THE SMIRKS

Always had that je ne sais quoi	Irritating little combo with no plans to reform	The most fun you can have with your shoes on
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Mike Doherty

As drummer with The Smirks, Mike played Pearl and Premier drums.

After The Smirks, Mike had some success with Chris Sievey and The Freshies, who had a hit with "I'm in love with the girl on the Manchester Virgin megastore checkout desk", though they could also been successful with material like "I can't get 'Bouncing Babies' by 'The Teardrop Explodes'" and "Wrap Up The Rockets".

An article about The Freshies' frontman Chris Sievey and mentioning Doherty appeared in "The Guardian" on May 31, 2006.

"In 1987, when I was 20, I put on concerts for the Polytechnic of Central London. I became friendly with an agent from Cheshire called Mike Doherty. He looked after Ronnie Corbett, but his true calling was being Frank Sidebottom's drummer."

Mike currently lives overseas, but returns to Britain from time to time.

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Page last updated by Ian on 12 September 2006