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Jansch, Loren 348
Japan 295, 309, 383, 414
Jarman, Gary 381–2, 386, 388–9, 394, 398
Jarman, Ross 388–9, 395, 396, 398
Jarman, Ryan 386, 387–9, 395, 398
Jethro Tull (band) 63
‘Jobs for Change’ concert 212–13, 243
Johansson, Scarlett 418
John Peel Show, The (radio programme) 167–9, 180–81, 196
Johnson, Eugene 296, 316
Johnson, Lloyd 88–9
Johnson, Mark 30
Johnson, Matt: Johnny first meets 112–13; formation and development of The The 164, 263, 290; Johnny reconnects with in London 161, 164–5; Johnny in The The 290–96, 315–17; death of brother 296, 316; Burning Blue Soul 112
Johnson’s, King’s Road, London (clothes shop) 88–9, 90, 177
Jones, Brian 178, 194
Jones, Clay 374
Jones, Edgar ‘Summertyme’ 341–2, 345
Jones, Grace 109, 284
Josef K (band): ‘The Missionary’ 125
Josh and Anna (first Smiths fans) 172
Joy Division (band) 83, 123, 196, 288
Joyce, Mike: joins The Smiths 133–4, 136–7, 140, 177; the band’s first gig 136–9; rehearsal and recording sessions 142–3, 151–2, 154, 158–9, 209, 219, 233; first London gigs 170, 172; at signing of band’s recording contract 173–4; Johnny buys drum kit for 179; record company’s reservations about 181; and band’s financial arrangements 185–6; band’s first appearance on Top of the Pops 186–90; taken ill during first American tour 195; GLC ‘Jobs for Change’ concert 213; Meat Is Murder American tour 223; buys first house 228–9; 1986 American and UK tours 256; and Johnny’s car crash 260; final recording sessions 268–9; break up of the band 266–9, 270–72; in Morrissey’s post-Smiths band 276, 334; High Court royalties case 332–7; continued legal battles with Morrissey 337, 390
Judy, Eric 367, 370
Jules (X-Clothes assistant manager) 99, 101
Justin’s, Moss Side (clothes shop) 26
Kaye, Lenny 364
Kelly, Ben 101
Kennedy, John ‘JK’ 123, 124, 132, 136, 137
Kensington Market, London 251
Kerr, Yasmin 283
Kilburn, London 348, 350
Kildare, Ireland 4, 17–18
Killing Joke (band) 101
King, Ben E. 116
King’s Road, London 88–9, 251
Kinks, The (band) 7, 231, 330, 333
Kinnock, Neil 243
Knight, James 355, 356
Kossoff, Paul 52
Kraftwerk (band) 101, 318, 326–7, 333
Krautrock (genre) 343–4
Kula Shaker (band) 345
Labour Party 243, 291
Lake District 306
La’s, The (band) 318–19, 322
Launay, Nick 394
Lee (X-Clothes shop manager) 99, 100, 101, 110, 143
Lee, Bruce 28
Lee, Francis 34
Legends, Manchester (club) 112, 113, 133
Leiber, Jerry 116
Lennon, John 278
Lewis’s department store, Manchester 11
Lillywhite, Steve 251, 274–5
Lilys (band) 362
Linard, Stephen 98
Little Richard 106, 143, 345; ‘Long Tall Sally’ 276
Liverpool 58, 217–18, 243
Livingstone, Ken 212, 213, 243
Lloyd, Richard 67
Lofgren, Nils 48, 52
Loftus, Tim 382
Longsight, Manchester 3, 13; Midway pub 15; police station 94–5
Los Angeles 191, 267, 269–70, 283, 305, 338, 356–7, 395, 403; Dodger Stadium 305–6; Universal Amphitheatre 255–7
Love Affair (band) 10
Lovebug Starski (rapper) 193
Lovin’ Spoonful, The (band) 177
Lowe, Chris 300, 312
Lowe, Nick 82, 284
Lowry, L. S. 94, 103
LSD (acid) 177
Ludus (band) 146
Lulu (singer) 10
Lyceum Theatre, London 207
Lynch, David: Eraserhead 147
Lynch, Ged 337
McCarroll, Tony 322, 324
McCarthy, Kerry 407–8
McCartney, Linda 277, 278–9; tribute concert 346, 357
McCartney, Paul 276–9, 346
MacColl, Kirsty 233, 251–2, 276, 288; death 355–6; Electric Landlady 311–12
McCulloch, Ian 115
Macdonald, Gus 90
McEvoy, Johnny 16
McGee, Alan 324
