Johnny Marr tells David Cameron to stop saying he likes The Smiths
Guitarist uses Twitter to express his distaste at PM's name-dropping, adding definitively: 'I forbid you to like it'It has become something of a tradition for British prime ministers to name-drop a rock star or two in the hope that a bit of cool will rub off by association, only to be publicly and embarrassingly rebuffed.Who can forget Gordon Brown's Arctic Monkeys debacle in a men's magazine, when he was unable to name a single track? Or Tony Blair's admission that he was a fan of Oasis – onl...
Guardian Music — The guitarist takes to Twitter to tell the PM he is not welcome as a fanPolitics and music have never made comfortable bedfellows, particularly if the politicians are of ... more info
Guardian Music — Guitarist uses Twitter to express his distaste at PM's name-dropping, adding definitively: 'I forbid you to like it'It has become something of a tradition for British pri... more info