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Johnny Marr performs for the 6 Music Live at Maida Vale sessions

The former Smiths guitarist kicked off the fifth series of 6 Music Live at Maida Vale - here’s a track from his performance
  
  

Johnny Marr, photographed at Manchester Central Library.Photo by Christopher ThomondCommissioned for SATURDAY
Johnny Marr, photographed at Manchester Central Library.Photo by Christopher Thomond Photograph: Christopher Thomond for The Guardian./Christopher Thomond

Monday marked the first in a line of 6 Music Live sessions. As part of its fifth season beamed in from the BBC’s legendary Maida Vale Studios, the series kicked off with a set from former Smiths guitarist and indie icon, Johnny Marr, who celebrated the release of his second solo album Playland - a collection of songs described by the Guardian’s John Harris as “one of the most straightforwardly commercial pieces of music Marr has ever recorded.”

Though the live stream has now expired, you can catch up with one of the tracks he played here.

 

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