Andy Rourke (born Andrew Michael Rourke, 17 January 1964, Manchester, England) is a bass guitarist best known as a former member of The Smiths. Andy Rourke received an acoustic guitar from his parents when he was 7 years old. At age 11 he befriended a young John Maher (the future Johnny Marr) with whom he shared a mutual interest in music. The pair spent lunch breaks in school jamming and...