Marr's Guitars - Beau Livre

Guitars have been the obsession of Johnny Mare's life. His ringing arpeggios and chordal innovations helped elevate The Smiths to one of the most influential British bands of its era. And Marr hasn't stopped pushing musical boundaries since. Join Johnny Marr as he traces his incredible career from his teenage years to his recent work with Hans Zimmer on the Bond soundtrack, No Time to Die, through the prism of his superb collection of guitars.
Stunning photographs by Pat Graham showcase the guitars fully and in beautiful micro detail, while Marr's personal reflections and insights reveal the evolution of his iconic sound and style of playing. Each guitar is identified with a crucial moment, a specific song or a particular sound, and each embodies a key aspect of Marr's lifelong passion. Many are closely associated with Marr, such as the Rickenbacker 330, the Gibson ES-355 and the Johnny Marr Signature Fender Jaguar ; some were passed to him by other legendary musicians - Nile Rodgers' Stratocaster, Bryan Ferry's Rozy Music Hagstrom and Bert Jansch's acoustic ; and some he has passed to others, such as the Stratocaster used by Noel Gallagher on "Wonderwall" and the Gibson Les Paul used on In Rainbows by Radiohead's Ed O'Brien.
Delve into these pages and discover a unique cultural history of modern music and guitar playing by the guitarist's guitarist himself.