• Opinion
  • 23 Dec 20

Johnny Marr: My 2020

Johnny Marr: My 2020
The Hot Press Newsdesk
The Hot Press Newsdesk

Johnny Marr plays The Big Park, Burnham, UK on July 23, 2021.

Your hero of 2020?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Villain of 2020?
Where to start? Rupert Murdoch, Cummings etc.

Best personal moment?
Recording the James Bond theme guitar for No Time To Die with the orchestra at Abbey Road.

Best Movie or TV show?
The Social Dilemma.

Best record?
A Hero’s Death by Fontaines DC.

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Best book?
A Life Of Picasso by John Richardson.

Best thing you saw online?
The Blindboy Podcast.

Your hope for next year?
Shows. Fans. People feeling better.

What tickled your funny bone?
The young woman losing it on Tik Tok-Youtube when the Trump administration mistakenly called the press conference at the Four Seasons landscaping yard instead of the Four Seasons hotel. I’d recommend anyone to watch it at least twice.

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