Article on Johnny Marr's literary influences while in The Smiths - Salon.com

[Uncleskinny]

http://www.salon.com/2016/12/03/joh...year-old-guitar-player-i-wanted-to-be-modern/

 

[vegan.cro]

very interesting interview, especially this part:

But let’s put it this way: I was not trying to sound like Roger McGuinn or anyone else — those things came later with the C86 [bands] or the — what was it called? — the shoe gaze vibe. I didn’t really have much of that. Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins had some of that going on.

Your sound is a little crisper — your notes are cleanly articulated even if there is some hazy emotion to them.

That comes from Bert Jansch. And I liked the drugginess of James Williamson from the Stooges’ “Raw Power.”

But a lot of us have a great debt to Bert Jansch and don’t even know it. No Bert — right? — no Nick Drake, no Donovan. And because of that, no “Dear Prudence,” no “Blackbird.” When Donovan went to Marrakech with the Beatles, he showed those guys how to do all that. Or ”Across the Universe,” or “Cry, Baby Cry,” or any of that “White Album” acoustic stuff.

 

[Kenmare]

http://www.salon.com/2016/12/03/joh...year-old-guitar-player-i-wanted-to-be-modern/

I enjoyed this quite a lot. Interesting literary influence progression. Thanks, Uncle, for posting.

 

[Quando quando quando]

Thanks for posting Uncleskinny.
Very informative.