Episode 42 - Johnny Marr
Sodajerker On Songwriting
Sodajerker
4.9 • 885 Ratings
🗓️ 31 July 2013
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Songwriter and guitarist Johnny Marr, loved by pop fans worldwide for his work with The Smiths, The The, Electronic, Modest Mouse and The Cribs, joins Simon and Brian for a conversation about the writing processes behind his fantastic new solo album The Messenger. Johnny also talks in detail about his musical influences, growing up in Manchester, his songwriting partnership with Morrissey, and his collaborations with artists like Kirsty MacColl ('Walking Down Madison') and Billy Bragg ('Sexuality').
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| 0:00.0 | The Hi folks we hope you're all well and we welcome you warmly to episode 42 if so to jack-run songwriting and we're welcome you warmly to episode 42 if so to Jeker on songwriting |
| 0:24.0 | and we mean warmly. |
| 0:25.0 | I think it's what 27 degrees here in the UK at the moment? |
| 0:29.0 | It's tropical. |
| 0:30.0 | It's not often I record a podcast, |
| 0:31.0 | clad only in speedos, but this is one of them |
| 0:34.2 | The studio is something of a pressure cooker today. Yeah it's like crimson tide |
| 0:38.4 | didn't it? You know over the course of doing this show we've interviewed many highly decorated songwriters |
| 0:44.2 | Their mantlepieces adorned with Oscars grammies Ivers and sundry other glittering statuettes |
| 0:49.9 | But none of them can boast a god-like genius award, except that is our guest for today's episode. |
| 0:55.5 | He hails like us from the northwest of England. |
| 0:57.7 | I think that's where the comparisons end folks. |
| 1:00.0 | He made up half of what many have hailed as the greatest British songwriting partnership since Lenin and McCartney |
| 1:07.0 | and he is unequivocally one of the most creative and influential guitarists to hail from these shores. |
| 1:12.0 | It's the one and only Johnny Mar. |
| 1:14.0 | It's another one ticked off the wish list for sure. |
| 1:17.0 | Earlier this year he released what is remarkably his first ever solo album, The Messenger, |
| 1:22.0 | and it's an absolute doozy, tight songwriting, energetic |
| 1:25.2 | performances, catchy hooks, layered guitars up the wazoo. |
| 1:30.0 | This record has it all. |
| 1:31.3 | We can't wait to dig into its creation with the man himself. |
| 1:33.7 | You know, it occurred to me the other day that one of my first experiences playing music |
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