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Smiths' 2x Platinum Hit 5 Years After Breakup
The Smiths released a 2x platinum hit five years after breaking up, proving their song's lasting impact.
VICE · 1m
Johnny Marr blind-ranks Smiths songs
Johnny Marr ranks The Smiths classics against his solo tracks.
NME · 1m
Johnny Marr's blowtorch guitar disaster
The Smiths guitarist nearly killed himself trying to recreate Rory Gallagher's iconic weathered Stratocaster as a teenager.
Guitar World · 1m
Johnny Marr's open string secret
The Smiths guitarist mastered rhythm by combining open strings with modified chord shapes for jangly, colorful sounds.
Guitar World · 1m
Johnny Marr's guitar collection sells for $4.87m
Nearly 100 of the Smiths guitarist's iconic instruments, including the Rickenbacker that played Oasis, fetch almost $5 million at Christie's.
Guitar World · 1m
Johnny Marr is selling the guitars that built the Smiths
Ninety guitars, 111 lots, and the songs that fell out of them, going under the hammer at Christie's.
Guitar World · 4m