Coming from a working-class background, where my father did manual labor, was a good grounding; I was obsessed with getting a job or getting out of the house at 15.
The reason I don't drink is that the drinking lifestyle robs me of my musical intensity and sharpness. I live a super-healthy lifestyle not because i… - Johnny Marr
The reason I don't drink is that the drinking lifestyle robs me of my musical intensity and sharpness. I live a super-healthy lifestyle not because i…
- Johnny Marr
Growing up in public is a test, and not many people know how to do it. - Johnny Marr
Growing up in public is a test, and not many people know how to do it.
Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and Ive been a guitar junkie ever since. - Johnny Marr
Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and Ive been a guitar junkie ever since.
I seem to attract and be attracted to very willful, fascinating people. - Johnny Marr
I seem to attract and be attracted to very willful, fascinating people.
You've got to understand that. We all look out for Morrissey. It's a very brotherly feeling. When we first rehearsed, I'd have done anything for him.… - Johnny Marr
You've got to understand that. We all look out for Morrissey. It's a very brotherly feeling. When we first rehearsed, I'd have done anything for him.…
People say to me, 'Do you dye your hair?' and I say, 'Well, does f**king Siouxsie Sioux? Does Bowie?'. Of course I'm going to have a decent haircut. … - Johnny Marr
People say to me, 'Do you dye your hair?' and I say, 'Well, does f**king Siouxsie Sioux? Does Bowie?'. Of course I'm going to have a decent haircut. …
The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music. - Johnny Marr
The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music.
When Morrissey and I started The Smiths, we thought pop music was the most important thing in the world. It was almost a spiritual thing for us, and … - Johnny Marr
When Morrissey and I started The Smiths, we thought pop music was the most important thing in the world. It was almost a spiritual thing for us, and …
I am very proud of the fact that 20 years on people tell me they became a vegetarian as a result of 'Meat is Murder'. “I think that is quite literal… - Johnny Marr
I am very proud of the fact that 20 years on people tell me they became a vegetarian as a result of 'Meat is Murder'. “I think that is quite literal…
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