McGuigan, Paul ‘Guigsy’ 322, 324
McGuiness, Monsignor (headmaster) 40
McGuinn, Roger 177, 188
McIntosh, Robbie 280, 285
McLaren, Malcolm 88, 419
‘Madchester’ scene 299–300, 301–2
Magazine (band) 87, 109
Maggie (Wythenshawe Co-Op supervisor) 73–4
Maher, Betty (Johnny’s aunt) 12, 13, 15
Maher, Claire (Johnny’s sister): birth 5; childhood 5, 6, 9, 15, 16, 30–31, 104; schooling 11, 12, 23–4; teenager 48, 55, 59, 64, 85, 178; adult life 99, 136, 186
Maher, Frances (Johnny’s mother): appearance and character 5, 9; family background and early life 4, 7–8; marriage 4; family life and children’s upbringing 3–6, 9–10, 19–20, 30–31, 48, 57, 64; working life 6, 57; music fan 9–10, 14, 16–17, 31, 191; buys Johnny’s first guitar 1–2; family moves to Wythenshawe 21–3; reaction to Johnny’s rebelliousness 70; and Johnny’s relationship with Angie 78–9; and Johnny’s first appearance on TV 90–91; and success of The Smiths 186, 189
Maher, Ian (Johnny’s brother): childhood and early life 30–31, 57, 64; teenager 300, 305; works with Johnny 305; introduces Johnny to Oasis 319–24
Maher, John (Buzzcocks drummer) 53
Maher, John (Johnny’s father): appearance and character 5–6, 9; family background and early life 4, 5–6, 7, 8, 12; working life 4, 6, 57–8; marriage 4; family life and children’s upbringing 3–6, 19, 25, 30–31, 48, 57, 64; music fan 9, 14–15, 16–17, 191; family moves to Wythenshawe 21–3; buys Johnny’s second guitar 29; takes Johnny for week’s labouring 57–8; reaction to Johnny’s rebelliousness 70; and Johnny’s relationship with Angie 78–9; and Johnny’s appearance on TV 90–91; and Johnny’s leaving home 102; and success of The Smiths 186, 190
Maher, Mike (Johnny’s uncle) 12–13, 25, 33
Maida Vale, London 281; BBC studios 167–9, 179–80
Mainliners, The (band) 17
Maker, James 136, 138, 139, 147
Man Made (band) 421
Manchester Apollo (venue) 7, 65, 66, 67, 330, 422
Manchester City Football Club 32–6, 69
Manchester Free Trade Hall 65–6
Manchester Royal Infirmiary 6
Manchester United Football Club 33
Manchester University 322, 324
Manfred Mann (band) 7
Manhattan Sound, Manchester (club) 111, 115; Smiths’ second gig 140, 145–7
Manzanera, Phil 188
marathon running 396–7, 399–400
Marilyn (singer) 188
Marley, Bob 284, 320, 345
Marple Bridge, Greater Manchester 176–7, 196
Marquee Club, London 281
Marr, Angie (Johnny’s wife): Johnny first meets 76–7; their early relationship 77–9, 84, 86, 411; clothes shop job with Johnny 87, 88–9; Johnny’s arrest for receiving stolen goods 94–5; and end of Johnny’s band Freak Party 97; assistant in solicitor’s office 99; finds cash in street 99; receptionist at Vidal Sassoon 111, 144, 196; clubbing with Johnny 110, 111, 147; given use of parents’ VW Beetle 113, 114; first meets Morrissey 123; takes photographs for Johnny’s new band 132; at The Smiths’ first gig 136; musical suggestions to Johnny 154; celebrates band’s record deal and first single 165, 167, 174; visits Johnny at Marple Bridge cottage 176–7; engagement to Johnny 178–9; and band’s first appearance on Top of the Pops 189; and band’s first A
