“When I pressed ‘record’ the two of us breathed in, and then when I finished we breathed out. That’s what it felt like”: Johnny Marr recalls the intimate and magical experience of writing songs with Morrissey for The Smiths

Guitarist Johnny Marr still cherishes the memories he has of The Smiths’ glory days in the ’80s, when he wrote the music and singer Morrissey wrote the lyrics to a host of classic songs.

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