List of 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 (1992) to present
Jesse Tobias	2005–present	guitar	All Morrissey releases from Live at Earls Court (2005) to present
Mando Lopez	2014–present	bass	All Morrissey releases from Low in High School (2017) to present
Matt Walker	2007–present	drums	All Morrissey releases from Years of Refusal (2009) to present
Gustavo Manzur	2012–present	keyboards	All Morrissey releases from World Peace Is None of Your Business (2014) to present

Former members

Name	Year(s) active	Instrument(s)	Release contributions
Vini Reilly	1988	guitar, keyboard	Viva Hate (1988)
Craig Gannon	1988-1989	guitar	"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" & "Interesting Drug" (1989)
Neil Taylor	1989	guitar	"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" & "Interesting Drug" (1989)
Kevin Armstong	1989-1990	guitar	"Ouija Board, Ouija Board" (1989) "November Spawned a Monster" & "Piccadilly Palare" (1990)
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) "The Last of the Famous International Playboys" & "Interesting Drug" (1989) He also composed the single "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" but isn't credited for performing on it.
Andy Rourke	1988-1990	bass	"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" & "Interesting Drug" (1989) "November Spawned a Monster" & "Piccadilly Palare" (1990)
Matthew Seligman	1989	bass	"Ouija Board, Ouija Board"
Mark Bedford	1990-1991	bass	Kill Uncle (1991)
Jonny Bridgwood	1991, 1993-1997	bass	"Pregnant for the Last Time" (1991) Vauxhall and I (1994) Southpaw Grammar (1995) Maladjusted (1997)
Gary Day	1991-93, 2003-06	bass	Your Arsenal (1992) Beethoven Was Deaf (1993) You Are the Quarry (2004) Live at Earls Court (2005) Ringleader of the Tormentors (2006)
Solomon Walker	2007-2014	bass	All Morrissey releases from Years of Refusal to World Peace Is None of Your Business
Andrew Paresi	1988-1990	drums	Viva Hate (1988) "Ouija Board, Ouija Board" (1989) "November Spawned a Monster" & "Piccadilly Palare" (1990) Kill Uncle (1991)
Mike Joyce	1989-1990	drums	"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" & "Interesting Drug" (1989)
Spencer Cobrin	1991-93, 1995-97	drums	Your Arsenal (1992) Beethoven Was Deaf (1993) Southpaw Grammar (1995) Maladjusted (1997)
Woodie Taylor	1993-1994	drums	Vauxhall and I (1994) "Boxers" & "Sunny" (1995)
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)	Low in High School (2017)
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		Mando Lopez
Drums	Andrew Paresi		Spencer Cobrin	Woodie Taylor	Spencer Cobrin		Dean Butterworth	Matt Chamberlain	Matt Walker
Keyboards	Vini Reilly	Seamus Beaghen/Steven Heart	None				Roger Manning	Michael Farrell	Roger Manning/Michael Farrell	Gustavo Manzur

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
  • 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 Ringleader of the Tormentors
  • 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"

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, Low in High School)