Johnny Marr announces photo book all about his guitars
nme.comJohnny Marr has announced an upcoming photo book, “a labour of love” that celebrates his important guitars.Set for release on October 17, Marr’s Guitars will pay homage to over 100 of the guitars that he has had throughout his 40 year career and include anecdotes about the milestones he faced during this time.“Guitars have been the obsession of my life – they’ve been a mission and sometimes a lifeline,” the former Smiths guitarist turned solo star and composer said in a statement. “So I’m delighted to have made Marr’s Guitars.
It’s very different to other guitar books and is more of an art book, with stories of songs and sounds. It’s been a long time coming and is a labour of love.”The project was made in collaboration with photographer Pat Graham, and will trace Marr’s career from his teenage years and time with The Smiths, to his most recent work with Hans Zimmer on the Bond soundtrack, No Time to Die.Marr’s Guitars will also take a look into the history of how he got his instruments – which include his Gibson ES-355, Rickenbacker 330 and iconic Signature Fender Jaguar.A post shared by Johnny Marr (@johnnymarrgram)Some of his models were given to him by music heavyweights including Nile Rodgers, Bert Jansch and Bryan Ferry.
Other models, however, were later passed down to different artists. These include a Stratocaster, which was famously given to Noel Gallagher and later used to write Oasis‘s ‘Wonderwall’, and a Gibson Les Paul that Ed O’Brien would later use on Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows’ album.Announcing the forthcoming release on Instagram, Marr explained to fans that the project has taken two years to complete.
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