© Joel Goodman - 07973 332324 . 22/01/2018 . Salford , UK . MIKE JOYCE , CRAIG GANNON and BOB RILEY ( Chief Executive of Manchester Camerata ) . Former band members of the Smiths and Manchester Camerata were reported to be joining forces to create " Classically Smiths " which would have seen Smiths songs played live to a classical orchestral backing but now bass player Andy Rourke has said he knew nothing of the project and was never invited in the first place . Photo credit : Joel Goodman