--- title: "1 Idea Solo Quotes By Johnny Marr" description: "1 Idea Solo quotes by Johnny Marr. Plus more from Johnny Marr and more Idea Solo sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/johnny-marr-10369_burning_i-haven-t-been-walking-around-for-years_2504051.jpg" --- > [I haven't been walking around for years with some burning desire to do a solo record. If I had, maybe I'd have made a record that was experimental. Usually, the idea of a solo record is to get some weird…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/i-haven-t-been-walking-around-for-years-with-some-burning-desire-to/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/johnny-marr-10369_burning_i-haven-t-been-walking-around-for-years_2504051.jpg) ## More by Johnny Marr > [If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, that's what you aim for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/if-people-can-finally-recognize-you-on-radio-without-being-told-who/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, thats what you aim for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/if-people-can-finally-recognize-you-on-radio-without-being-told-who-2/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [I played guitar from the age of four or five. Every year there would be a slightly larger triangular box under the Christmas tree,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/i-played-guitar-from-the-age-of-four-or-five-every-year-there-would/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [I think one of the things about being around for a while and getting to know yourself is that when you do have these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/i-think-one-of-the-things-about-being-around-for-a-while-and-getting/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [Occasionally, a great band would come along, like Blondie or OutKast who could be pop and bring interesting ideas into the mainstream at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/occasionally-a-great-band-would-come-along-like-blondie-or-outkast/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [I met my manager when I was 17, when I didn't have enough money to buy a set of guitar strings. There are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/i-met-my-manager-when-i-was-17-when-i-didn-t-have-enough-money-to-buy/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/guitars-have-been-the-obsession-of-my-life-i-first-picked-one-up-at/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/coming-from-a-working-class-background-where-my-father-did-manual/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/the-biggest-musical-influence-on-me-was-my-mum-we-were-both/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [I don't really care what music's made on - I love guitars, but I'm fine with great electronic music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/i-don-t-really-care-what-music-s-made-on-i-love-guitars-but-i-m-fine/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [I didn't form a group to perform Cilla Black songs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/i-didn-t-form-a-group-to-perform-cilla-black-songs/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [In the earlier part of the 90s, I was really hell-bent on discovering how new technology works and how to make records entirely without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/in-the-earlier-part-of-the-90s-i-was-really-hell-bent-on-discovering/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [“Here's a song, here's another, here's a third...now go on and write a story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/here-s-a-song-here-s-another-here-s-a-third-now-go-on-and-write-a/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [A day-time song like 'Word Starts Attack,' I want to make your heart blow up and make you want to punch the air with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/a-day-time-song-like-word-starts-attack-i-want-to-make-your-heart/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) > [I can show bands how to produce themselves. In the same way, many bands think you can't make it without some fat cat in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-marr/i-can-show-bands-how-to-produce-themselves-in-the-same-way-many-bands/) [Johnny Marr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-marr/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/idea-solo/johnny-marr/#itemlist", "name": "1 Idea Solo Quotes By Johnny Marr", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I haven't been walking around for years with some burning desire to do a solo record. If I had, maybe I'd have made a record that was experimental. Usually, the idea of a solo record is to get some weird stuff out of your system, but I don't think like that. I wasn't interested in making something that was a hard listen - maybe I'll get around to that some other time. 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