller lump sum to pay off his debts and continued to receive ten percent. While the judge in the case described Morrissey as "devious, truculent and unreliable", he did not state that the singer had been dishonest.<ref>{{cite web | author=[[BBC News]] | date=11 December 1996 | title=Rock band drummer awarded £1m payout | format=http | work=BBC, ''cited at'' Cemetrygates.com | url=http://www.cemetrygates.com/vault/news/court.html | accessdate = 2007-04-22}}</ref> Morrissey claimed that he was "...under the scorching spotlight in the dock, being drilled..." with questions such as " 'How dare you be successful?' 'How dare you move on?'". He stated that "The Smiths were a beautiful thing and Johnny [Marr] left it, and Mike [Joyce] has destroyed it."<ref name="importance being">Nine, Jennifer. "The Importance of Being Morrissey". ''Melody Maker''. 9 August 1997.</ref> Morrissey appealed against the verdict, but was not successful.<ref>{{cite web | year=1998| title=Joyce vs. Morrissey and Others | format=http | work=England and Wales Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions | url=http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/1998/1711.html | accessdate = 2007-02-16}}</ref> | ||
In late November 2005, while appearing on radio station BBC 6 Music, Mike Joyce claimed to be having financial problems and said that he had resorted to selling rare band recordings on eBay. As a teaser, a few minutes of an unfinished instrumental track known as "The Click Track" was premiered on the show. Morrissey hit back at Joyce with a public statement shortly after, on the website true-to-you.net.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_051130_01 |title=Statement from Morrissey, 30 November 2005 |accessdate=2007-12-07 |format= |work= }}</ref> Relations between Joyce and Rourke cooled significantly as a result of Morrissey's statement which claimed that Joyce had misled the courts. Morrissey claimed that Joyce had not declared that Rourke was entitled to some of the assets seized by Joyce's lawyers from Morrissey. VH1 attempted to get the band back together for a reunion on its ''Bands Reunited]'' show. The program abandoned its attempt however after host Aamer Haleem was unsuccessful in his attempt to corner Morrissey before a show. To this day Morrissey refuses to reunite his old band, going as far as to say that he would "rather eat [his] own testicles than re-form The Smiths, and that’s saying something for a vegetarian."<ref>{{cite web | author=Antrobus, Stuart| year=2006| title=Morrissey: 'I'd Rather Eat My Testicles Than Re-form The Smiths' | format=http | work=Gigwise.com | url=http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=15239 | accessdate = 2006-08-15}}</ref> In March 2006, Morrissey revealed that The Smiths had been offered $5 million to reunite for a performance at the | In late November 2005, while appearing on radio station BBC 6 Music, Mike Joyce claimed to be having financial problems and said that he had resorted to selling rare band recordings on eBay. As a teaser, a few minutes of an unfinished instrumental track known as "The Click Track" was premiered on the show. Morrissey hit back at Joyce with a public statement shortly after, on the website true-to-you.net.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_051130_01 |title=Statement from Morrissey, 30 November 2005 |accessdate=2007-12-07 |format= |work= }}</ref> Relations between Joyce and Rourke cooled significantly as a result of Morrissey's statement which claimed that Joyce had misled the courts. Morrissey claimed that Joyce had not declared that Rourke was entitled to some of the assets seized by Joyce's lawyers from Morrissey. VH1 attempted to get the band back together for a reunion on its ''Bands Reunited]'' show. The program abandoned its attempt however after host Aamer Haleem was unsuccessful in his attempt to corner Morrissey before a show. To this day Morrissey refuses to reunite his old band, going as far as to say that he would "rather eat [his] own testicles than re-form The Smiths, and that’s saying something for a vegetarian."<ref>{{cite web | author=Antrobus, Stuart| year=2006| title=Morrissey: 'I'd Rather Eat My Testicles Than Re-form The Smiths' | format=http | work=Gigwise.com | url=http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=15239 | accessdate = 2006-08-15}}</ref> In March 2006, Morrissey revealed that The Smiths had been offered $5 million to reunite for a performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which he turned down, saying, "No, because money doesn't come into it." He further explained, "It was a fantastic journey. And then it ended. I didn't feel we should have ended. I wanted to continue. [Marr] wanted to end it. And that was that."<ref>{{cite web | author=Jeckell, Barry A.| year=2006| title=Morrissey: Smiths Turned Down Millions To Reunite | format=http | work=CNN.com | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002198233 | accessdate = 2006-08-15}}</ref> | ||
When asked why he would not reform The Smiths, Morrissey responded "I feel as if I’ve worked very hard since the demise of The Smiths and the others haven’t, so why hand them attention that they haven’t earned? We are not friends, we don’t see each other. Why on earth would we be on a stage together?"<ref>{{cite web | author=Melia, Daniel| year=2006| title=Morrissey: 'The Smiths Don't Deserve To Be On Stage With Me' | format=http | work=Gigwise.com | url=http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=18006 | accessdate = 2006-08-21}}</ref> In August 2007, it was reported by the NME that once again Morrissey had turned down a near £40 M offer to reunite with | When asked why he would not reform The Smiths, Morrissey responded "I feel as if I’ve worked very hard since the demise of The Smiths and the others haven’t, so why hand them attention that they haven’t earned? We are not friends, we don’t see each other. Why on earth would we be on a stage together?"<ref>{{cite web | author=Melia, Daniel| year=2006| title=Morrissey: 'The Smiths Don't Deserve To Be On Stage With Me' | format=http | work=Gigwise.com | url=http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=18006 | accessdate = 2006-08-21}}</ref> In August 2007, it was reported by the NME that once again Morrissey had turned down a near £40 M offer to reunite with Johnny Marr on a 50 date world tour<ref>{{cite web | author=Anon| year=2007| title=Morrissey rejects fresh attempt at Smiths reunion | format=http | work=NME.com | url=http://www.nme.com/news/the-smiths/30599 | accessmonthday=23 August | accessyear=2007}}</ref>, Morrissey later denied these claims calling the reunion tour a hoax.<ref>[http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=26177_0_2_0_C Morrissey announces new album - reunion tour Smiths a hoax]</ref> On 10 November 2008 ''[[The Sound of The Smiths]]'', a remastered [[The Smiths|Smiths]] compilation was released. The album, made available as either a single or double disc CD, marked the first time since the band's break-up that both Morrissey and Marr collaborated on a Smiths release. Morrissey himself is credited with having coined the compilation's title, while guitarist Johnny Marr was involved in the project's mastering.<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/the-smiths/40013 New Musical Express]</ref> ''The Sound of The Smiths'' entered the UK charts at #21 on 16 November 2008. | ||
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