While offered a great deal of money for a reunion of The Smiths, Johnny Marr explained why he turned it down and left the group.

The Secret Public: LGBTQ Pop 1955–1985 is at John Rylands Research Institute and Library until November 15, 2025. For more ...

Johnny Marr recently supported Kneecap on social media, following demands for the band not to be allowed to play at the ...

The group’s next and final studio album before their hiatus was 1985’s Shock, a very glossy work produced by Richie Zito that resulted in the title song and “Shame” as singles. The album isn’t a ...

Sometimes a petty disagreement can become a lifelong grudge. Louis Chilton picks 11 of the most notorious feuds between ...

The ex-Smiths frontman has a reputation for lashing out at other figures in the media, but he does have a soft spot for those ...

While the sonic juxtaposition between Marr and Morrissey is what made their sound so compelling, it was built on a very realistic character dynamic that, by 1987, at the peak of their success, had ...

Marr said he had known staff in Manchester's Piccadilly Records for 20 years A plaque has been unveiled in Manchester honouring musician Johnny Marr ... including US pop star Billie Eilish ...

After their searing self-titled debut minted them as indie rock standard-bearers in 2004, the Glasgow art-school graduates ... Mancunian guitarist. Then, Johnny Marr strolls onstage and it all ...

nk at Xcel Energy Center, as well as smaller venue appearances from André 3000, The Psychedlic Furs, The Smiths' Johnny Marr, The Jesus and Mary Chain ... O Brother Where Art Thou, and Crazy Heart; ...

Johnny Marr's Great British Groups on Radio ... that eschewed clichés yet remained firmly entrenched in British pop, Marr's influence reverberated through generations. His musical journey ...