All it took was four short words to shut down the rumours
You have to feel for Johnny Marr.
It must get seriously tiresome to be asked the same thing in almost every interview, despite his thriving solo career: 'When are The Smiths reforming?'
And considering Morrissey's increasingly bizarre behaviour in recent times - not to mention his support for far-right figures and organisations like For Britain - it must be doubly frustrating.
However, when a fan put the same question to him on Twitter, he shut down the rumours of a reunion in 2020 with four simple words - and managed to get a sly dig in at his former bandmate, in the process.
Nigel Farage on guitar
— Johnny Marr (@Johnny_Marr) November 6, 2019
Morrissey has voiced his support for former UKIP leader Nigel Farage in recent years, calling him a "liberal educator."
Responding to the comments in an interview at the time, Marr admitted that he and Morrissey "probably don’t have much ideologically in common any more.”
So, no - there will be no Smiths reunion. Not with Johnny Marr, anyway.