As we await further details (well, any details) on Johnny Marr's upcoming Dublin and Belfast shows, it's the perfect opportunity to trawl the archives for a classic interview with the man.

We cast our eyes back 10 years to when HP's Eamon Sweeney met the former Smiths guitarist for a chat about how, even then, he was reveling in his role as an 'elder statesman' to a generation of maverick musicians.

Also on the agenda? Media worries and how to avoid getting pigeonholed.

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