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Inside Johnny Marr's New Rule: Let Songs Live Onstage Before They Ever Hit Tape
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Inside Johnny Marr's New Rule: Let Songs Live Onstage Before They Ever Hit Tape

Ahead of his fifth solo album 'The Age Of Everything', out October 2, Marr tells NME why he road-tested eight tracks live before recording—plus his take on Fontaines D.C., The Cure, and today's young musicians.

Johnny Marr on The Smiths' Breakup: Paul McCartney's Line Became His Go-To Answer
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Johnny Marr on The Smiths' Breakup: Paul McCartney's Line Became His Go-To Answer

After The Smiths split in 1987, Johnny Marr spent an entire day with Paul and Linda McCartney and walked away with one line — "That's bands" — that's served as his standard answer to the question ever since.