ARTISTJohnny Marr

Johnny Marr was born in Ardwick on 31 October 1963. He was an original member of The Smiths from 1982 to 1987, playing guitar. He later belonged to the Pretenders in 1987 and to The The from 1988 to 1994; from 1988 to 2001, he was also part of Electronic. Other group memberships included Modest Mouse from 2006 to 2008 and The Cribs from 2008 to 2011. He has been a member of Johnny Marr + The Healers since 2000.

In 2010, he released the single Life Is Sweet (Todd Margaret Theme). The single Upstarts and the album The Messenger followed in 2013, along with the single New Town Velocity. In 2014, he contributed to the soundtrack The Amazing Spider-Man 2, credited alongside Hans Zimmer, The Magnificent Six, and Pharrell Williams, and released the single Easy Money.

Later releases include the EP Fever Dreams Pt. 2, issued in 2021, and the album Fever Dreams Pts. 1-4 in 2022. In 2023, he released the single Somewhere.