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Johnny Marr interview in The Guardian (Aug. 18)

posted by davidt on Friday August 18 2000, @09:30AM
Lots of Morrissey, Smiths references in this interview in The Guardian (Aug. 18). First with the link is Stian Stang Christiansen:
Marr's attacks

Guitar hero Johnny Marr is back - and this time he's a frontman, railing against the blandness of modern pop. He tells Dave Simpson how he combines a love of heavy rock with his interest in psychics
Excerpt:
..."I'd never, ever write about Morrissey. That would be silly showbiz tack." In fact, mention of the Smiths makes Marr defensive. He can understand the enduring fascination, but is wary of the "negativity" surrounding inquiries into the band. When pressed, Marr will admit that he understood Morrissey "more than anyone else in the whole world".
Another excerpt:
...Few characters from his past musical lives remain with him. He last saw Morrissey two years ago: "We have hung out since the Smiths, but after an hour what do you do? We used to write songs... that wouldn't be right now."
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  • comforting to know that there are some still going about in a dignified way. very good, Johnny!
    Angelique Upstart -- Friday August 18 2000, @05:12PM (#1544)
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    one should judge a man mainly from his depravities. virtues can be faked. depravities are real.
  • One of his comments could go two ways. Did he understand Morrissey more that anyone else did or did he understand Morrissey more than he understood anyone else?
    Anonymous -- Saturday August 19 2000, @06:07PM (#1567)
    • Re:which one by J. Razor (Score:1) Friday August 25 2000, @09:56AM
  • seem's to me that johnny, didn't quite understand morrissey that well?
    boozer -- Tuesday August 22 2000, @12:24AM (#1607)
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    • Re:no grudges by J. Razor (Score:1) Friday August 25 2000, @09:57AM
  • the thought of them two "hanging out" after the smith days makes me think of the terrible vh1 movie where they wonder what it would be like if lennon and mccartney hung out towards the last days of lennon's death! Can you imagine? What can be going through moz and johnny's head the thought of them 2 in the same room today....what havoc that would create, what speculations they could stir up?
    Anonymous -- Tuesday August 22 2000, @07:27AM (#1609)
  • It's always a good sign when one remembers the small things that made life bearable, before the world became interested in one's every move:

    "But when I used to get up for school I'd play
    Patti Smith's Horses or something, and it
    would affect my demeanour for the entire day."

    I am sure most of us still feel the exact same way! (Insert "work" for "school")
    J. Razor -- Friday August 25 2000, @10:14AM (#1733)
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    I'm Alone
  • I saw Johnny Marr's Healers in Benicassim (Spain) last August. He was very pathetic, dressed like Noel Gallagher, hair-dressed like Noel Gallagher, playing like Noel Gallagher...
    Really, I felt mercy for him...
    Anonymous -- Thursday November 16 2000, @09:44AM (#4736)

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