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Johnny Marr Info:

Johnny Marr is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He was co-songwriter - with Morrissey - and guitarist of The Smiths from 1982 to 1987. He has also been a member of Electronic, The The, Modest Mouse and The Cribs, as well as a prolific session musician. -Wikipedia

Birth name:
John Martin Maher

Born:
October 31st, 1963 ( age )

From:
Ardwick, Manchester, England

Height:
5' 8" (1.73 m)

Spouse:
Angie Marr (m. 1986)

Genres:
Alternative rock, indie pop, indie rock

Occupations:
Musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist

Instruments:
Guitar, vocals, keyboards, piano, harmonica, mandolin, harmonium, Autoharp

Years active:
1982-present

Associated acts:
The Smiths
Electronic
Modest Mouse
The The
The Cribs
Pet Shop Boys
Oasis
John Frusciante
Talking Heads
Billy Bragg
Pretenders
Happy Mondays

Notable instruments:
Fender Jaguar
Rickenbacker 330
Gibson SG
Fender Jazzmaster
Fender Telecaster
Gibson ES-355

Johnny Marr Trivia:
• He was voted the fourth best guitarist of the last 30 years in a poll conducted by the BBC in 2010.

• He is an honorary board member of Rock for Kids.

• He is teetotaler and vegan

• On 19 July 2012, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Salford for "outstanding achievements" and "changing the face of British guitar music

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