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Knocking on Morrissey’s Door: Remembering the Day The Smiths Met

When Steven Morrissey and Johnny Marr met in 1982, it was the first step in the creation of one of the most influential bands of all time, The Smiths. The English quartet best known for songs like “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” and “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” came to define a certain 1980s sound characterized by Morrissey’s delicate singing and Marr’s lush guitar playing. In his new book A Light That Never Goes Out: The Enduring Saga of The Smiths (out De...

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13:00 on December 3 2012

Knocking on Morrissey’s Door: Remembering the Day The Smiths Met

Time — When Steven Morrissey and Johnny Marr met in 1982, it was the first step in the creation of one of the most influential bands of all time, The Smiths. The English quartet... more info

Morrissey The Smiths

14:19 on December 3 2012

Hear Johnny Marr play The Smiths’ “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want”

Consequence of Sound — Plus, another cut off The Messenger. more info

The Smiths

19:30 on December 3 2012

Johnny Marr, The Smiths: Listen: Johnny Marr Plays "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" (The Smiths)

Prefix — Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr will release his first solo album early next year; in the ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/listen-johnny-ma... more info

The Smiths

15:11 on December 4 2012

Johnny Marr "Covers" The Smiths

Chorus.fm — Head to the replies to listen *Johnny Marr* (http://www.johnny-marr.com) "covering" *The Smiths* (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_smiths)' classic "Please Please Please ... more info

The Smiths

19:04 on December 4 2012