“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.” PeopleMovingCultureCan DoRocksPagesGuitarPopsJimmy Author:Johnny Marr
“I really like Howler and an American band on Sub Pop called Jaill. There will always be new bands that I like, it's always been that way. I still go out to shows. One thing I don't like now is this idea that all singing needs to be expressed at maximum volume with so much bullshit sentimentality - it's pervading regular pop music.” WayNeedsStillsIdeasShowsOne ThingBandSingingPopsVolumeBullshitMaximumPop MusicSentimentality Author:Johnny Marr
“Now chart music is a genre all of its own and it's slipped away from what I understand pop music as. It's pretty difficult to take; it clogs up the airwaves.” DifficultMusic IsPopsGenrePop Music 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 same time. That's now gone, because of this weird mutation of pop, rap, R&B, bad rave, and supposedly soulful singing on top of it.” IdeasInterestingGoneBandSingingPopsRapMainstreamSoulfulMutationRaveInteresting IdeasBlondieOutkast Author:Johnny Marr
“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.” WorldImportantSpiritualFansImportant ThingsPopsMeant To BePop Music Author:Johnny Marr
