Author: Johnny Marr

Quotes

Nick Zinner has been one of my favorite guitar players for a long time.

Nick Zinner has been one of my favorite guitar players for a long time.

- Johnny Marr

Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and I've been a guitar junkie ever since.

Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and I've been a guitar junkie ever since.

- Johnny Marr

I explored rock culture and what the guitar can do though people like Jimmy Page and John McLaughlin, and the music moves away from pop.

I explored rock culture and what the guitar can do though people like Jimmy Page and John McLaughlin, and the music moves away from pop.

- Johnny Marr

Andy Rourke and I had been playing together from 14 or 15, and we had a very great musical chemistry. Andy's just a very respected and unusual musician.

Andy Rourke and I had been playing together from 14 or 15, and we had a very great musical chemistry. Andy's just a very respected and unusual musician.

- Johnny Marr

The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music.

The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music.

- Johnny Marr

Joining Modest Mouse was just consistent with what I used to do as a teenager: I followed where I thought I would make some interesting music.

Joining Modest Mouse was just consistent with what I used to do as a teenager: I followed where I thought I would make some interesting music.

- Johnny Marr

I had to work and it never occurred to me not to. But then it's never really been about the money.

I had to work and it never occurred to me not to. But then it's never really been about the money.

- Johnny Marr

No one has any respect for someone who can play a million notes per minute but can't put together a decent tune that someone can sing to or feel some sort of emotion from.

No one has any respect for someone who can play a million notes per minute but can't put together a decent tune that someone can sing to or feel some sort of emotion from.

- Johnny Marr

I live a super-healthy lifestyle not because it's sensible or that I'm contrite, but because I need to keep my focus on the music I'm making. To do that, I need to be wide awake.

I live a super-healthy lifestyle not because it's sensible or that I'm contrite, but because I need to keep my focus on the music I'm making. To do that, I need to be wide awake.

- Johnny Marr

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