“I don’t think Andy realised just how good a bass player he was"
"I ran for you Andy, rest in peace”
The former Smiths bandmates teamed up in New York while Marr was on tour with The Killers
The former frontman described the late bassist as "very, very funny and very happy"
The bassist died from pancreatic cancer aged 59
NME remembers Rourke's crucial contribution to The Smiths, one that bandmate Johnny Marr says "no other bass player could match"
Former bandmate Johnny Marr revealed that Rourke's death comes after a "lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer"
Tickets go on sale later this week
Comedian and Taskmaster. Find him singing Barbra Streisand in his dreams
He describes it as “an art book, with stories of songs and sounds”