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(2-2003)
Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, is featured in the February issue of Guitar Player magazine holding a 1963 Gibson SG/Les Paul.

Marr shares a "song first" mentality with George Harrison -- who, not surprisingly, is one of his influences -- but Marr's layered guitar textures, odd chords, and stunning melodic lines tend to both support a composition and call attention to themselves. Witness the goose bump inducing slide intro of the Smith's "How Soon is Now?"  As an accompanist, he has played with the Pretenders, Bryan Ferry, Paul McCartney, and others.