Johnny Marr

If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, that's what you aim for.

— Johnny Marr

If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, thats what you aim for.

— Johnny Marr

I played guitar from the age of four or five. Every year there would be a slightly larger triangular box under the…

— Johnny Marr

I think one of the things about being around for a while and getting to know yourself is that when you do…

— Johnny Marr

Occasionally, a great band would come along, like Blondie or OutKast who could be pop and bring interesting ideas into the mainstream…

— 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…

— Johnny Marr

Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and Ive been a…

— 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…

— Johnny Marr

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

— Johnny Marr

I don't really care what music's made on - I love guitars, but I'm fine with great electronic music.

— Johnny Marr

I didn't form a group to perform Cilla Black songs.

— 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…

— Johnny Marr

“Here's a song, here's another, here's a third...now go on and write a story.”

— 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…

— 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…

— Johnny Marr

I moved to Portland because Modest Mouse is there. I didn't necessarily mean to live there permanently, but I've got a really…

— Johnny Marr

I don't like to waste notes, not even one. I like to put the right note in the right place, and my…

— Johnny Marr

I think some musicians can almost forget that the stage is something to do something on, even if that thing is standing…

— Johnny Marr

Earlier in my career, fans weren't a big consideration for me.

— Johnny Marr

Sometimes people confuse contrivance and authenticity, and sometimes I think authenticity can get in the way of a good excuse to do…

— Johnny Marr

Anything that's ever gotten on the charts as a result of "American Idol" or "The X Factor" in the UK. It's born…

— Johnny Marr

Having your own space is getting rarer and rarer these days. It's dangerous giving someone like me - who grew up fantasizing…

— Johnny Marr

Joining Modest Mouse was just consistent with what I used to do as a teenager: I followed where I thought I would…

— Johnny Marr

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

— Johnny Marr

I am very proud of the fact that 20 years on people tell me they became a vegetarian as a result of…

— Johnny Marr