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davidt
on Thursday June 14 2007, @12:00PM
Uncleskinny writes:
Johnny Marr interview discussed in this thread on the forums...where I also posted the full text of the interview. Original Post by Maurice E: It's a pretty good piece. Marr banging on about the Smiths for about 90% of the interview. Funny how he never mentions Electronic even though he was in the band for 10 years... A couple of indirect digs at Moz; Marr says he would never wear a tie on stage! Talks about There is a Light and How Soon is Now quite a lot. The '6 things I'll never do' includes; -lend a drummer my money -reform the Smiths -allow my music to be involved with advertising McDonalds or any meat product On the split he says; "In the last year of the Smiths, I was stuck with a load of ideas and nowhere to play them. So I disbanded the group." All in all it's a pretty interesting read. Marr comes across as witty and articulate; "I've got secrets and insights into the whole pantheon of rock'n'roll that belies a man of my tender age. And I'm pretty good with a guitar." His favourite concert was The Smiths at Salford Uni in 1986 although he claims "I doubt we ever played a bad show".
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1 thing I hope will never continue (Score:0)
Did JM not say recently
" things would far easier if we could be friends"?
In this interview he talks with extreme pride , sadness and biterness.
Its time that the past is laid to rest and stop the venom and hatred towards one another.
Ok , so neither will never reform the smiths , contrary to what Andy Rourke has said that "they would all love to do it , but M will not forive Mike"
But why the hatred , surely things were not that bad whilst as a band....were they?
It is really hard as a fan for 20 years plus to constantly read the sly little remarks at one another.
Ok the court case blah blah has taken it a step further beyond repair , but Life is to short , it really is.
I love Morrissey's work , I love JM's work with the healers , and The Smiths I will love till the day I die.
Message to M and JM , enough is enough , you were friends once who both had a combined vision to make music and you can see from early TV interviews that you did like one another.
Sorry for the rant.
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Billy Budd = Johny Marr (Score:0)
I would happily lose
Both of my legs
I would lose both of my legs
Oh, if it meant you could be free
Oh, if it meant you could be free
(Don't leave us in the dark!)
No matter how hard you try, you'll always be a Smith.
hatfullofsmiths (Score:0)
Britain becomes Palestine (Score:0)
If not, civil war without doubt ---
is it civil war when half the populants are foreign?
As for Palestine...Thank God for Hamas...America lost once more with their puppet fathas..............
Justice always prevails in the end
The PEOPLE of Palestine voted Hamas..
America F off
Hahaha (Score:1)
A: Whose sideburns are a different colour from the rest of their hair. I don't need to explain that one.
JM is funny.
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JM in Switzerland (Score:1)
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hahah. (Score:0)
If any of those 'ideas' were used in his stay with Electronic, I can see why that happened.
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Johnny marr cas kiss my ass (Score:1)
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Johnny (Score:0)
It's embarrassing to hear him say he disbanded the group because of that.
Johhny has not produced anything worth of listening to since them, which makes us all be sure that Morrissey was indeed the salt in the Smiths' omelette.
Electronic, the Pretenders, The the...most os all very mesmerizing crap. The first Electronic album did have a good 6 to 8 wonderful songs, but, hey, he was not alone. And thoe songs sound sooooo much like NEW ORDER and the pet shop boys that I actually keep wondering where Johnny came in.
Morrissey was the heart and the soul of the Smiths. He wrote the lyrics, came up with all the vocal melodies( the most amazing thing in Smithsdom )tagged to Johnny mar's otherwise worthless music.
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Johnny Marr--Northern leech go on removing..... (Score:1)
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funny thing is (Score:1)
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Respect (Score:0)
For A really good read (Score:0)
Lonley high court judges (Score:1)
Actually, he seems to be the less mordant of the two here.
Because I know, we all know he bears ancient grugdes too, but have you ever read about Morrissey letting us now that he suspects all folks that are short, and wear a "grundgy" hair style?
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Delusions of Yoof (Score:1)
So says the bloke who's 44 later on this year!
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Bit of a prick! (Score:1)
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Sad Thing (Score:0)
You knew you were one
And you slipped right through my fingers
No not literally,
but metaphorically
and now you're all I see....as the light fades..."
Best Solo (Score:0)
Don't imagine anyone here has heard of Rush except for HiLo Indie
I must agree with Marry (Score:0)
over 40 should leave his shirt on.
Elvis never stripped off.
Then again, it was never rumoured he batted for the other side..ha ha
Thank God Hammas won the War (Score:0)
What happened to the loads of ideas? (Score:0)
Did I miss something? What were his "loads of ideas" that forced the breakup of the Smiths?
Playing backup guitar for Talking Heads? Filling a roster spot with the Pretenders for a few months? Lending his name to a mediocre New Order side project? Boomslang???
Or is he still saving them for the right moment?
barrymore behave you big woofter (Score:0)
homos hide for just a short period
you big handbag
Marr and Modest Mouse (Score:0)
Screw Him ... (Score:0)
A message to you Johnny (Score:1)
It wouldn't surprise me that, if Morrissey reads your words, he sheds a tear or two; the things you said were really quite hurtful.
You criticise his hairstyle, his age, his clothes, and his songwriting ability; his omission from your list of intelligent lyricists was glaringly obvious. And making light of the courtcase that nearly killed him was doubly cruel. I've fallen out or drifted apart from a few close friends in my time, as I'm sure many on this site have, but it's a no go area to belittle and criticise them in such a personal manner.
Somehow you seem to see your work with Morrissey as though you were one entity and after you left The Smiths, he no longer existed. You aren't just an extension of one another's subconscious Johnny, you and Moz both have feelings. What has he done to hurt your's that would cause you to be so vicious? Perhaps it was him turning down those millions to reform, which (if I remember correctly) you were keen to accept at the time.
Obviously he won't see this, but I had to get that rant off my chest, because I hate it when people snipe for no good reason. And obviously, I'll defend my (im)perfect hero to the death. Being a fan of The Smiths and Morrissey for 8 years, I'd always given Marr the benefit of the doubt, but these comments had no other interpretation than slagging off his former friend and tainting the memory of something that was quite beautiful, namely, The Smiths.
To my mind Johnny is rather like Paul McCartney, desperately clinging on to what he thinks is cool whilst riding on the back of former glories and a more revered partner. Please Johnny, retain some dignity and apologise to the fans (and Moz) who still hold you in high regard for what you did, and those who still follow what you do.
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Marr? (Score:0)
Marr made his money but everyone knows that Morrissey is the STAR. So why bother? There's only so many times Manchester Evening News will interview Marr.
Morrissey keeps selling out the Hollywood Bowl for Gods Sake.
So why bother with another Smiths documentary? Everyone has heard/listened to
One more Smiths "Documentary" with Joyce, Marr & Rourke and we will be SICK.
Drugs, John? (Score:1)
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