merican tour 192; moves to London with Johnny 201; life in London 205, 207; at Glastonbury 214; moves back to Manchester with Johnny 217; vegetarianism 219; accompanies band on American tour 223, 224–5; marries Johnny in San Francisco 224–7; their first house 227–8; and Red Wedge show 244; commutes between Manchester and London 250–51, 287–8; and 1986 American tour 258; and Johnny’s car accident 260, 261; Los Angeles holiday with Johnny 267, 269–70; and break up of the band 271; in Paris for Johnny’s recording session with Talking Heads 273; bomb blast at airport on return journey 275; in California during The Pretenders tour 283; friendship with Bernard and Sarah Sumner 291, 306; in Japan during The The tour 309; birth of son 313–14; family life 317–18, 331; and recording of Electronic second album 319; birth of daughter 329–31; family moves to Cheshire 342–3; meets Bert Jansch 346–9; family snowboarding holidays 353; in New Zealand for Seven Worlds Collide show 358, 359; visits Morocco with Johnny 360; and Johnny’s stint with Modest Mouse 370, 373, 379; father’s cancer 373, 378; Johnny calls from Elvis’s birthplace 374–5, 383; family joins Johnny in Portland, Oregon 377–8, 381; death of father 378; enters Johnny in New York Marathon 399; and Johnny’s work on Inception film score 401; meets Dalai Lama with Johnny 420
Marr, Johnny (John Martin Maher): birth 3, 5; early childhood in Ardwick Green 3–20; first guitar 1–2, 10–11; first school 11–12; family trips to Ireland 17–18; family moves to Wythenshawe 21–3; Sacred Heart Primary School 23–5, 32, 37, 123; buys first record 27–9; teaches himself to play guitar 29–30, 53–4; family holidays in North Wales 30–31; begins songwriting 29, 32; becomes Manchester City supporter 32–6; breaks arm in bike accident 37–9; St Augustine’s Grammar School 37, 39–43, 50, 55, 59–61, 68–70, 77–8; attends first gig 45–6; first electric guitar 48; forms first band (Paris Valentinos) 47, 55–7, 70–71, 72; changes spelling of surname 29, 53, 55, 200; buys first amp 57; week’s labouring with father 57–8; first encounters Steven Morrissey 68; tries out for Manchester City youth team 69; briefly joins Sister Ray 70–72, 170; shelf-stacking job at Co-Op 73–5; first meets Angie 76–7; their early relationship 77–9, 84, 86, 411; band changes line-up and name (White Dice) 81; band’s audition session for Jake Riviera 81–3; leaves school 84, 411; Saturday job in clothes shop 85–6, 87; temporarily enrols at Wythenshawe College 86; full-time job in Aladdin’s Cave clothes shop 87–9, 98; appearance on Devil’s Advocate TV programme 89–91; buys first proper classic guitar 91–2; formation of new band (Freak Party) 92–3, 95–7, 129; convicted of receiving stolen goods 93–5, 99; end of Freak Party 97; job at X-Clothes shop 98–102, 105, 110, 125–6, 131, 143–4, 148–9; returns to songwriting 100–101, 103–4, 113–14; rents room in Shelley Rohde’s house 102–4, 382; first meets Joe Moss 105–8; first meets Matt Johnson 112–13; plans to start new band 114; the search for a singer 114–15; tracks down Steven Morrissey 115–17; their first meeting 117–20; their second meeting 120–23; DJ’ing at Exit 124–5; formation of The Smiths 127–35, 140, 141–2, 364; demos and early promotion 130–32, 140–41, 142–3; the band’s first gig 132–3, 136–40; appointment of Joe Moss as manager 142–3; second gig 140, 145–7; resigns from X-Clothes and opens own shop 144, 148–51, 176; first Haçienda gig 149, 153; moves to flat in Joe Moss’s house 155–8; supporting Richard Hell 153, 156; makes first record (‘Hand in Glove’) 158–9; first London gig 155, 160–61; secures record deal 161–4, 165, 166; release of first single 165–7; The John Peel Show sessions 167–9, 180–81; more London gigs 170–72; signing of contract with Rough Trade 173–4; writing and recording