The Sunday Times Bestseller and Winner of the NME Best Book Award 2017
Few groups have had a bigger impact than The Smiths and few musicians are as celebrated as Johnny Marr. He is an icon who defined an era and influenced a generation of guitarists.
His signature sound was crucial to the Smiths success, but tensions within the band led to his departure in 1987 and the end of the group after just four albums. He was twenty-three years old.
Since then, Marr hasn't stopped pushing the boundaries of music. He joined The Pretenders, The The, Modest Mouse and The Cribs and has collaborated with Hans Zimmer. Here, for the first time, he tells his own side of the story.
Honest, witty, and moving, Set the Boy Free is the true history of music - told by one of its very own legends.
'I saw Johnny Marr live in person, with The Smiths. He was light on his feet; like quicksilver. He caused the band to swing like crazy. And he smoked his cigarette like a star. I've been influenced ever since.' Iggy Pop
| ISBN: | 9781784751791 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 2017 |
| Author: | Johnny Marr |
| Publisher: | Arrow Books an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 480 pages |
| Genres: |
Autobiography: arts and entertainment Musicians, singers, bands and groups |
The Sunday Times Bestseller and Winner of the NME Best Book Award 2017 Few groups have had a bigger impact than The Smiths and few musicians are as celebrated as Johnny Marr. He is an icon who defined an era and influenced a generation of guitarists.
Set the Boy Free features in the following genres: Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Musicians, singers, bands and groups
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Set the Boy Free was written by Johnny Marr and published by Arrow Books an imprint of Random House
Set the Boy Free has 480 pages