Johnny Marr - What's In My Bag?

Guitar legend Johnny Marr goes shopping at Amoeba Music in Hollywood.
Check out his picks:
Ennio Morricone - Crime and Dissonance [Soundtrack] (CD) bit.ly/2kbgfMx
Ennio Morricone - Ennio Morricone Happening - Acid Sides of the Maestro [Soundtrack] (CD) bit.ly/2jerXXw
Joshua Waletzky - Music For The Movies: Bernard Herrmann (DVD) bit.ly/2kckEPB
James H. Bride - The Transcendentalists: Teaching Ralph Waldo Emerson - Philosopher, Writer & Intellectual (DVD)
Bonobo - Black Sands (CD) bit.ly/2kuVQj8
Sally Mann - What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann (DVD) bit.ly/2kbnJiC
John McLaughlin - My Goal's Beyond (LP)
Mary Ann Braubach - Huxley On Huxley (DVD) bit.ly/2kv036k
Wire - The Ideal Copy (CD)
Wire - Object 47 (CD) bit.ly/2jG8viv
Jack Hazan - A Bigger Splash (DVD)
Buy Johnny Marr albums on Amoeba.com: bit.ly/18C7ZJI
Buy The Smiths albums on Amoeba.com: bit.ly/1aLaPwR
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[@SoulEternalPeaceWarrior77]

Haha, If half of Hollywood knew Marr was shopping in there, it'd be complete chaos. Probably my favorite guitarist of all-time, his melodies are so killer.

[@RockyRMR]

They don’t actually buy the records. They aren’t actually shopping.

[@JK-vm1er]

@@RockyRMR they pick out what they like and then get them for free

[@thazzchair]

"I blanked out the minute I walked in the door." I'm glad I'm not the only one! As soon as I walk into a record store I'm so overwhelmed that I forget what music I like

[@onwardpilgrim]

the nicest guy, met him when he was on tour with modest mouse in louisville kentucky and he was super down to earth, and friendly. Total professional and a gentleman. left a great impression on me

[@tinawalton7703]

onward pilgrim, Thanks for taking the time to share this story. Always nice to hear something good about someone whose talent you admire.

[@mattyfox_]

Absolutely love his involvement with isaac brock

[@juliecostello42]

I saw him touring with modest mouse as well! They never sounded better! Central Park

[@BereniceWeber]

So unlike Morrissey LOL, I do love Moz music, but he's so insufferable. Johnny Marr is a superb musician and a kind cool person!

[@willharding8445]

Couldn't be cooler if he tried. Legend.

[@done1675]

Exactly my thought.

[@azynkron]

It's because he doesn't try.

[@brucedickinson12]

Wanka

[@lefthandluke8923]

No question. Totally The Fonz.

[@danielkolkena9950]

Man, Johnny Marr is a pretty sophisticated dude.

[@denisepaulsenful]

and why should this surprise you when his music appeals to intellectuals. Generally.

[@Hardbody94]

This dude doesn't age. I wonder if he has a portrait in his basement, lol.

[@southerndoomsday6688]

movie references huh

[@southerndoomsday6688]

movie references huh

[@southerndoomsday6688]

movie references huh

[@Ashley-ym3wp]

+Nick Paxoulas read a book

[@southerndoomsday6688]

+Ash catchem What?

[@Breakbeats92.5]

What a treat, thumbing through vinyl at Amoeba and a few bins over, hey it's Johnny Marr of The Smiths.

[@brendanmattson]

I love how he is so unguarded and generous with his opinions in all his interviews - he never treats a question with disdain or sarcasm. Class act.

[@janismorrissey]

Johnny is honestly one of my favourite persons, I truly love him.

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

This man and his guitar 🎸 🇬🇧 ❤️ , Sending Johnny & his family LoVe 💕

[@priscilla9115]

He’s my favorite person in the entire world

[@brirocks]

Definitely one of my guitar idols. My band in college covered "William, It Was Really Nothing" and "Barbarism Begins At Home".

[@nobbynoris]

'William, It Was Really Nothing' is one of my very favourite Smiths song, along with 'Cemetery Gates'.

[@dmatzo]

That was a thoroughly interesting peek into Johnny Marr's brain. I'll have to seek out some of those titles. He'll never cease to fascinate me. I love it when the girl says "Yay" at the end.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

That typically unenthusiastic fake yay that North American girls do best.

[@weekendwankere69]

Johnny seems at home in a record shop. He loves culture

[@johngunne3327]

I'm always at home in a record shop they're great places! 😀

[@gregcurran447]

Glad to hear that praise for Colin Newman. The man's a genius!

[@linglingjr]

Pretty cool to see Marr hold up a bonobo album.

[@belw58]

This is my favorite Whats In My Bag?

