Set the Boy Free
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58. ‘Pop music doesn’t get much more powerful than that.’
59. The Messenger, 2013.
60. With Angie. Ivor Novello Awards, 2010.
61. My band. Iwan Gronow, Jack Mitchell and James Doviak.
62. ‘David Cameron, stop saying that you like The Smiths, no you don’t. I forbid you to like it.’
63. There’s no substitute for experience.
64. Playing on Noel’s album Chasing Yesterday in 2014. ‘It was obvious that he had a vision he had to follow.’
65. ‘Being the best live band seemed a good ambition.’
66.
Picture Credits
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1. – Courtesy of Manchester Libraries, Information and Archives, Manchester City Council
16., 17., 18. – © Pete Hope
19., 21. – © Paul Slattery
22. – © Eugene and Willa Watson/National Portrait Gallery, London
24. – © Guitarist magazine, 1983
27. – © Angie Marr
28. – © John Fairweather
29., 30. – © Andrew Catlin
31., 32. – © Angie Marr
33. – © Paul Slattery
34. – © Angie Marr
36. – © Angie Marr
39. – © Charles Dickins
40., 41., 42., 43. – © Angie Marr
44. – © Jeff Katz
45. – Every possible effort has been made to track down the original photographer
46. – © Angie Marr
49. – © Jon Shard
50. – © Angie Marr
51. – © Loren Jansch
52. – © Jon Shard
53. – © Mick Rock 2003, 2016
54., 55. – © Pat Graham
56. – © Wendy Lynch Redfern for Under the Radar magazine
57. – © Pat Graham
58. – © Oli Scarff/Getty Images
59. – © Dan Massie
60. – © Capital Images
61. – © Pat Graham
62. – © Angie Marr
63. – © Richard Henry
64. – © Lawrence Watson
65. – © Marc McGarraghy
66. – © Niall Lea
All other photographs are from Johnny Marr’s private collection.
Index
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Abba (group) 112
ABC (band) 293
acid (LSD) 177
acid house music 286–7
Addis, Mr (school teacher) 41
Afghan Whigs, The (band) 330
AIR Studios, London (recording studios) 254, 294
Airdri, Manchester (Irish club) 16
Aladdin’s Cave, Manchester (clothes shop) 87–90, 98, 100
Allman, Rob 50–52, 81–3
Alternative TV (band) 172
Altrincham, Cheshire 47–8, 150
‘Always from the Outside: Mavericks, Innovators and Building Your Own Ark’ (lecture) 419
Amen Corner (band) 10
animal rights 284
Animals, The (band) 7, 107
Anstee, Bill 130
Antique Market, Manchester 110
Ardwick, Manchester 6–7, 12, 13, 21; Brierley Avenue 3–4; Emily’s corner shop 1–2; St Aloysius School 11–12
Arthurs, Paul ‘Bonehead’ 322–3, 324
Ashton-on-Mersey, Manchester 61
Associates, The (band) 101, 109
Athens 295
Athy, Co. Kildare 4
Atkins, Chet 384
Auckland, New Zealand 357–9
Auden, W.H. 41
Australia 295, 383, 414
award ceremonies 386, 417–18
Aztec Camera (band) 180, 248
Bacharach, Burt: ‘The Windows of the World’ 284–5
Baker, Steven 257
Ballard, J.G. 62
Bancroft, Mat 411
Banderas, Antonio 402
Barrett, Syd 322
Barrett, Wayne 42–3, 45
Bartos, Karl 326–8
Bates, Howard 68
Beat Generation (literary movement) 62, 251, 360, 415
Beatles, The 50, 107, 125, 150, 178, 201; ‘I Am the Walrus’ 323; ‘I Saw Her Standing There’ 278; ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ 254; ‘Things We Said Today’ 278; ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ 52; White Album 263
beatniks (subculture) 107, 150, 177, 348
Beck (musician) 338–9
Beckett, Samuel 419
Belfast 134
Bell, Colin 34
