“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 London or New York to manage you. Thats just crap. All you need is someone a bit older than you with a bit of business nous whom you trust.” ThinkingWayNeedsI CanShowsBitsNew YorkProduceBandCatLondonFatsManageCrapCant 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 very many people who are looking out for you and being in business with you when you're at that stage. And it's not in my nature to think that success as a musician makes you any different from anybody else.” PeopleThinkingDifferentEnoughStageMetsMusicianGuitarManagersStringsGuitar Strings Author:Johnny Marr
“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. I wanted it to sound effortless, not like I was trying to reinvent the wheel.” IfsThinkingTryingYearsMadeIdeasHardWantedDesireStuffSoundRecordsHavensWalkingBurningWheelsSoloEffortlessBurning DesireWeird Stuff Author:Johnny Marr
“Don't get me wrong, I think "Portlandia" is really funny, and quite brilliant, but I like to be in a city where I can hang out in Powell's Bookstore most nights and go out with my friends in a liberal, relaxed atmosphere. I wish more cities were like that.” ThinkingI CanNightWishCitiesMy FriendsBrilliantAtmosphereHanging OutRelaxedBookstores 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 positive experiences, you don't take them for granted - you identify them and you make the most of them. I don't know - it's kind of cool getting old in a lot of ways.” ThinkingKindGrantedGetting OldKnow Yourself Author:Johnny Marr
“I think it's a shame when pop culture forgets that theatricality is a big part of it. When Neil Young is fumbling around in his pocket looking for the right harmonica, it doesn't matter that he's a dude in the hat who is a man of the people - there's a theatricality there. You don't have to be David Bowie or the Kabuki theater to have that theatricality going on.” PeopleThinkingMenCultureForgetShamePop Culture Author:Johnny Marr
“I think some musicians can almost forget that the stage is something to do something on, even if that thing is standing still.” ThinkingForgetMusicianStanding Still Author:Johnny Marr
“Sometimes people confuse contrivance and authenticity, and sometimes I think authenticity can get in the way of a good excuse to do something theatrical. I just don't like wasting opportunity - if you're going to do a photo session, if you're going to walk on stage, why not make it interesting?” PeopleThinkingSometimesOpportunityInterestingExcuseAuthenticityTheatrical Author:Johnny Marr
“I've run all the bands I've been in. A great front man needs that other person. It's not enough to have a guy with a cute face standing behind a microphone. I see it like the classic romantic relationships with men and women, where the woman lets the man think he's running it. It's a classic matriarchal trait, and that's always been part of my personality.” ThinkingMenNeedsPersonsEnoughRunningFacesGuyBehindsFrontsHe ManPersonalityBandMen And WomenStandingCuteClassicTraitsMicrophonesRomantic Relationship Author:Johnny Marr
“I am very proud of the fact that 20 years on people tell me they became a vegetarian as a result of 'Meat is Murder'. “I think that is quite literally rock music changing someone's life - it's certainly changing the life of animals. It is one of the things I am most proud of.” PeopleThinkingYearsFactsAnimalResultsRocksProudMurderMeatVegetarianVeganRock Music Author:Johnny Marr
