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1988
The Mad Chatter
New Musical Express, April 9, 1988
A collection of quotes from Morrissey's many NME interviews.
Morrissey
The Catalogue, 1988
A post-Smiths interview from the British independent record label magazine,
The Catalogue, at the time of the release of Rank.
Gives some insight into the early Smiths and the independent vs. major
label controversy.
1989
Johnny, Remember Me?
New Musical Express, June 24, 1989
One of those rarities - a Johnny Marr interview - in which the master
of melody lends some insight into the breakup of The Smiths.
Bands
Of The Eighties
Melody Maker, September 23, 1989
A very good comprehensive history of the Smiths.
1990
Guitar Anti-hero
Guitar Player, January 1990
An interesting article which does slip into some extremely muso episodes
which will delight guitar players but only midly entertain everyone
else. Still, it does contain great insight into Marr's early influences,
his career with The Smiths, and his immediate post-Smiths gigs with
The Pretenders and The The.
1992
Johnny Marr's View
Record Collector, November/December, 1992
An exhaustive interview by Severed Alliance author Johnny Rogan
in which Johnny Marr covers many interesting aspects of the history
of The Smiths. And the concluding sentence is among the saddest ever
uttered.
1993
The Good Lieutenants
Select, April, 1993
A rare interview with Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke, timed to coincide
with the re-release of all the Smiths' albums. Enlightening, indeed.
The
Secret History
Select, December, 1993
A long and detailed interview with Johnny Marr which covers the history
of The Smiths.
1994
Nothing To Declare But Their Genius
Q, January, 1994
An exceptional and huge article which features the people who were there
at the time discussing the history of The Smiths. Extremely insightful.
1997
This Chiming Man
The Guitar Magazine, January, 1997
Johnny Marr discusses his career, from a distinctly muso perspective.
Music
For The Wilted Generation
Vox, June, 1997
On the 10th anniversary of the Smiths' split, Vox searches through the
archives of the NME to highlight the key moments of The Smiths'
glorious career. A rather interesting little stroll through the archives.
2000
The Rourke/Joyce Aziz Interview
Johnny Marr Mailing List, January, 2000
An interesting little interview snippet in which Andy Rourke and Mike
Joyce discuss the Smiths court case in depth.
Time
Machine - The Smiths Smash Top 3
Mojo, March 2000
Mojo's "Time Machine" feature looks back to March 3, 1984
- a time when The Smiths had three singles in the U.K. Indie Top 10
("What Difference Does It Make?", "This Charming Man"
and "Hand In Glove"). It includes interesting comments by
John Porter and Mike Joyce about the happenings of the time.
Songs
Of The North
Mojo, August 2000
A brief article about "The greatest British songwriting partnership
of the '80s".
2001
The
Smiths' First UK Tour
Q, February 2001
A day by day analysis of the Smiths' first UK tour.
Trouble
At Mill
Mojo, April 2001
An excellent, comprehensive look at The Most Amazing Year In The Life
Of The Smiths: 1986.
The 100 Best Record Covers Of All Time
Q Special Issue, June 2001
'The World Won't Listen' is selected as one of the best album covers
of all-time. Contains interesting information on Morrissey's process
of designing covers and a spot-on interpretation of the 'World' cover
by Johnny Marr.
Johnny
Marr
Designer Magazine, September 2001
Johnny discusses singing "Meat Is Murder" at the Linda McCartney
tribute, and the post-Smiths landscape this interesting interview.
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