"Why it's great the Smiths broke up" by Mark Simpson - Rolling Stone

Why It's Great the Smiths Broke Up - Rolling Stone
Celebrating the breakup of the Manchester foursome – Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce – 30 years later
By Mark Simpson

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Yes, of course we can, and there's a ton of brilliant Pet Shop Boys songs featuring Johnny on guitar: "Decadence, My October Symphony, Home and Dry, Did You See Me Coming?" - to name just a few. Even more recently, I love "New Town Velocity" and "The Trap" from his solo work. Seriously, I'm not some Johnny Marr expert - but before people piss on all his post-Smiths work ... how much of it do you even know?

'Seriously, I'm not some Johnny Marr expert - but before people piss on all his post-Smiths work ... how much of it do you even know?'

or.... how much of it would anyone want to know?

 

[countthree]

What's more saddening than the Smiths' split is what could've been if Ian Curtis didn't die.

Of course, any death is more sad than any split.

 

[SuedeMoz]

'Seriously, I'm not some Johnny Marr expert - but before people piss on all his post-Smiths work ... how much of it do you even know?'

or.... how much of it would anyone want to know?

Totally up to you - if you're proud of being ignorant on the subject, cool ... I'm not on a mission to make you a fan. Granted, I've chosen to respond to some comments that I felt were borne out of some bizarre anti-Marr agenda ... but if anyone wants to ignore Johnny's music based on some misguided "loyalty" to Morrissey ... no worries.

In the mean time, I'll happily listen to Morrissey and Marr without any sense of conflict.

 

[ZOOM FROM GLOOM]

Totally up to you - if you're proud of being ignorant on the subject, cool ... I'm not on a mission to make you a fan. Granted, I've chosen to respond to some comments that I felt were borne out of some bizarre anti-Marr agenda ... but if anyone wants to ignore Johnny's music based on some misguided "loyalty" to Morrissey ... no worries.

In the mean time, I'll happily listen to Morrissey and Marr without any sense of conflict.

^

you silly goose you!... must be deaf darling too ! You don't need to listen to all of his output to get where he's coming from and what he has to offer, you silly goose you! Has nothing to do with 'loyalty', lazy of you to think so. And so ...

Now that I've enlightened you, you'll never be able to listen to Marr the same way again, sorry.