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Johnny Marr: 'The Smiths might reform'
10/22/2007, Yahoo! Music

Johnny Marr has said that the Smiths may reform. Different members of the band have ruled out offers of reuniting over the years, with Morrissey most recently revealing...  more >

Johnny Marr: guitarist, now a professor
10/19/2007, AP

Johnny Marr, the co-founder and guitarist of 1980s icons The Smiths, is turning to academia as a visiting professor of music. Marr, whose distinctive guitar style propelled...  more >

Smiths reunion ruled out by bassist and drummer
7/20/2007, Yahoo! Music

Former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has quashed hopes for a future Smiths reunion, insisting Morrissey is impossible to even contact, let alone coax into reforming. Inside The...  more >

Johnny Marr and Morrissey still friends
7/9/2007, Yahoo! Music

Johnny Marr and Morrissey often "hang out" together but never talk about the Smiths, the legendary guitarist has revealed. The pair are known to have fallen out when the...  more >

Smiths guitarist writes Crowded House track
4/25/2007, Yahoo! Music

The Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr has helped to write a song for the new Crowded House album. The star has co-written the album track "Even A Child" with frontman Neil Finn...  more >

Morrissey snubs Hall Of Fame
4/20/2007, Yahoo! Music

Morrissey will snub the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2008 because he doesn't want to share a stage with the Smiths, it has been claimed. The indie legends are reported to be...  more >

Mark Ronson says the Smiths approved of cover
4/10/2007, Yahoo! Music

Mark Ronson has said that the Smiths have responded positively to his cover of their classic track '"Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before." The song is...  more >

Linda McCartney Snubbed Smiths
6/7/2006, Yahoo! Music

Linda McCartney turned down an offer from the Smiths to appear on The Queen Is Dead, it has been revealed. Sir Paul McCartney's first wife was asked to play piano on the...  more >

The Smiths Turn Down $5 Million Reunion Offer
3/16/2006, Yahoo! Music

During a public Q&A session March 16 at the South By Southwest Music & Media Conference in Austin, Texas, Morrissey revealed that his former band, pioneering '80s...  more >

Ex-Smiths Guitarist Marr & Healers Set Tour Dates For New Year
11/24/2002, USRN

Ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and his new band the Healers have announced initial 2003 tour dates in support of their upcoming album Boomslang, scheduled for release...  more >

Ex-Smiths Guitarist Johnny Marr & Healers Set Debut For 2003
8/2/2002, USRN

Former Smiths guitarist and songwriter Johnny Marr and his new band the Healers have signed with iMusic, an ArtistDirect label, with an album scheduled for release in...  more >

Two Charming Men Back Together Again?
8/25/1999, USRN

The U.K. music press has picked up on gossip coming out of Los Angeles regarding former Smiths songwriting team of Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr. Rumors have the old...  more >

Semisonic, R.E.M., And The Smiths 'Never Been Kissed'
3/16/1999, USRN

The soundtrack to Never Been Kissed, due April 6 on Capitol/ Java, features an interesting mix of rising new stars, established alternative rock acts, and legendary...  more >

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