M1 wrote:
Eimi wrote:
Milkshock wrote:
More Hooky nonsense exposed - in his book he alleges that Barney forced Johnny Marr's guitar out of Electronic - but in his own book published yesterday Marr states that Bernard wanted him to play more guitar but that he was more interested in the electronic side of things.
It's clear that Hooky doesn't know what he's talking about, or he's blinded by his anger that he's saying these things.
In this case, I believe Johnny Marr's words, because he actually worked with Bernard in Electronic and knew what it was like.
And it's clear from those words that Barney did not 'force' Johnny Marr's guitar out of the project.
I don't know how Hooky's fans can continue to defend this nonsense that comes out of Hooky's mouth/book.
Yep, I've heard Johnny remark on that before, tracking back to the final Smiths album which had minimal-to-no guitars on some tracks
That was also partly because he walked out before they finished it.
Johnny and Bernard have both been on the record several times about Electronic. The original plan was for a series of anonymous, purely electronic, instrumental EPs to act as a detox for the shit they'd each just been through. Guitars were never supposed to be involved at all. Lucky Bag, Soviet, Free Will and Reality (before they added lyrics) were the result of that approach but it gradually morphed into the album we ended up with.
As has been stated Johnny really fell in love with the synths because he was well out of his comfort zone but they just did what they had fun with. It's often been stated by Sumner that Marr got so carried away with the synths that he had to remind him to get the guitar out every now and again. Marr never thought to even try singing until Sumner talked him into it for Haze on Twisted Tenderness and now he's a solo artist, writing and singing his own songs. Electronic was two mates having fun, covering a wide range of tones and genres and each of them learning off each other.
Hooky can fuck right off with that shite.
