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Born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 to Irish immigrants in Ardwick Manchester. Johnny Marr is a guitarist, singer, song-writer and producer.
He is best known for being the founder member and guitarist in eighties cult band The Smiths.
The Smiths released 4 studio albums between 1984 and 1987 when Marr broke the group up.
Their major hits in the UK, were Heaven knows I’m miserable now which reached #10 in 1984 and Sheila Take a Bow which reached the same number in 1987. Whilst their popular songs include This Charming Man, How Soon is Now and There is Light that Never goes out.
When he ended the band in 1987, Marr focused mainly on contributing to the work of established bands. He played session guitar and or wrote music for artists such as The Pretenders, Talking Heads, Billy Bragg and Kirsty Maccoll (among others).
He also became a member of The The briefly due to his friendship with singer Matt Johnson.
In 1989 He teamed up with New Order lead singer Bernard Sumner to form synthesiser/guitar super group Electronic. Combining at first with Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe the duo released Getting Away with it which peaked at #12 in the Uk charts.
The foursome then released the song Disappointed. This attained them their top UK chart placement of #6, as well as featuring on the soundtrack to the Brad Pitt film Cool World.
Electronic soon solidified as just Sumner and Marr and between them they released three albums. Self titled debut, Electronic, Raise the Pressure and Twisted Tenderness were released in 1991, 1996 and 1999 respectively. As Sumner returned to fronting New Order Electronic dissolved.
He is best known for being the founder member and guitarist in eighties cult band The Smiths.
The Smiths released 4 studio albums between 1984 and 1987 when Marr broke the group up.
Their major hits in the UK, were Heaven knows I’m miserable now which reached #10 in 1984 and Sheila Take a Bow which reached the same number in 1987. Whilst their popular songs include This Charming Man, How Soon is Now and There is Light that Never goes out.
When he ended the band in 1987, Marr focused mainly on contributing to the work of established bands. He played session guitar and or wrote music for artists such as The Pretenders, Talking Heads, Billy Bragg and Kirsty Maccoll (among others).
He also became a member of The The briefly due to his friendship with singer Matt Johnson.
In 1989 He teamed up with New Order lead singer Bernard Sumner to form synthesiser/guitar super group Electronic. Combining at first with Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe the duo released Getting Away with it which peaked at #12 in the Uk charts.
The foursome then released the song Disappointed. This attained them their top UK chart placement of #6, as well as featuring on the soundtrack to the Brad Pitt film Cool World.
Electronic soon solidified as just Sumner and Marr and between them they released three albums. Self titled debut, Electronic, Raise the Pressure and Twisted Tenderness were released in 1991, 1996 and 1999 respectively. As Sumner returned to fronting New Order Electronic dissolved.
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blazikens wrote:
hottie
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alliedbakeries wrote:
CHIC at Warehouse Project,Manchester. At the end Johnny Marr comes on to play guitar on Le Freak. Is it one of Manchester music's great moments ? Or just a bit odd ? No-one seems to care. MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS. 14.11.2011
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alliedbakeries wrote:
"Dennis Tueart was my favourite player as a kid but I treasured a framed photo of Colin Bell that I'd bought from some dodgy market stall." JOHNNY MARR Manchester City supporter June 2002
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comicvictim wrote:
best guitarist of all time
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Norulz wrote:
"alas, the genius behind The Smiths." i'd say he's about 50% of the smiths, the other 50% being moz
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marryssey wrote:
The Big Band soundtrack out in Summer.
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RatBatSpider wrote:
Check out Johnny Marr at amoeba in Hollywood, doin some shoppin and hangin out. It's good stuff. http://www.amoeba.com/whats-in-my-bag/index.html#/detail/2011-02-17_johnny-marr
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arturobandini2 wrote:
Written by Johnny Marr/Jeff Tweedy http://www.7worldscollide.com/7worldscollide/tracks/1-1
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Diothalamus wrote:
i think those who cannot appreciate his huge contribution to the smiths are probably not musicians. he is an incredibly tasteful, underrated guitarist, and just as important to the band as morrissey, in my opinion. however, i am going to pretend the modest mouse thing never happened.
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SeduceTheWeak wrote:
His birthday was yesterday (Halloween), and I did a little tribute to him. I was wearing a yellow sweater, blue jeans, and another sweater tied at the waist (and my long hair back, or course) like he wore at one of his shows with The Smiths. Happy Belated Birthday!
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NextsundayAD wrote:
Why won't fairsharemusic let me buy "Tendency to Be Free" dammit?! Will try again later. Oh, and happy birthday, Johnny!
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Heartlessmonkey wrote:
so much derp in this box
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Justyna001 wrote:
Jonhy Marr, why you have to play to the fucking assholes of the Cribs?? WHY??? [2]
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arturobandini2 wrote:
This guy was a genius. The way he manages his carrier is really sad.
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anakin45 wrote:
vidéo: Hans Zimmer et Johnny Marr à la première Hollywoodienne d’Inception : http://www.atticawebzine.com/2010/07/video-hans-zimmer-et-johnny-marr-a-la-premiere-hollywoodienne-dinception/
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neckermanncj wrote:
alas, the genius behind The Smiths. [2]
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esma655 wrote:
Jonhy Marr, why you have to play to the fucking assholes of the Cribs?? WHY???
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BowieIsGod wrote:
Genio. [2]
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nonviolent wrote:
I think it's not his fault, with the Modest Mouse thing, that band has been sucking a long time before him.
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twooofive wrote:
@creepingdeath48 ''The genius behind The Smiths? LOL, and Ringo is the genius behind the Beatles. '' so i guess when you hear for example there is a light that never goes out you wait for morrissey's voice before you get shivers all over your body?
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