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The former Smiths guitarist on his third album, ‘Call the Comet’ – his most personal yet – and why he's happy to stay solo
New Order return: forget the rows, play the music
Despite splits and court cases, New Order are playing and recording again – and coming to Electric Picnic
Bernard Sumner: ‘I’m happier in myself. Better behaved. Less of a f***ing idiot’
He took a bath on ‘Blue Monday’, lost a pile in the Hacienda and was part of a scene that has become music myth. Bernard Sumner of New Order on living in the present
Johnny Marr: 'It’s not about being perfect, it’s about having the right kind of attitude'
With The Smiths, he helped push the boundaries. Now Johnny Marr is back in the limelights as a solo act.
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