Marr open to idea of Smiths reunion

Johnny Marr has not ruled out the possibility that The Smiths may reform.

Despite Morrissey recently revealing that he turned down nearly £40 million to tour with the group again, the guitarist told BBC Five Live that "stranger things have happened so, you know, who knows?"

He went on: "It's no biggy. Maybe we will in 10 or 15 years' time when we all need to for whatever reasons, but right now Morrissey is doing his thing and I'm doing mine, so that's the answer really."

However, the Modest Mouse star said he preferred to talk about his current band, commenting: "We're doing a lot of good stuff and [it] kind of... hits me with surprise whenever I’m asked it because I'm like, well, if you are interested in what I'm doing, there is a record I put out in February that a lot of people like, so why would I want to talk about a band I was in 20 years ago?”

Marr was recently appointed a professor of music at the University of Salford.