[@w0mblemania]

What's the bet that Morrissey's bag would be full of Morrissey albums, photos?

[@DavidDantePhoenix]

Not Likely. Probably T Rex New York Dolls and possibly scrooner type stuff.

[@RT-zk7yr]

Not at all. Idiot.

[@draevonmay7704]

R T (The joke is that Morrissey is kind of a conceited ass)

[@czgibson3086]

More like Jobriath, Ramones, New York Dolls, Shelagh Delaney, Elizabeth Smart, Oscar Wilde and so on.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Probably a Big Mac and a bucket of KFC

[@omfug7148]

impressed with his picks-- name dropping Lawrence, Hockney, Huxley, plus all the classic movie soundtrack guyswow!

[@sugarspun4216]

The God that is Johnny Marr! from Manchester and the coolest bastard guitarist

[@roberthendrickson6505]

I would love to spend the whole day shopping with Johnny

[@troygaspard6732]

This bag held my attention more than any other bag.

[@ThaRealChuckD]

Now I'm happy. Ennio Morricone. Good stuff.

[@bargainbassist]

Great comment about his love for Wire's music, which sums it up for me, dealing with the surprise of a new Wire release and not ever knowing what to expect from them. On the other hand, I love his "To me, the idea of sticking with the one sound for 20-odd years is ... lazy, y'know?" (4:35) Could this be a jab at what Morrissey's been doing for the past 20-odd years?

[@holadonkey]

bonobo,Huxley,sally mann and hockney a man of taste.just like his guitar sounds.good stuff in that bag.you can feel hes not pretending to like his stuff.

[@libras3]

как у него горятся глаза, когда он говорит о своей любимой музыке

[@transonicbuoy1]

"Not always great" says the man. He is right, so many bands have a few cracking songs, and the rest are average, or fillers. The Smiths` work was bullet-proof. Every piece of their vinyl I hung onto since hoarding it in 1987 - every disc and track is goldplated. Thanks Johnny.

[@Univox68]

one of the most original guitarist IMHO i'd check out anything he likes.

[@patsy1000]

Just gotta say what a nice guy 👦 bloody good musician 👌 as well

[@juniormint5248]

johnny marr likes bonobo and bonobo likes johnny marr. how awesome

[@JaneDoe-tm2ex]

They kinda look alike too

[@jonnybrierley7115]

this man, is the greatest man, that ever took breath from the skies.

[@BushyHairedStranger]

One of my favorite Musicians. Enno Morriconi

[@shimmercore]

Great selections, Johnny!

[@jairlaiter5629]

Love this guy, Love this store, Great idea

[@owenhu9465]

my goals beyond! what a pleasant surprise

[@adrianac3258]

jOHHNY MARR GOT ME ON HELLO WOW TRASCENDALISM, TURN OF THE CENTURY PHILOSOPHY , RALPH WALDO EMERSON, D.H LAWRENCE , ALDOUS HUXLEY AMD MUSIIC ENNIO MARRICONNE AND PHILIP GLASS !!!!

[@JestersShoes]

Always fun to listen to Johnny play and also hear him speak. Despite what he says and has done, his magical spark will always remain in his early work, and the band he created and disbanded. I think he should reference his own tunes here - they're way better than everyone he mentions!

[@mcn625]

Agree! I think marr is just as much a musical genius as Moz, but it's strange to see him now tour and sing, especially sing Smiths songs. Just listen to how beautiful and different Strangeways , imagine what they what have achieved after that. I mean, all of their music is beautiful, but you know

[@strumbolli]

An incredible shade of black/navy blue Johnnys hair is.

[@kathyabeauty]

Love this series! Just catching up. Great people as subject. A big fan of Marr in his Smiths and The The...in fact, a lyric from a The The song is on my mothers' gravestone "Love is Stronger Than Death".

[@mattpoe7178]

Ah, warms my heart to see JM purchasing The Ideal Copy and praising Colin Newman's experimentalism. Great record.

[@airmanfair]

Man, Johnny Marr is an awesome guy!

[@micahnewman]

Not what I expected. Well done, Johnny.

[@df289]

I,ve just discovered this channel today! I,ve already binged 5 episodes. It make me wonder what else I,m missing on youtube

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

God, I love this guy!

[@mwmingram]

Very deep choice from Marr.

[@irishelk3]

Cool, didn't know he was into Huxley or Dh Lawrence, and those albums looked great love Morricone, I'm definitely getting that album.

[@neverender888]

I'm very lucky to have a few quality record shops in my immediate vicinity. It gives me such a thrill, being able to go there and find records I do and don't know.

[@tattoofthesun]

thank you for the help-- I was wondering too. Luckily it's on youtube too!

