Your first walk through Marr's bold, imagined new future Dreaming of a better tomorrow, rather than obsessing over the past – that’s been what has kept Johnny Marr alive and forever relevant in his life after The Smiths. That spirit is in-built into the manifesto of the guitar legend’s upcoming third solo album, ‘Call The Comet‘; to the degree where his restless creative impulses can’t even exist within the present. “This time around, I had to imagine a society, rather than just report what I see,” Marr told us of his inspiration behind the record. “There’s some H.G. Wells in there. I’ve been reading a lot of interesting stuff from the early 20th Century. It’s not quite utopian, but it’s imagining a new kind of society. That’s how I felt going into it at the start of 2016. “Rather than feeling like it was too bleak as reportage or commentary about what I see outside, it’s kept the psycho-geography of the first two records but I had to reimagine it. I don’t want those fuckers contaminating my creativity.” So come with us, as we take the first exclusive walk through Marr’s brave and bold new world. Marr’s bright and idiosyncratic...from News Page https://ift.tt/2uUTOlQ https://youbrandinc.com
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