But, for now, Happy Mondays are back and ready for the next round.
He is a long-term friend of Manchester band Happy Mondays.
He also wrote the book Hallelujah, a biography of the band the Happy Mondays.
The Happy Mondays were an alternative rock band from Manchester who became popular in the 1980s.
Marr says he was a member of Happy Mondays for "about 25 minutes".
Four members of the Happy Mondays went to this school.
Rowetta rejoined the Happy Mondays in 2012 with the full original lineup.
All tracks are written by the Happy Mondays.
Like so much about Happy Mondays, this news was both depressing and hilarious.
Following this, Happy Mondays commenced work on a new studio album.