of first album and next singles 174–5, 179–83, 184, 201–2, 205–7, 208–211, 265; use of cottage at Marple Bridge 176–7, 196; changes hairstyle 177–8, 205; first publishing deal 178, 179; engagement to Angie 178–9; The Smiths’ TV debut 183; discussions on financial arrangements of band 184–6, 333; second single enters charts 186; band’s first appearance on Top of the Pops 186–90; Joe Moss resigns as manager 191–3; first American tour 192–6; American record deal 194; first UK headline tour 195, 198–200; moves to London 200–201; GLC ‘Jobs for Change’ concert 212–13, 215, 243; The Smiths play Glastonbury 213–15; encounter with former tour manager 216–17; moves back to Manchester 216–17; recording and release of second album 216–21, 250, 379; becomes vegetarian 219–20; Meat Is Murder American tour 222–7; marries Angie in San Francisco 224–7; their first house 227–8; writing and recording of third album 231–40; legal dispute with Rough Trade 235, 239–40, 242, 245–6, 250, 254; mad drive (without licence) for meeting with lawyer 240–42; Red Wedge shows 242–5; release of third album 250; band moves back to London 250–51; rents flat from Kirsty MacColl 251, 311; meets Keith Richards 251–2; works with Billy Bragg and Bryan Ferry 253–4; signs contract with EMI 254, 257; 1986 American and UK tours 254–9; crashes car (still without licence) 260–62; writing and recording of Smiths’ final album 263–6; holiday in Los Angeles with Angie 267, 269–70; break up of the band 265–9, 270–72, 276; records with Talking Heads in Paris 273–5, 276, 277, 365; bomb blast at airport on return journey 275; plays with Paul McCartney 276–9; tours with The Pretenders and U2 280–85; works on soundtrack for Dennis Hopper film 288, 289; joins Matt Johnson in The The 290–96, 310; forms Electronic with Bernard Sumner 288–9, 291, 297–310; Electronic’s first album 297–310; builds own studio 299, 318; recording with Billy Bragg, Kirsty MacColl and Pet Shop Boys 310–312; birth of son 313–14; The The follow-up album 315–18; family life 317–19, 331; Electronic follow-up album 319, 326–7, 332, 334, 337–8; meets Noel and Liam Gallagher and first hears Oasis 319–26; birth of daughter 329–31; Smiths’ High Court royalties case 332–7; recording session with Beck 338–9; final Electronic album 343; formation of The Healers 340–42, 344–6; moves to house in Cheshire 342–3; meets Bert Jansch 346–9, 350–51; guitar stolen during Healers gig 349–51; gives up drinking 351–3, 361; Healers album 353; family snowboarding holidays 353–4; learns of Kirsty McColl’s death 355–6; contracts pleurisy 356–7; plays with Seven Worlds Collide in New Zealand 357–9; visits Morocco 359–61, 365; begins new lifestyle and fitness regime 360–61, 381; plays Meltdown Festival 363–4; travels to Portland to join Modest Mouse 362–3, 364–70; plays with Andy Rourke at Christie cancer charity show 370–72; in Mississippi for recording of Modest Mouse album 372–6; visits Elvis’s birthplace 374–5, 383; death of father-in-law 373, 378; touring with Modest Mouse 377–85; Q Magazine lifetime achievement award 386; first plays with The Cribs 386–9; remastering and reissuing of Smiths’ catalogue 389–91; in contact again with Morrissey 391–3, 409; recording album with The Cribs 392, 394–7; touring with The Cribs 397–9; runs New York Marathon 399–400; plays on Inception film score 401–3, 418; tweets David Cameron 405–8; writing and recording of debut solo album 404–5, 409–413; touring with his band 413–15, 420, 422–3; writing and recording of second solo album 415–16; death of Joe Moss 422–3; release of Fender Johnny Marr Jaguar 425
