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Set the Boy Free (2016)

door Johnny Marr

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"The memoirs of the legendary guitarist and cofounder of seminal British band The Smiths recalls his childhood in working-class Manchester, his early collaborations with Stephen Morrissey, the ideological differences that triggered his departure and his influential solo career,"--NoveList. Johnny Marr was born in 1960s Manchester to Irish emigrant parents and knew from an early age that he would be a musician. Forming his first band at thirteen, Marr spent his teenage years in public housing, playing guitar, devouring pop culture, and inventing his own musical style. It wasn't until the early eighties, when he turned up on the doorstep of a singer named Steven Morrissey, that both a unique songwriting partnership and the group recognized as one of the most iconic bands of all time were formed. In 1983, The Smiths released their first single, and within a year their eponymous debut album reached number two in the UK chart. But by 1987, tensions within the band and desire for a wider musical scope led to Marr's departure. The end of The Smiths was just the beginning for Marr. This book explores a musical journey that has spanned decades, styles, and genres--from forming Electronic with Bernard Sumner of New Order and then The Healers, to playing with Bryan Ferry, Talking Heads, Pet Shop Boys, Billy Bragg, Nile Rodgers, The Pretenders, The The, Modest Mouse, and The Cribs to collaborating with Hans Zimmer and receiving acclaim and worldwide success in his own right as a solo artist, Marr has never stopped making captivating music. Here, for the first time, he tells his own side of the story. From roaming the streets of Manchester to constantly pushing musical boundaries as a true icon and one of the most revered guitarists in the world, Set the Boy Free is the memoir of a man who has followed his dream and made himself a legend.--Adapted from dust jacket.… (meer)
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Gün boyu bu kitapla vakit geçirdim. İyi hoş ama JM aşırı diplomatik bir adam - kitabın da bu minvalde ilerleyeceğini baştan tahmin ediyordum. Manchester'da İrlanda göçmeni, hemen hepsi aşırı çocuklu bir ailenin içine doğmanın, işçi sınıfına mahsus sıkıntıların, kavgalı dövüşlü sokakların, glam etkisiyle beliren "efemine" tiplerle, hödük "skinhead"lerin rastlaşma anlarının, tüm o çaresizliğin ve popüler müziğin, chartların dünyasında teselli buluşların anlatıldığı ilk kısımlar çok hoş. "Oh Manchester, so much to answer for" dizesi bütün bunlar olmasa çıkmazdı zaten. Kitabın kalanı da aynı hoşlukta olmasa da güzel. Fakat kuru. Smiths hakkında yeni bir şey öğrenmiyorsunuz. Alınmaca-darılmaca olmaksızın, efendi bir üslup tutturulmuş. Referans verilen şarkılar iyi. The The'nın "Infected" albümüne iyi ki referans vermiş mesela, dinledim ve çok sevdim.

Sonuçta, Smiths'in en önemli iki adamının da otobiyografisini okumuş oldum. Bizim Moz'unki on sayfalık paragraflarla, bitmez-tükenmez göndermelerle dolu, zaman akışı içermeyen, grup üyeleri arası tartışmalardan bahsederken aniden teyzesinden söz açılan, sonra T. S. Eliot alıntılanan, dili çok keyifli ve sofistike, tuhaf bir metindi. Ondan bekleneceği üzere. Fakat cüssesine rağmen az şey anlatıyordu. Yüz sayfa kadar hayli şiirsel, Morrissey'in çocukluğunu ve Manchester'ı anlattığı bölümden sonrası genel hatlarıyla tanıştığı insanların ne kadar yüzeysel, sahte, zekâ yoksunu, kötü niyetli, ölüm kadar sıkıcı, iç karartıcı olduğundan ve kendi kendisine acımasından ibaret. Marr'ınki de ortalama bir hikâye etme üslubuyla, "uygun" bir hayat anlatısı.

