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Ex-The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr (43) is going on tour with the American band Modest Mouse. Marr who wrote some of the songs on the album also actually played on their material as well. In support of the new Modest Mouse album "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank", Johnny Marr is now going on tour with them. All of the dates have now been posted on the Johnny Marr website at www.jmarr.com . It is not the first time Marr is working with other bands. After The Smiths split, Marr played guitar and harmonica for The The and also worked with New Order's Bernard Sumner to form Electronic. He also became a sought-after session player and producer, writing, touring and recording with, among others, Bryan Ferry, The Pretenders, Kirsty MacColl, Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, Black Grape, Billy Bragg, Pet Shop Boys, Beck and Oasis.Marr also released a first album "Boomslang" in 2003 under the Johnny Marr and The Healers flag. A second album is in the making.
Ex-The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr (43) is going on tour with the American band Modest Mouse. Marr who wrote some of the songs on the album also actually played on their material as well. In support of the new Modest Mouse album "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank", Johnny Marr is now going on tour with them. All of the dates have now been posted on the Johnny Marr website at www.jmarr.com . It is not the first time Marr is working with other bands. After The Smiths split, Marr played guitar and harmonica for The The and also worked with New Order's Bernard Sumner to form Electronic. He also became a sought-after session player and producer, writing, touring and recording with, among others, Bryan Ferry, The Pretenders, Kirsty MacColl, Karl Bartos of Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, Black Grape, Billy Bragg, Pet Shop Boys, Beck and Oasis.Marr also released a first album "Boomslang" in 2003 under the Johnny Marr and The Healers flag. A second album is in the making.