In praise of … Johnny Marr | Editorial

While Morrissey is a political weather-vane blown by emotional gales, Marr is a sturdy signpost pointing leftThink the Smiths, and you might picture introverted students with far too much time to spend moping over trifling woes. That image fits with the former frontman Morrissey's unrivalled capacity for self-pity – his own fabulous wealth slips his mind as he sings about a beastly record industry that will "siphon all your dough". In the beginning, though, this was a band with a mission – t...

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