Sonuç olarak, 60 ve 70'lerin renksiz Manchester'ında doğum kontrolü bilinci henüz yeşermemiş, işçi sınıfına mensup bir İrlandalı ailenin çocuğu olmaktan bahseden ilk bölümleri, Morrissey'le tanışma hikâyeleri ve Smiths'in dağılışına dair birkaç enstantanenin anlatıldığı kısımlar hoştu. Shoplifters'ın klibini çekecekleri gün bizimkinin çekime gelmemesi, evine gittiklerinde de Marr'ı içeri almaması gibi anıların daha fazla olmasını yeğlerdim. Ayrıca Angie'yi sevmiyorum. Ne olduysa Marr, hâlâ beraber olduğu bu ilk sevgilisiyle tatile gidip döndükten sonra oldu. Keşke Marr kendisiyle alakalı bir şeyler keşfetseydi de Angie yoluna gitseydi ve tatile Morrissey ile çıksalardı. Ama neyse. Belki Morrissey de durduk yere mutlu olur Elton John gibi dolaşırdı ortalıkta, hoş olmazdı. Her şey olacağına varıyor. Bu kadar. ( )
  OrucResnevi | Jun 17, 2023 |
my mother and i read both this and morrissey's autobiography, and we enjoyed this much more. :) johnny has plenty of good anecdotes, a cute sense of humor, and actual insight into his music making process. ( )
  julianblower | Jul 23, 2020 |
Perfectly decent autobiography covering all his career highlights, many of which I had forgotten - such as his time with The The or Modest Mouse. Marr was 23 when The Smith broke up which is astonishing. Plenty of namedropping, but he's mostly self-effacing and chuffed to have found himself where he is. Grateful for everything, but proud of the hard work he put in. It's a tough combination to pull off in an memoir, but I think he does it. Solidly entertaining, even if it has none of the flair of his main career. ( )
  asxz | Mar 13, 2019 |
The well-written and compelling autobiography of British musician Johnny Marr, most famously of The Smiths. A little more than half of the book is devoted to Marr’s youth and the lead-up to his forming The Smiths. Marr has collaborated with many musicians and his passion for and love of playing the guitar at an extremely high level permeates the book. Growing up in Manchester public housing with Irish parents formed his social, political as well as musical perspectives. Known as a “political artist,” Marr still has his eyes open. “The powerful always act in favour of the privileged, and will forever treat the less fortunate in society as inferior in order to maintain quality.”

Creating a new and different sound with The Smiths was important to Marr. That extended to fashion. “We all had the same kind of clothes with slight variations, and we looked nothing like anybody else.”

Some quotes: On prog rock: “I didn’t like old-looking guys playing flutes or anything to do with dragons and robes.” On Morrissey, his Smiths partner: “We recognized in each other the same commitment and emotional need to follow our visions.”

Although I never really took to The Smiths I like Marr's solo albums. I'll follow up by reading Morrissey's autobiography next for another perspective. ( )
  Hagelstein | Dec 21, 2018 |
Johnny Marr is one of the standout guitarists of 1980s England. His band The Smiths was so successful that he has yet to live it down. In this book he makes the claim that it was in fact not the high point of his life. It is his legacy and a proud one at that but not the sole source of meaning as a musician or a man. He is very respectful to the genius talents of Morrissey, Marr says that the breakup of The Smiths was inevitable due to the personalities of he and Morrissey.
Marr has a distinctive (romantic) notion of attachment to his guitars. He says that all of his had music inside of them especially if they were owned by other gifted musicians. He says that his knack was to make his instrument sound out what he was feeling musically.
Both he and Morrissey (Autobiography) say that Hand In Glove was their great first song. I don't see things that way but I understand that it was a critical and popular success where they achieved a definite sound that was their own. Their first song that I liked was What Difference Does It Make?
The reader will be surprised at how few pages he spends on The Smiths. He said that the name came from 3 options that Morrissey suggested: The Smiths, The Smith Family and The Walking Wounded. Marr spends a fair amount of time explaining the genesis of How Soon is Now?
Marr later enjoyed working with Bryan Ferry and The Talking Heads. This book is for the Marr fan and even then it loses momentum. He was scoping out Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen to sing in the band before he got Morrissey to commit. Marr is Irish Catholic but has religious affiliation now after his negative experience with the Catholic school system. Some teachers were supportive however. Marr spent work and holiday time in Los Angeles and elsewhere in California. He was married in San Francisco.
Excellent photos, thorough index (a rarity) and large font size for easy reading. ( )
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"The memoirs of the legendary guitarist and cofounder of seminal British band The Smiths recalls his childhood in working-class Manchester, his early collaborations with Stephen Morrissey, the ideological differences that triggered his departure and his influential solo career,"--NoveList. Johnny Marr was born in 1960s Manchester to Irish emigrant parents and knew from an early age that he would be a musician. Forming his first band at thirteen, Marr spent his teenage years in public housing, playing guitar, devouring pop culture, and inventing his own musical style. It wasn't until the early eighties, when he turned up on the doorstep of a singer named Steven Morrissey, that both a unique songwriting partnership and the group recognized as one of the most iconic bands of all time were formed. In 1983, The Smiths released their first single, and within a year their eponymous debut album reached number two in the UK chart. But by 1987, tensions within the band and desire for a wider musical scope led to Marr's departure. The end of The Smiths was just the beginning for Marr. This book explores a musical journey that has spanned decades, styles, and genres--from forming Electronic with Bernard Sumner of New Order and then The Healers, to playing with Bryan Ferry, Talking Heads, Pet Shop Boys, Billy Bragg, Nile Rodgers, The Pretenders, The The, Modest Mouse, and The Cribs to collaborating with Hans Zimmer and receiving acclaim and worldwide success in his own right as a solo artist, Marr has never stopped making captivating music. Here, for the first time, he tells his own side of the story. From roaming the streets of Manchester to constantly pushing musical boundaries as a true icon and one of the most revered guitarists in the world, Set the Boy Free is the memoir of a man who has followed his dream and made himself a legend.--Adapted from dust jacket.

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