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[L-R] Noel Gallagher and Johnny Marr
Noel Gallagher teams up with Johnny Marr on new High Flying Birds single, Pretty Boy

By Sam Roche Published

The Mancunian indie rock legends link up on the first track from Gallagher's new album, which arrives next year

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Fender partners with Johnny Marr for limited-edition Fever Dream Yellow version of his Jaguar signature model

By Sam Roche Published

The highly anticipated six-string is named after the guitarist's latest solo album, Fever Dreams Pts 1 - 4

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Johnny Marr and Rory Gallagher
Watch Johnny Marr play Rory Gallagher’s iconic 1961 Fender Stratocaster

By Matt Owen Published

Marr – who described Gallagher’s 1971 album Deuce as “a complete turning point” for him as a player – ran the instantly recognizable instrument through Rory’s Fender Bassman amp

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Brandon Flowers of The Killers performing with Johnny Marr at Glastonbury 2019
Watch Johnny Marr perform classic Smiths tracks onstage with The Killers

By Matt Parker Published

The British indie guitar hero has been performing There Is A Light That Never Goes Out and other hits from his old band

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Johnny Marr: “If there’s a room full of guitar players, I’m the last to leave, man. I’m just as hooked as everybody else, and I have been since I was 5 or 6”

By Joe Bosso Last updated

The British guitar legend on his enduring love affair with the instrument, choosing projects and chasing tones, and why there is something noble about the idea of a guitar hero

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[L-R] Johnny Marr and Eddie Vedder
Watch Johnny Marr perform Neil Young’s Throw Your Hatred Down and The Who’s Baba O’Riley with Pearl Jam

By Sam Roche Published

The veteran Seattle rockers brought the former Smiths guitarist onstage during their second night set at BST Hyde Park, London

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John Frusciante and Johnny Marr
John Frusciante and Johnny Marr recall their collaborations on The Empyrean

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jenna Scaramanga Published

How the kindred spirits connected for the unorthodox six-string genius of the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist’s 2009 solo album

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Learn Johnny Marr’s rhythm guitar secrets

By Jon Bishop Published

From the sophisticated slash chords sounds of The Smiths to funky two-note dyads and capo’d strums, Marr’s playing style is a feast of different techniques and approaches

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Johnny Marr Fever Dreams Yellow Jaguar
Johnny Marr teases new ‘Fever Dreams Yellow’ signature Fender Jaguar

By Matt Parker Published

A new finish or a new guitar? Something is afoot as Marr’s signature model hits its 10th anniversary

Electric Guitars
Dave Keuning and Johnny Marr
Dave Keuning on Johnny Marr’s enduring influence: “We talked about countless Smiths songs in the early Killers days”

By Jenna Scaramanga Published

In his own words, Keuning explains how Johnny Marr blazed his own trail and found a new sound for guitar

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