Belle Vue amusement park, Manchester 7, 13
Bellis, Pat 270
Benn, Tony: Arguments for Socialism 86
Bennett, Estelle 205
Bennett, Keith 13
Berlin 411
Berry, Andrew: Johnny first meets at youth club 49; hairdressing 49, 111, 130, 137, 177–8, 196, 217; Johnny meets up with again in nightclub 110–111; their friendship 111, 115, 123, 157, 217, 228, 328; DJ’ing 124–5, 147–8, 155, 174, 217; at Smiths’ early gigs 132, 136, 137, 155; shares flat with Johnny 155–6, 157–8, 176–7, 179
Best, George 13, 28, 33
Bevan, Alonza 345
Bez (Mark Berry) 323
Big 8, The (band) 17
Big Bang, The (film) 402
Big TNT Show, The (film) 205
Birmingham 244
Black, Cilla: ‘Work is a Four-Letter Word’ 268–9
Black Grape (band) 337
‘Black Velvet Band’ (Irish folk song) 14
Blavatsky, Helena 344
Blondie (band) 186; Parallel Lines 76
Blue Rondo a la Turk (band) 132, 138
Bohannon, Hamilton 206, 237; ‘Disco Stomp’ 38–9, 110; ‘Let’s Start the Dance’ 110
Bolan, Marc 28–9, 32, 47, 341
Bonney, Liz 345, 353
Boogie (Johnny’s dog) 343
Boon, Richard 146
Born to Boogie (film) 28, 341
Boston 195
Bowie, David 32, 43, 44, 88, 123, 124, 186; ‘All the Young Dudes’ 27, 45; ‘Cracked Actor’ 59; Low 263, 311; ‘Rebel Rebel’ 51; ‘Suffragette City’ 71
Bowles, Paul 360
Brady, Ian 13, 121, 130
Bragg, Billy 212–13, 242–3, 244, 307–8, 309, 310–311; ‘Cindy of a Thousand Lives’ 311; ‘Sexuality’ 310, 311; Talking with the Taxman about Poetry 253
Brando, Marlon 106, 149
Brennan family (Johnny’s uncle, aunt and cousins) 8, 33
Brighton 242
Brill Building, New York (music companies’ offices) 103
Brixton Academy, London 276, 290; Smiths’ last gig 262, 371
Brock, Isaac 363, 365–8, 370, 372, 375–6, 380, 382, 387
Broken Social Scene (band) 362, 377, 420
Brown, Ian 96
Brown, James 125
Bruno (Polish neighbour in Ardwick) 4
Buck, Peter 383–4
Buckley, Tim 292
Buddhism 202
Buffalo Springfield (band) 177
Burdon, Eric 414
Burroughs, William 62, 360
Butler, Bernard 347–8
Buzzcocks (band) 53, 146, 206, 414
Byrds, The (band) 177, 178
Byrne, David 273–4, 275
Cabaret Voltaire (band) 101, 112
Cadogan Square, London 250
Camden, London 251; Dingwalls 171–2; Electric Ballroom 170
Cameron, David: his claim to like The Smiths 405–8
Can (band) 114
Carousel, Manchester (Irish club) 16
Carrera, Juan 378–9
Cars, The (band) 71
Carter, Carlene 82
Cash, Johnny 82
cats, Johnny’s dislike of 104
Cave, Nick 394
CBS Records (record label) 164, 173
Certain Ratio, A (band) 118, 276; ‘Shack Up’ 148, 276
Charlatans, The (band) 342
Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris: bomb blast 275
Chic (band) 64, 153
Chicago 191, 286
Chomsky, Noam 291
Chorlton, Manchester 8, 133; Drone Studios 142–3
Christie cancer charity 371
Clash, The (band) 92
Clegg, Nick 408
Clift, Montgomery 100
Clock DVA (band) 101
clothes, Johnny’s interest in 18–19, 23–4, 26–7, 39, 55, 85–9, 98–100, 149–50
Clough, Dave 48, 49, 50
Clowes, Susan 98
CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) 214
cocaine 201
Cocane, Miss (school teacher) 24–5
Cochran, Eddie 100; ‘Twenty Flight Rock’ 276, 277–8
Colcannon, Karen 119
Collard, D.C. 293, 315
college rock, American 222–3
Colors (film) 288, 289
Colourfield, The (band) 248
Conservative Party 85, 212, 243, 291, 405, 416
Cookies, The (group): ‘I Want a Boy for My Birthday’ 132–3, 139, 147
Cope, Julian 293
Coronation Street (TV programme) 81, 126, 247
