Friday, June 09, 2006

The Smiths turned down by McCartney!


The band requested a star guest on 'The Queen Is Dead'
The Smiths asked Linda McCartney to guest star on their classic album 'The Queen Is Dead', guitarist Johnny Marr has revealed.

In a new interview with NME, Marr disclosed that frontman Morrissey wrote to the wife of Sir Paul McCartney requesting she play piano on the track 'Frankly, Mr Shankly', though she politely refused. - NME