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Johnny Marr is an English guitarist, keyboardist, and singer who rose to fame in the 1980s as the guitarist for The Smiths. His influential songwriting partnership with Morrissey defined the sound of an era. Marr is widely regarded as one of the most skilled and influential rock guitarists of his generation. His innovative style and melodic sensibility have inspired countless musicians and continue to shape modern rock music.
- 2023
- 2016
Johnny Marr was born in 1960s Manchester to Irish emigrant parents and knew from an early age that he would be a musician. Forming his first band at thirteen, Marr spent his teenage years on the council estates of Wythenshawe playing guitar, devouring pop culture and inventing his own musical style. It wasn't until the early eighties, when Marr turned up on the doorstep of a singer named Steven Patrick Morrissey, that both a unique songwriting partnership and the group recognised as one of the most iconic bands of all time were formed. In 1983 The Smiths released their first single, and within a year their eponymous debut album reached number two in the UK chart, paving the way for mainstream and critical success on their own never stopped. Here, for the first time, he tells his own side of the story
- 2013
Isle of Noises
Conversations With Great British Songwriters
More than twenty of the UK’s finest musicians discuss the magic and reveal the secrets behind their art in a rare collection of conversations about fifty years of classic British songwriting.
