Johnny Marr famous quotes

04-12-2025

I am very proud of the fact that 20 years Â on people tell me they became a vegetarian as a result ofÂ 'Meat is Murder'. â€œI think that is quite literally rock music changing someone's life - it's certainly changing the life of animals. It is one of the things I am most proud of.
-- Johnny Marr

#Thinking #Animal #Years
I really had a great time working with 'Modest Mouse,' just because of the people. I loved writing songs with Isaac Brock, and Jeremiah Green is probably my favorite musician that I've worked with.
-- Johnny Marr

#Song #Writing #People
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

#Teenager #Interesting #Joining
I can show bands how to produce themselves. In the same way, many bands think you cant make it without some fat cat in London or New York to manage you. Thats just crap. All you need is someone a bit older than you with a bit of business nous whom you trust.
-- Johnny Marr

#New York #Cat #Thinking
If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, thats what you aim for.
-- Johnny Marr

#People #Radio #Aim
As a youngster, I used to try to pick up any bits of wisdom about the guitar I could. Its not like now where you have books and books about every aspect of anything. Any little pearl of wisdom was welcome back then.
-- Johnny Marr

#Book #Guitar #Trying
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. It's one of the first things I learnt to do - get a few songs together and get your hairstyle right.
-- Johnny Marr

#Song #Kings #Hair
I dont like to waste notes, not even one. I like to put the right note in the right place, and my influences have always been those kinds of players. Keith Richards comes to mind, and I really like Nils Lofgrens soloing, because hes so melodic. I love John Lennons rhythm playing, and George Harrison was an incredible guitarist.
-- Johnny Marr

#Player #Mind #Keith
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

#Guitar #Age #Four
The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music.
-- Johnny Marr

#Musical #Influence #Mum
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

#Moving #Rocks #Guitar
I seem to attract and be attracted to very willful, fascinating people.
-- Johnny Marr

#People
I've run all the bands I've been in. A great front man needs that other person. It's not enough to have a guy with a cute face standing behind a microphone. I see it like the classic romantic relationships with men and women, where the woman lets the man think he's running it. It's a classic matriarchal trait, and that's always been part of my personality.
-- Johnny Marr

#Cute #Running #Men
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 because of that, we knew what it meant to be a fan.
-- Johnny Marr

#Spiritual #Important #Fans
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. And as a person Morrissey is really capable of a truly loving relationship. Every day he's so open, so romantic and sensitive to other people's emotions.
-- Johnny Marr

#People #Feelings #Firsts
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 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

#Drinking #Focus #Healthy

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