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Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

S1E21: Johnny Marr

Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

Rhino UK

Interviews, Rock, Pop, Music

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2021

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode Guy and Gary speak to acclaimed guitarist and songwriter of The Smiths, Johnny Marr. Johnny Marr takes us through his band playing experiences, his solo career and meeting Morrissey.

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0:00.0

Hi Gary. Hello mate.

0:01.6

Glastonbury got cancelled this week.

0:04.0

Yep.

0:05.3

Pretty miserable.

0:06.7

But having said that, Glastonbury is by far the earliest of all the festivals, isn't it?

0:10.8

It is, but I really wanted to see McCartney. Yeah, no, there is that. So, very much looking forward to this this week, my

0:20.0

dear old mate, Johnny, who I've worked with extensively and had numerous scrapes and

0:26.3

adventures with oh this is I might as well just step back and watch well no you talk about

0:32.4

war wounds. I bet, I bet I met him before you met him.

0:37.0

I bet you did. You always did. I met him in 1981. Yes you did. That was, that Red Witch? No no that was 85 Red Wedge.

0:46.0

1981 he wasn't even in a band I don't think well he certainly wasn't in the band that he ended up being

0:49.6

famous for. I met him in a club called Berlin but I'm going to ask him about that in Manchester.

0:53.6

You see you've always got something go you've always got something in you?

0:57.6

I know I know I've been around the block but I am excited too I mean he's one of the greatest

1:01.1

guitarist on the planet isn't he I mean what he does with a guitar is exceptional and the

1:05.2

stylings and the and the unique qualities that he gives to the recording of those of that instrument is

1:10.9

Yeah, it's up there with the great.

1:13.4

He's an orchestra, because I'll never get the first time I was in a studio with him,

1:16.7

which is with Brian Ferry, and the second he started playing, I remember just dropping my paper,

1:20.3

running over, looking at his hands and just going where's the other guy?

1:27.2

How many times have I heard you play and said to the person arranging the session

1:31.5

where's the other guy?

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