Johnny Marr

I had to work and it never occurred to me not to. But then it's never really been about the money.

I can show bands how to produce themselves. In the same way, many bands think you can't make it without some fat cat in London or New York to manage you. That's just crap. All you need is someone a bit older than you with a bit of business nous whom you trust.

You can grow up without having to conform, stop going to shows, stop having a record collection, start being politically iffy.

Nick Zinner has been one of my favorite guitar players for a long time.

I would join a band, learn from that band and be committed and passionate and bring my thing to the band. Then, when I felt like we were going to repeat ourselves, and I needed to learn more, I would go somewhere else.

My experience tells me, unfortunately, that so many people ask the question about 'The Smiths' reforming without really caring about the answer. They just really want to ask the question.