Morrissey personnel

Since the break-up of The Smiths, Morrissey has worked with several different musicians throughout his career as a solo artist. The following is a list of musicians and personnel for each of his solo albums.

Current members

Name	Years active	Instrument(s)	Release contributions
Morrissey	1988–present	lead vocals	All Morrissey releases
Boz Boorer	1991–present	guitar	All Morrissey releases from Your Arsenal to present
Jesse Tobias	2005–present	guitar	All Morrissey releases from Live at Earls Court to present
Mando Lopez	2014–present	bass	Morrissey tour late 2014 to present
Matt Walker	2007–present	drums	All Morrissey releases from Years of Refusal to present
Gustavo Manzur	2012–present	keyboards	All Morrissey releases from World Peace Is None of Your Business to present

Former members

Name	Year(s) active	Instrument(s)	Release contributions
Vini Reilly	1988-1990	guitar, keyboard	Viva Hate (1988)
Mark E. Nevin	1990-1991	guitar	Kill Uncle (1991)
Alain Whyte	1991-2009	guitar, backing vocals	All Morrissey releases from Your Arsenal to Ringleader of the Tormentors. He co-wrote a plurality of tracks on Years of Refusal but did not perform on that album.
Stephen Street	1988-1990	bass, guitar, keyboard	Viva Hate (1988) He also co-wrote a majority of tracks that appeared on the compilation album Bona Drag.
Mark Bedford	1990-1991	bass	Kill Uncle (1991)
Gary Day	1991-93, 2003-06	bass	All Morrissey releases from Your Arsenal to Beethoven Was Deaf and You Are the Quarry to Ringleader of the Tormentors.
Jonny Bridgwood	1993-1997	bass	All Morrissey releases from Vauxhall and I to Maladjusted
Andrew Paresi	1988-1990	drums	All Morrissey releases from Viva Hate to Kill Uncle
Spencer Cobrin	1991-93, 1995-97	drums	All Morrissey releases from Your Arsenal to Beethoven Was Deaf and Southpaw Grammar to Maladjusted.
Woodie Taylor	1993-1994	drums	Vauxhall and I (1994)
Dean Butterworth	2003-2005	drums	All Morrissey releases from You Are the Quarry to Live at Earls Court.
Matt Chamberlain	2005-2006	drums	Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006)

Recording timeline

Role	Album
	Viva Hate (1988)	Kill Uncle (1991)	Your Arsenal (1992)	Vauxhall and I (1994)	Southpaw Grammar (1995)	Maladjusted (1997)	You Are the Quarry (2004)	Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006)	Years of Refusal (2009)	World Peace Is None of Your Business (2014)
Guitars	Vini Reilly Stephen Street	Mark E. Nevin	Alain Whyte/Boz Boorer					Alain Whyte Boz Boorer Jesse Tobias	Boz Boorer/Jesse Tobias
Bass	Stephen Street	Mark Bedford	Gary Day	Jonny Bridgwood			Gary Day		Solomon Walker
Drums	Andrew Paresi		Spencer Cobrin	Woodie Taylor	Spencer Cobrin		Dean Butterworth	Matt Chamberlain	Matt Walker

Timeline

• Note: Morrissey was inactive from 1998 until 2003.

Other musicians

• From Viva Hate
  • Richard Koster, Fenella Barton — violins
  • Rachel Maguire, Mark Davies, Robert Woolhard — cellos
  • John Metcalf - viola
• From Bona Drag
  • Craig Gannon and Neil Taylor — guitars on "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" and "Interesting Drug"
  • Kevin Armstorng - guitar on "Ouija Board, Ouija Board", "November Spawned a Monster" and "Piccadilly Palare"; composer of "Piccadilly Palare"
  • Andy Rourke - bass on "The Last of the Famous International Playboys", "Interesting Drug", "November Spawned a Monster", and "Piccadilly Palare"; composer of "Yes I Am Blind"
  • Matthew Seligman - bass on "Ouija Board, Ouija Board"
  • Mike Joyce - drums on "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" and "Interesting Drug"
  • Andrew Paresi - drums on "Ouija Board, Ouija Board", "November Spawned a Monster", and "Piccadilly Palare"
  • Stephen Street - keyboard, composer of "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" and "Interesting Drug"
  • Kristy Maccoll - backing vocals on "Interesting Drug"
  • Mary Margaret O'Hara - backing vocals on "November Spawned a Monster"
  • Stephen Hopkins - piano on "Ouija Board, Ouija Board"
• From Kill Uncle
  • Seamus Beaghen and Steven Heart – keyboards
  • Nawazish Ali Khan – violin
  • John Deacon - bass on tracks "Asian Rut", "Mute Witness", and "The Harsh Truth of the Camera Eye"
• From You Are the Quarry
  • Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. - keyboards
• From Ringleader of the Tormentors
  • Michael Farrell – piano, organ, keyboards, trumpet, trombone, percussion
  • Ennio Morricone - string arrangement on "Dear God Please Help Me"
  • Laura Adriani, Gaia e Andrea Baroni, Niccolo Centioni, Julia D'Andrea, Alice e Ester Diodovich, Marco Lorecchio, Charlotte Patrignani - Children's choir on "The Youngest Was the Most Loved", "The Father Who Must Be Killed" and "At Last I Am Born"
• From Years of Refusal
  • Roger Joseph Manning Jr. – keyboards
  • Mark Isham – trumpet on "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris", "When Last I Spoke to Carol" and "One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell"
  • Jeff Beck – guitar on "Black Cloud"
  • Michael Farrell – keyboards, accordion, cowbell on "That's How People Grow Up"
  • Kristopher Pooley – backing vocals (tracks "Mama Lay Softly on the Riverbed", "When Last I Spoke to Carol", and "One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell"
  • Kristeen Young – additional vocals on "That's How People Grow Up"
  • Chrissie Hynde – backing vocals on "Shame Is the Name"
• From World Peace Is None of Your Business
  • Gustavo Manzur - keyboards, percussion

Studio personnel

• Stephen Street, producer, 1988 (Viva Hate)
• Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley, producer, 1991 (Kill Uncle)
• Mick Ronson, producer, 1992 (Your Arsenal)
• Steve Lillywhite, producer, 1994-1997 (Vauxhall and I, Southpaw Grammar, and Maladjusted)
• Jerry Finn, producer, 2004, 2009 (You Are the Quarry, Years of Refusal)
• Tony Visconti, producer, 2006 (Ringleader of the Tormentors)
• Joe Chiccarelli, producer, 2013 (World Peace Is None of Your Business)