2004-06-04
... ? Guardian Unlimited | Arts features | Gold SmithThe most innovative guitarist of his generation is going back to his roots. "I seem to be in transition a lot of the time, but the one constant that has stayed through my life has been the notion of saying what you need to say with an acoustic guitar," states Johnny Marr. "There are things that can be done with an acoustic guitar and a voice that I find more interesting and more expressive than standing on stage with four geezers in leather jackets. There is nobility in it."