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Johnny Marr Says His Feud with Morrissey is Over

8:49 a.m. · September 23, 2009 · by Nick Neyland

Johnny Marr may be a current member of the Cribs, but that hasn’t stopped him from consistently being asked about his former band, The Smiths, in interviews. The latest journalist to prod him on the subject is from a regional English publication, who has at least managed to get him to admit that his feud with Morrissey is no more.

"It's not necessarily the case that we're not talking," he said. "We have email. We worked on that Sound Of The Smiths [2008 compilation album] together. Who's got time for a feud? Right now I have got screwdrivers inside guitars, my car broke down yesterday…I've got no time for a feud."

With Pavement the latest band to hit the reunion bandwagon, the amount of groups holding out on lucrative cash deals just got a little shorter, bur Marr is steadfastly refuting claims that his old charges will follow. "I like The Smiths' songs, but I like playing with two guitars and writing new songs. Unfortunately a reunion would go against both those things."

[NME]