I played guitar from the age of four or five. Every year there would be a slightly larger triangular box under the Christmas tree, until finally I got one that was big enough to make a proper sound. Johnny Marr Read Quote
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. That’s just crap. All you need is someone a bit older than you with a bit of business nous whom you trust. Johnny Marr Read Quote
You can grow up without having to conform, stop going to shows, stop having a record collection, start being politically iffy. Johnny Marr Read Quote
I would join a band, learn from that band and be committed and passionate and bring my thing to the band. Then, when I felt like we were going to repeat ourselves, and I needed to learn more, I would go somewhere else. Johnny Marr Read Quote
I think good artists know when they’re on a roll, and they recognize when lightning is striking. It’s a very fortunate thing to have that inspiration and not to overanalyze it or mess with it; you just follow it if you love what you do. Johnny Marr Read Quote
Joining Modest Mouse was just consistent with what I used to do as a teenager: I followed where I thought I would make some interesting music. Johnny Marr Read Quote
Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and I’ve been a guitar junkie ever since. Johnny Marr Read Quote
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. Johnny Marr Read Quote
If people can finally recognize you on radio without being told who it is, that’s what you aim for. Johnny Marr Read Quote