Costello, Elvis 81, 82, 214
Cramps, The (band) 79, 87
Crazy Face, Manchester (clothes shop) 105–6, 125, 131, 143, 149, 176
Creation Records (record label) 324
Cribs, The (band) 381, 386–9, 394–5, 397–9, 413, 414; ‘Hey Scenesters’ 381; Ignore the Ignorant 392, 394–5, 397–8
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (supergroup) 61
Crouch End, London 347
Crystals, The (group) 103, 114, 120
Cult, The (band) 236
Cure, The (band) 222
Curtis, Ian 123–4, 288
Dalai Lama 419–20
Dallesandro, Joe 255
Dalton, Sarah 291, 306
Dan (Andy Rourke’s dog) 80
Davies, Ray 414, 418
Davis, Tamra 266
Dean, James 118, 120
Decca (record label) 48, 52, 119
Decibel Studios, Manchester (recording studios) 92–3, 95, 129
Dekker, Desmond: ‘The Israelites’ 15
Delaney, Shelagh 247
Denise (Wythenshawe girlfriend) 56
Dennis (Manhattan Sound club manager) 111
Depeche Mode (band) 222, 305
DeShannon, Jackie 125
Devil’s Advocate (TV programme) 89–91
DiCaprio, Leonardo 401
Diddley, Bo 149, 210, 237, 318
Dinah Shore Show (TV programme) 124
Dingwalls, London (venue) 171–2
disco music 64
Discount Records, Manchester (record shop) 111
Divine (drag queen) 146
Dolan, Joe 16
Doves (band) 337
Doviak, James 371, 410
Drew, Kevin 420
Drifters, The (group) 116
drinking, Johnny’s 257–8, 351–3, 361
Drone Studios, Manchester (recording studios) 142–3
drugs 293–4, 311, 360; acid 177; cocaine 201; E (ecstasy) 286, 287; heroin 96–7, 195–6, 247, 249; pot/hash 66–7, 80, 130, 234
Duffy, Billy 88, 115, 420; Four Way Street 51–2, 53, 54; The Nosebleeds 57, 67–8, 119; The Cult 236
Dulli, Greg 330
Duncan (Altrincham guitar shop owner) 47–8
Durkin, Billy 49
Durkin, Bobby 47, 49–50, 55–7, 72, 75, 76, 81, 92
Düsseldorf 327
Duvall, Robert 289
Dylan, Bob 283, 318
E (ecstasy) 286, 287
Earls Court, London 201
Echo and the Bunnymen (band) 115, 288
Eddie and the Hot Rods (band): ‘Do Anything You Wanna Do’ 71
Edge, The (David Evans) 282–3
Edwards, Simon 162–3
808 State (band) 300
Eldritch, Andrew 171
Electronic (group): formation 288–9, 291, 379; first album 297–310; second album 319, 326–7, 332, 334, 337–8; final album 343; ‘Forbidden City’ 338; ‘Get the Message’ 299, 309; ‘Getting Away with It’ 300, 304, 420; ‘The Patience of a Saint’ 300
Elephant Studios, London (recording studios) 174–5
Eliot, T.S. 41
Eller, James 293
EMI (record company) 140–41, 143, 235, 239, 254, 257
Eno, Brian 305
Entwistle, John 340
Epstein, Brian 419
Equals, The (group): ‘Baby Come Back’ 15
Eraserhead (film) 147
esotericism 344
Everly Brothers (duo): ‘Walk Right Back’ 9
Exit, Manchester (club) 110, 124–5, 133
Face, The (magazine) 124
Faces, The (band) 32
Factory Records (record label) 101, 118, 131, 146, 173, 304
Fad Gadget (Francis Tovey) 101
Faithfull, Marianne 120, 346
Fall, The (band) 101, 170, 172
Family (band) 277
Farndon, Pete 284
Faulkner, William 372
Faust (band) 343–4
Featherstone, John 198, 228
Feedback (band) 46
Ferry, Bryan 86, 124, 181, 253–4, 255, 276
Festival of the Tenth Summer, Manchester 288
Finn, Mickey 29
Finn, Neil 357–9, 364, 420; One Nil 358
Finn, Sharon 358
Finney, Albert 247
Finsbury Park, London: Jam Studios 209
Fiona (Matt Johnson’s girlfriend) 164
Fleetwood Mac (band) 66
Fletcher, Phil 68, 116–17
Fluffy (Maher family cat) 104
flying, Johnny’s fear of 307–9
football 32–6, 41–2, 69
Forest Edge, Cheshire (Johnny’s house) 342–3