[@juanpablorb7150]

The man's a fockin wizard!

[@thebapness]

Black sands.great album.

[@gregorykrug8034]

If I bumped into Johnny Marr, I would probably crap my pants.

[@nautilus2612]

Please don't do that

[@marilyncarson3929]

he has my heart in that bag

[@Reint25]

@ShinjiL Oh, thank you! I actually have this on my laptop, but didn't yet listen to it (don't ask me why). It was also titled 'Untitled One'

[@fensterirl]

Aww, Jonny got a Bonobo record, and Bonobo got a Johnny record

[@spraynardkruger9903]

Yes! Wire! Love them...

[@hainact]

I thought this was lovely. Very personal input and reflections. Very diverse choices.

[@WonkyAsian]

Possibly one of the nicest rockers of all time. :)

[@ritapalermi7004]

the coolest kid on earth

[@samsquanch4201]

dudes a phenomenal guitarist fer sure

[@neoaureus]

My goals beyond ….John McLaughlin……masterpiece !

[@borohhh]

Bonobooooo

[@pinkfrost89]

"The Ideal Copy" My favorite album by Wire!!

[@fortylove68]

Genius

[@mattpoe7178]

@@fortylove68 Yes! We are a minority in the Wire listening population.

[@ThorCarlton]

I still visit them regularly

[@devinwebb0]

Bonobo. This guy is amazing

[@gyrate4]

Nobody is more talented or more friendly!

[@JeremyK-L]

bonobo!! wow didn't expect that!

[@crystalblur3]

He's into some really cool stuff.

[@kookamunga2458]

Johny has impeccable taste .

[@olivercornford5304]

Black Sands is a great album!

[@kristan22]

met him and keanu reeves at a tom vek gig in manchester. awesomeness : )

[@ridefly66]

johnny's got amazing taste

[@MichaelGilletteArt]

Great bag!

[@tommarr654]

I'm off to the pub : )

[@quogir1]

an astounding pleasant person

[@jesusisaworm6778]

Queen

[@MrSobreezy]

@TheRecon88 thanks!!

[@michaelsena4484]

The John McLoughlin album was an interesting choice my dear friend of mine and I used to listen to that album in the seventies my friend his name is Eddie she was a fantastic guitar player very very cool

[@bandofwee]

@Ahmadthegooner This might be late, but it's We Share the Same Skies by the Cribs (his most recent project). They're a great band with and without Johnny Marr.

[@ahyaok100]

Cool interests. Why am I not surprised?

[@AntZombie121]

Johnny Marr you shall be king

[@permaveg]

Having watched a few of these 'Whats in my bag' now and Marr is the most interesting, amazing to see he's interested in Madame Blavatsky and Aldous Huxley, watched one with Noel Gallagher he was going to check out Hawkwind a best of CD to "see what all the fuss is about" wtf, better late then never I guess.

[@theshamanarchist5441]

No way man. Johnny reads Blavatsky and Huxley? He's a mystical renaissance man. Good shit.

[@rolandoportocarrero4173]

fucking legend

[@GabrielLeni]

@Reint25 Both 3:54 and 4:39 are fragments of ' I misses you ', an unreleased instrumental song by The Smiths.

[@YusufKhan-bd7dk]

Johnny marr is the best

[@finarollerz]

I have my goals beyond original on vinyl 😎

[@fernandogonzalez1168]

I didn't expect that John McLaughlin vinyl

[@kenshinhimura8371]

This video should be called Tony Montana What's in my bag

[@Arjunandthevectors]

kooll huxley and thoreau were cool guys and i get taught about em in school which is nice

[@sbamf]

Very good

[@OrphanSeasun]

Some of us have enough sense to have never given 'em up. No excuses unless you live in Frogsballs, Iowa

[@diskochimp]

Monsieur Marr knows his shit - good man!

[@Alas07X]

woot.... Johnny marr likes Bonobo, thats awesome....

[@Cruithneach]

That's some dark boot polish you're using there, Johnny

[@vanishing_girl]

woooo Bernard Herrmann

[@posiforce]

it's a Smiths instrumental track (untitled) pressed on the double LP: unreleased demos and instrumentals.

[@springfieldleaf8649]

No morrissey LPs?

[@AndreaElizabeth100]

@kristan22 I saw 'Johnny Marr' at a Yoko Ono concert in London but I didn't go up and talk to him. I think 'Jonathan Ross' and 'Elton John' were also at the Yoko Ono concert. At a 'Sean Lennon' gig in London Yoko Ono was there and she sang and I saw 'Jack Black' at the gig (but Johnny Marr wasn't there that time).

[@slikyle]

@Dontknockmedown thank you :)

[@beatles5445]

@alleyesonthefuture This Charming Man