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I got an advance copy of the Johnny Marr and the Healers Album. I think the reviews is probably right on par at two stars out of five. I would not call the album poor though.

Johnny is a great guitarist, you can hear that on the album. Johnny is not a great lyricist or singer and you can also hear that on the album. Some songs remind me of The The, some remind me of Oasis and one even reminds me of Love and Rockets.

Not a great album, but I would not call it poor.

I saw the Healers at the Leadmill in Sheffield and thought they were fantastic (the rest of Oasis were watchin too), but then bought the first single and was less than impressed. Such as shame, cos Electronic were ace. I hope the album is better than the single, although I realise it probably aint.

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Well,I'm not going to hold my breath (for fear of suffication).But a dream come true situation would be a Morrissey apprearence for the encore,for a duet reunion of somekind here in Moz Angeles.

how the devil are you?
jolly good, thank you. it's another nice autumnal manchester day.

it's q's round, what are you having?
i haven't drunk alcohol for years, so it would have to be something snazzy, like cranberry and soda.

when was the last time you did an interview without the smiths being mentioned?
i've done a few where i've been told we're not going to talk about the smiths, but those usually include lots of finger crossing as they're the people who want to talk about it most. so, never.

what's your most vivid childhood memory?
when i saw marc bolan play metal guru on top of the pops. it hit me like a thunderbolt and i got on my bike and just rode and rode with this wild sense of elation. i must have gone 15 miles just by myself and i ended up somewhere near the airport.

what were you like at school?
i was pretty single-minded. even then i considered myself to be a guitar player, which was probably perceived as being a bit cocky.

what's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
never get into a situation that you can't get out of. i really have stuck to it, because it's good advice for all walks of life.

when did you last cry, and why?
i come from ardwick mate, that kind of behaviour was beaten out of me at eight years of age.

what's the most ridiculous thing you've ever bought?
i bought a black fender stratocaster with nine silver pick-ups for £400. in my defence it's what i thought kraftwerk would use if they played guitar. unfortunately, a young noel gallagher witnessed the event and grassed me up on a few occasions.

have you ever been arrested?
in 1980 i introduced this guy i knew from work who'd been given some rare old paintings to someone who could sell them for him. i got busted because they were stolen. the cops kicked down the rehearsal room door and i got arrested with my les paul on. it was almost worth it, because being held up against a wall by four crime squad officers while trying to hold an f sharp isn't something i'll forget in a hurry.

what do you miss most about working with morrissey?
his sense of humour. we had a fairly unique sense of absurdity and northern-ness that was pretty exclusive, and i miss that. he would often laugh at something that wasn't funny and would still be laughing about it three hours later. it was sometimes disconcerting, but lovely.

how would you prefer to die?
(laughs) wide awake and knowing it's coming. i want to be prepeared and leap right into it.

where are you going now?
i'm going to meet the new guitarist in the band from the train station.

if he can stay off his bike long enoug, the new johhny marr and the healers album, boomslang, will be out on 20 january.