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Clinterviews - Johnny Marr

18 March 2011

Listen to the full, uncensored interview with the greatest guitarist of his generation...

He's the man behind a thousand riffs. The musical genius of The Smiths. One half of Mancunian supergroup Electronic. And now the veteran axeman of The Cribs. Johnny Marr's shadow looms large over the last 30 years of Manchester music, so he was an ideal guest for Clint Boon's series of Clinterviews to mark Xfm Manchester's fifth birthday.

The pair of Manc legends discuss Johnny's work, his influences, the role of Manchester in the post-punk era, his soundtrack work and even what Marr Junior is up to in his own band. You can hear the full 45-minute interview below.

Tagged as The Smiths, The Cribs, audio