Foster, Malcolm 282
Four Tops, The (group) 10
Four Way Street (band) 46, 50–52, 81
Frame, Roddy 248
Franz Ferdinand (band) 381
Freak Party (band) 92–3, 95–7, 129
Free (band) 52; ‘All Right Now’ 51; ‘Wishing Well’ 48
Freshies, The (band) 46
Friedman, Ken 264, 265–7, 280, 291
Gallagher, Liam 321–3, 324
Gallagher, Noel 319–26, 345, 420
Gallagher, Rory 52–3
Gallway, Mike 30, 38
Gang of Four (band) 92, 112; ‘I Love a Man in Uniform’ 125
gangs, in Manchester 301–4, 332
Gannon, Craig 248–9, 256, 259
Germano, Lisa 358
Gibbs, Christopher 360
Gina (X-Clothes assistant) 98–9
glam rock 27–8, 42–3, 165
Glasgow: Barrowlands 386–7; King Tut’s club 324
Glastonbury Festival 213–15, 382, 398, 414–15
GLC (Greater London Council): ‘Jobs for Change’ concert 212–13, 243
Go-Betweens, The (band) 195
Goodwin, Jimi 337
Graham, Bill 225, 264
Gray, Adam 345
Greece 295
Green, Jeremiah 367, 369–70, 375
Gretton, Rob 146, 189, 217, 419
Gronow, Iwan 410–411
Grosvenor Hotel, London 386
guitars: Johnny’s childhood 1–2, 10–11, 29, 48; Eko 61; Epiphone 202, 206, 209, 321, 323, 325; Fender Jaguar 365–6, 373–4, 384–5; Fender Jazzmaster 374; Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar 384–5, 425; Fender Mustang 421; Fender Stratocaster 15–16, 211, 274; Gibson acoustic 107, 201; Gibson 355 194, 274–5; Gibson J-160 201–2; Gibson Les Paul 34, 66, 91–2, 179, 325–6, 384; Gibson SG 349–51; Gretsch Super Axe 103; G
uild acoustic 374; Martin acoustic 232, 233; Rickenbacker 179, 181, 182, 188, 374; Vox Ace 48
Gun Club, The (band) 117, 206; ‘Ghost on the Highway’ 148
Gurdjieff, George 344
Haçienda, Manchester (club) 101, 147–8, 174, 193, 217, 286, 288, 300, 301–2, 332; Smiths’ gigs 149, 153, 155, 166, 188–90
hairstyles, Johnny’s 119, 177–8, 205, 311
Hale Barns, Greater Manchester 229
Hamburg 307
Hancock, Herbie 289
Happening for Lulu (TV programme) 10
Happy Mondays (band) 300, 302, 305, 323
harmonica playing 8, 15, 113, 159
Harper, Roy 364
Harry, Debbie 414
hash see pot
Hatton, Derek 243
Haven (band) 338, 410
Hawkwind (band) 71
Headon, Topper 92
Healers, The (band) 340–42, 344–6, 349, 359, 371; Boomslang 353
Heath, Edward 291
Heaton Mersey, Greater Manchester 155–6
heavy rock 63–4, 84–5
Hell, Richard 153, 156
Hendrix, Jimi: ‘Crosstown Traffic’ 48; Electric Ladyland 311–12
Here Now (band) 172
Herman’s Hermits (band) 201
heroin 96–7, 195–6, 247, 249
Herring, Dennis 372–3
Herrmann, Bernard 165
Hibbert, Dale 129–31, 134, 135, 139, 140, 142–3
Hicks, Tony 43
Hindley, Myra 13, 121, 130
hippies 7, 213, 287
Hitchcock, Robyn 420
Hoax, The (band) 133
Hockney, David 298
Hollies, The (band) 39, 201
Holly, Buddy 276
Honeyman-Scott, James 280, 284
Hood, James 268
Hooker, John Lee 125, 150, 346
Hope, Pete 111, 138, 147, 160, 174
Hopper, Dennis: Colors 288
Howlin’ Wolf (Chester Burnett) 292
Huizinga, Johan: Homo Ludens 415
Human League (band) 88, 101
Hunt, Pete 111–13, 133, 147, 174
Huxley, Aldous 344, 356
Hynde, Chrissie 280–84, 330, 346
Hynde, Natalie 283
i-D (magazine) 124, 164
Iggy and the Stooges see Stooges, The
Inception (film) 401–3, 418
India House, Manchester (apartment block) 321
Jackson, Michael 397
Jacobs Studios, Surrey (recording studios) 236–9, 240, 245–6
Jam Studios, London (recording studios) 209
Jamaica 284
James, Stuart 225–6
James White and the Blacks (band) 157
Jansch, Bert 246–9, 350–51