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3	Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher, 31 October 1963) is an English guitarist from [[OopNorth Ardwick, Manchester]], best known as one of the two key members (and the least-divisive one at that) of Music/TheSmiths alongside Music/{{Morrissey}}. His use of layered, jangly guitars and arpeggiation helped give rise to the revival of British Guitar Pop in the 80s and 90s, directly influencing Music/TheStoneRoses, Music/{{Oasis}}, Music/{{Radiohead}}, and nearly every Indie Rock band since.
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5	Since the breakup of The Smiths, Marr has performed as a member of Music/{{Electronic}} (with Music/NewOrder's Bernard Sumner), Music/ModestMouse, Music/TheCribs, {{supergroup}} 7 Worlds Collide, and plenty of session work, including with Music/TheThe, Music/ThePretenders, and Music/TalkingHeads. He released his solo debut[[note]]excluding 2003's ''Boomslang'', which was recorded with one-time backing band The Healers[[/note]], ''The Messenger'', on February 25, 2013 to an enthusiastic reception, and followed it with ''Playland'' on October 6, 2014 to much the same response. He also frequently collaborates with Music/HansZimmer on film soundtracks.
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7	He released his autobiography, ''Set the Boy Free'', on November 3, 2016.
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9	! Associated Projects:
10	* Music/TheSmiths
11	* Music/TheThe
12	* Music/{{Electronic}}
13	* Music/ThePretenders
14	* Music/ModestMouse
15	* Music/TheCribs
16	* Music/{{Oasis}} - Guest musician
17	* 7 Worlds Collide
18	* Music/TalkingHeads
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20	! Solo Discography
21	* ''Boomslang'' (2003) - Johnny Marr + the Healers.
22	* ''The Messenger'' (2013) - Considered his proper solo debut.
23	* ''Playland'' (2014)
24	* ''Adrenalin Baby'' (2015) - Live album
25	* ''Call the Comet'' (2018)
26	* ''Fever Dreams Pts. 1 - 4'' (2022)
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29	!!This artist provides examples of:
30	* AlternativeRock: An Indie mainstay for his whole career.
31	* BritPop: UrExample with The Smiths.
32	* IconicItem: His Rickenbacker and Fender Jaguar guitars.
33	* OopNorth: One of Manchester's musical treasures.
34	* PopStarComposer: Wrote much of the score to 2010's ''Film/{{Inception}}'' and 2011's ''The Big Bang''. Also collaborated with Zimmer on the score of ''Film/NoTimeToDie''.
35	* StageNames: Marr's real name is John Maher. He changed it to [[OneSteveLimit avoid confusion with the drummer of]] Music/{{Buzzcocks}}, as well as because [[BilingualBonus it sounds like the French phrase 'J'en ai marre', which roughly means 'I'm fed up with it all']].
36	* {{Supergroup}}: Part of both the superduo Music/{{Electronic}} with [[Music/NewOrder Bernard Sumner]] and the supergroup 7 Worlds Collide.

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