Johnny Marr To Release Autobiography In November

The co-founder of the 1980s English rock band The Smiths has a book deal.

Dey Street Books announced Thursday that it has acquired guitar great Johnny Marr’s autobiography. The book is called “Set the Boy Free,” and is scheduled to come out Nov. 8.

Marr, along with Steven Patrick Morrissey, professionally known only as Morrissey, formed The Smiths in 1982.