Solo albums: The Messenger 404–5, 409–415, 421; Playland 410–411, 421
Solo songs: ‘Dynamo’ 421; ‘Easy Money’ 416, 420; ‘European Me’ 421; ‘I Want the Heartbeat’ 410; ‘New Town Velocity’ 411–12; ‘Say Demesne’ 410; ‘Speak Out, Reach Out’ 415; ‘Sun and Moon’ 410; ‘Upstarts’ 421
Marr, Nile (Johnny’s son): birth 313–14; childhood and teenage years 318–19, 330, 342–3, 353, 370, 389; death of grandfather 373, 378; life in Portland, Oregon 377, 383, 420–21; music career 377, 411–12, 420–21
Marr, Sonny (Johnny’s daughter): birth 329–31; childhood and teenage years 342–3, 353, 370, 389, 407; death of grandfather 373, 378; family life in Portland, Oregon 377, 383; as vocalist and musician 411, 421
Martin, George 254
Marv (school friend) 63
Marvelettes, The (group) 119
Material (band) 157
Mavers, Lee 318–19, 341
May, Ollie: Johnny’s housemate 102–4, 150; Smiths roadie 145–6, 155, 172, 198
meditation 360–61
/> Meltdown Festival 363–4
Messenger, The (solo album) 404–5, 409–413, 417, 421; tour 413–15
Middlesbrough Football Club 35–6
Mike (Aladdin’s Cave clothes shop manager) 87–90
Milne, Catherine 32
Milne, Chris 31–2, 55–7, 70, 75, 157
miners’ strike (1984–85) 212
Mirren, Helen 419
miserablism, The Smiths and 169, 204, 262
Mississippi 372–5
Mitchell, Jack 410–411
Modest Mouse (band) 362–3, 364–70, 377–85, 413, 414; Good News for People Who Love Bad News 373; ‘Missed the Boat’ 376; We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank 372–6, 377–8, 379
Mods (subculture) 18–19
Moonchild (band) 46
Moore, Mark 305
Moors Murders (1963–65) 13, 121, 130
Moreau, Jeanne 106
Morecambe, Lancashire 242
Morocco 360–61, 365
Morricone, Ennio 292
Morrison, Sterling 178, 204, 237
Morrison, Van 106
Morrissey, Jackie 118, 155
Morrissey, Steven: Johnny first encounters 68; style and character 118, 170, 177, 200, 307; Johnny seeks out as singer for new band 115–17; their first meeting 117–20; their second meeting 120–23; formation of The Smiths 127–8, 131–2, 134, 137, 177, 364; demos and early promotion of the band 130–32, 140–41, 142–3, 155; first gig 132–3, 136–40; second gig 145–7; rehearsal sessions 151–2, 154; first Haçienda gig 149, 153, 155; recording of band’s first record 158–9; first London gigs 160–61, 170, 172; release of first single 165; The John Peel Show sessions 168–9, 180; handles press interviews and media relations 169–70, 202–3, 203–4; signing of recording contract with Rough Trade 173–4; writing and recording of first album and next singles 175, 179, 180, 181, 184, 201–2, 209; and financial arrangements of band 184–6, 333; first appearance on Top of the Pops 186–90; and band’s management 192, 208, 229–30, 264; first American tour 193, 195; second appearance on Top of the Pops 200; recording of second album 218–19; Meat Is Murder American tour 223; buys first house 228–9; writing and recording of third album 232, 233–4, 238, 246; and legal dispute with Rough Trade 235, 239–40, 242; Red Wedge show 244–5; release of third album 250; moves to flat in London 250; 1986 American and UK tours 255–6, 259; final recording sessions 266, 268–9; break up of the band 266–8, 270–72; post-Smiths band 276, 334; High Court royalties case 332–7; continuing legal disputes 337, 390; subsequent contact with Johnny 389–93, 409