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Johnny Marr

The Story Behind The Song- The Smiths' ode and adherence to plagiarism in 'Cemetry Gates'

The Story Behind The Song: The Smiths’ ode and adherence to plagiarism in ‘Cemetry Gates’

A playful take on imitation in art.

Kelly Murphy
Feb 4, 2025
How pot influenced one of The Smiths' biggest songs

The Smiths song that saw Johnny Marr emulate the style of Nils Lofgren

The power of a “ringer”.

Kelly Murphy
Jan 29, 2025
The Smiths - Morrissey - Johnny Marr

The Smiths song that left both Johnny Marr and Morrissey furious: “Hiding it away on a B-side was sinful”

Annoyance decades apart.

Lucy Harbron
Jan 10, 2025
The Smiths - Morrissey - Johnny Marr

‘This Charming Man’: The greatest riff in indie history

The beginning.

Arun Starkey
Jan 4, 2025
Johnny Marr - 2023 - Andy Cotterill

‘Dynamo’: The love song Johnny Marr wrote about a skyscraper

Not in the city you might expect.

Callum MacHattie
Dec 27, 2024

Eddie Van Halen: The “beautiful” guitarist Johnny Marr called his opposite

“He never stopped smiling!”

Andrew Clayman
Dec 19, 2024
Johnny Marr - Morrissey - Split

Morrissey explains why he wanted The Smiths to reunite in 2025

“It wasn’t because I had any emotional attachment to Marr. I have absolutely none.”

Joe Taysom
Dec 11, 2024
'Strangeways, Here We Come'- the strange story behind The Smiths' final album title

The Smiths song Johnny Marr thought nobody could match

It’s never even been played live.

Callum MacHattie
Dec 11, 2024
Johnny Marr - 2023 - Andy Cotterill

Johnny Marr discusses David Bowie’s most “overlooked” masterpiece

“Genius performance.”

Lauren Hunter
Dec 8, 2024
Johnny Marr - 2023 - Andy Cotterill

The only album Johnny Marr ever revisits: “Just enjoy as a listener”

“My favourite…”

Heather Collier
Dec 1, 2024

‘Jeane’: the worst song The Smiths ever wrote

A tough decision.

Tom Phelan
Nov 30, 2024

Johnny Marr’s favourite lyric of all time: “This song was very dear to me”

“It was very dear to me in my teens and I still love it.”

Andrew Clayman
Nov 24, 2024

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