List of Morrissey personnel
Since the break-up of The Smiths, Morrissey has worked with several different musicians throughout his career as a solo artist. The following is a list of musicians and personnel for each of his solo albums.
Current members
| Name | Years active | Instrument(s) | Release contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morrissey | 1988–present | lead vocals | All Morrissey releases |
| Boz Boorer | 1991–present | guitar | All Morrissey releases from Your Arsenal to present |
| Jesse Tobias | 2005–present | guitar | All Morrissey releases from Live at Earls Court to present |
| Mando Lopez | 2014–present | bass | Morrissey tour late 2014 to present |
| Matt Walker | 2007–present | drums | All Morrissey releases from Years of Refusal to present |
| Gustavo Manzur | 2012–present | keyboards | All Morrissey releases from World Peace Is None of Your Business to present |
Former members
| Name | Year(s) active | Instrument(s) | Release contributions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vini Reilly | 1988-1990 | guitar, keyboard | Viva Hate (1988) |
| Mark E. Nevin | 1990-1991 | guitar | Kill Uncle (1991) |
| Alain Whyte | 1991-2009 | guitar, backing vocals | All Morrissey releases from Your Arsenal to Ringleader of the Tormentors. He co-wrote a plurality of tracks on Years of Refusal but did not perform on that album. |
| Stephen Street | 1988-1990 | bass, guitar, keyboard | Viva Hate (1988)
He also co-wrote a majority of tracks that appeared on the compilation album Bona Drag. |
| Mark Bedford | 1990-1991 | bass | Kill Uncle (1991) |
| Gary Day | 1991-93, 2003-06 | bass | All Morrissey releases from Your Arsenal to Beethoven Was Deaf and You Are the Quarry to Ringleader of the Tormentors. |
| Jonny Bridgwood | 1993-1997 | bass | All Morrissey releases from Vauxhall and I to Maladjusted |
| Andrew Paresi | 1988-1990 | drums | All Morrissey releases from Viva Hate to Kill Uncle |
| Spencer Cobrin | 1991-93, 1995-97 | drums | All Morrissey releases from Your Arsenal to Beethoven Was Deaf and Southpaw Grammar to Maladjusted. |
| Woodie Taylor | 1993-1994 | drums | Vauxhall and I (1994) |
| Dean Butterworth | 2003-2005 | drums | All Morrissey releases from You Are the Quarry to Live at Earls Court. |
| Matt Chamberlain | 2005-2006 | drums | Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006) |
Recording timeline
| Role | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viva Hate (1988) |
Kill Uncle (1991) |
Your Arsenal (1992) |
Vauxhall and I (1994) |
Southpaw Grammar (1995) |
Maladjusted (1997) |
You Are the Quarry (2004) |
Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006) |
Years of Refusal (2009) |
World Peace Is None of Your Business (2014) | |
| Guitars | Vini Reilly | Mark E. Nevin | Alain Whyte/Boz Boorer | Alain Whyte | Boz Boorer/Jesse Tobias | |||||
| Bass | Stephen Street | Mark Bedford | Gary Day | Jonny Bridgwood | Gary Day | Solomon Walker | ||||
| Drums | Andrew Paresi | Spencer Cobrin | Woodie Taylor | Spencer Cobrin | Dean Butterworth | Matt Chamberlain | Matt Walker | |||
Timeline
- Note: Morrissey was inactive from 1998 until 2003.
Other musicians
- From Viva Hate
- From Bona Drag
- Craig Gannon and Neil Taylor — guitars on "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" and "Interesting Drug"
- Kevin Armstorng - guitar on "Ouija Board, Ouija Board", "November Spawned a Monster" and "Piccadilly Palare"; composer of "Piccadilly Palare"
- Andy Rourke - bass on "The Last of the Famous International Playboys", "Interesting Drug", "November Spawned a Monster", and "Piccadilly Palare"; composer of "Yes I Am Blind"
- Matthew Seligman - bass on "Ouija Board, Ouija Board"
- Mike Joyce - drums on "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" and "Interesting Drug"
- Andrew Paresi - drums on "Ouija Board, Ouija Board", "November Spawned a Monster", and "Piccadilly Palare"
- Stephen Street - keyboard, composer of "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" and "Interesting Drug"
- Kristy Maccoll - backing vocals on "Interesting Drug"
- Mary Margaret O'Hara - backing vocals on "November Spawned a Monster"
- Stephen Hopkins - piano on "Ouija Board, Ouija Board"
- From Kill Uncle
- Seamus Beaghen and Steven Heart – keyboards
- Nawazish Ali Khan – violin
- John Deacon - bass on tracks "Asian Rut", "Mute Witness", and "The Harsh Truth of the Camera Eye"
- From You Are the Quarry
- Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. - keyboards
- From Ringleader of the Tormentors
- Michael Farrell – piano, organ, keyboards, trumpet, trombone, percussion
- Ennio Morricone - string arrangement on "Dear God Please Help Me"
- Laura Adriani, Gaia e Andrea Baroni, Niccolo Centioni, Julia D'Andrea, Alice e Ester Diodovich, Marco Lorecchio, Charlotte Patrignani - Children's choir on "The Youngest Was the Most Loved", "The Father Who Must Be Killed" and "At Last I Am Born"
- From Years of Refusal
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards
- Mark Isham – trumpet on "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris", "When Last I Spoke to Carol" and "One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell"
- Jeff Beck – guitar on "Black Cloud"
- Michael Farrell – keyboards, accordion, cowbell on "That's How People Grow Up"
- Kristopher Pooley – backing vocals (tracks "Mama Lay Softly on the Riverbed", "When Last I Spoke to Carol", and "One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell"
- Kristeen Young – additional vocals on "That's How People Grow Up"
- Chrissie Hynde – backing vocals on "Shame Is the Name"
- From World Peace Is None of Your Business
- Gustavo Manzur - keyboards, percussion
Studio personnel
- Stephen Street, producer, 1988 (Viva Hate)
- Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, producer, 1991 (Kill Uncle)
- Mick Ronson, producer, 1992 (Your Arsenal)
- Steve Lillywhite, producer, 1994-1997 (Vauxhall and I, Southpaw Grammar, and Maladjusted)
- Jerry Finn, producer, 2004, 2009 (You Are the Quarry, Years of Refusal)
- Tony Visconti, producer, 2006 (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
- Joe Chiccarelli, producer, 2013 (World Peace Is None of Your Business)
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