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Johnny Marr


Born
in Manchester, The United Kingdom
October 31, 1963

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Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 in Ardwick, Manchester) is an English guitarist, keyboardist, harmonica player, and singer. Marr rose to fame in the 1980s as the guitarist in The Smiths, where he formed an influential songwriting partnership with Morrissey. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon, and has been a member of Modest Mouse since 2006. In 2008, he joined The Cribs after touring with them on 2008's NME Awards Tour. Marr is widely regarded as being amongst the most skilled and influential rock guitarists of the 1980s. ...more

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Set the Boy Free

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Marr's Guitars

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This Charming Man Sheet Music

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“I am very proud of the fact that 20 years [sic] on people tell me they became a vegetarian as a result of 'Meat is Murder'. I think that is quite literally rock music changing someone's life - it's certainly changing the life of animals. It is one of the things I am most proud of.”
Johnny Marr

“What I thought was interesting about becoming vegetarian was when I stopped eating animals I really started to appreciate them much more. I discovered an empathy with animals and started noticing the serenity of cows in fields, and the beauty of horses, which brought a new and very welcome dimension to my world. It happened quickly and I was surprised. Fundamentally I realised that animals are innocent. My”
Johnny Marr, Set the Boy Free

“We went inside, and I knew the guitar was special before I even touched it. Seymour bought the guitar for me, and I carried it back to the Iroquois Hotel on West 44th Street. When I got to my room, i took my new 355 out of its old, beat-up case, and with the very first thing I played I wrote our next single "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now", then the B-Side "Girl Afraid". That's what happens with some instruments. They already have music inside them.”
Johnny Marr, Set the Boy Free



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