| Johnny Marr 'will not join' Oasis - reports |
Posted on Thu, Aug 12 1999 at 8:41 a.m. PDT
by
David T.
<[email protected]>
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- From Cindy, a link to
the article at music365:
Marr
'Will Not Join' Thinned-Down Oasis
JOHNNY
MARR will not be joining Oasis
as a replacement for recently departed guitarist Bonehead,
Music365 has been told.
A Creation Records spokesperson says media speculation
that the former Smiths
guitarist and Electronic
lynchpin is to join Oasis is "completely untrue.
That's coming from us the record company, from us as the
people who represent the band, and from the management who
represent both of those artists." Marr, like Oasis,
is handled by Marcus Russell of Ignition Management.
Noel
Gallagher and Marr are friends, with Marr having
assisted Oasis in their early days. Gallagher has also
nodded to the guitarist's style in The Smiths as a major
influence on his own songwriting.
The spokesperson also adds that the band have no plans to
replace Bonehead, whose exit from the band was announced
in the UK on Monday night (August 9). They will bring in a
guitar player for live work, but that is "a long way
off".
There are also no plans for Bonehead to record a solo
album for Creation, contrary to reports surfacing today in
the British media. All members of Oasis, however, are
signed to Creation both individually and as a collective,
so the company would have the first option on any future
material the guitarist recorded.
Meanwhile, Johnny Marr is reported to be in the first
stages of recording his debut solo album in Los Angeles,
and is also said to be working with Beck
on the latter's new album. There are also persistent
rumours that Electronic, the intermittent 'supergroup' he
has formed with New
Order's Bernard Sumner, are to tour later this year to
promote their last album 'Twisted Tenderness'.
Thu Aug 12 1999 14:55 BST
- First with the link to
another article at allstar is Lorenzo
Pizza:
Johnny
Marr Will Not Join Oasis, Despite London Reports?
Aug 11, 1999, 2:20 pm PT
Despite London's Evening Standard reporting
on Wednesday (Aug. 11) that ex- Smiths guitarist Johnny
Marr is "set to join" Oasis as the replacement
for Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, who announced his
departure from the group on Monday (allstar, Aug.
9), a source close to Marr has denied the reports.
"Johnny has not joined Oasis," says the source.
"This information is not true. There is more chance
of Beck joining Offspring! He was asked to play a couple
of dates and that was it. From what I understand, he is
not even going to do that."
The source goes on to explain that such a pairing is not
entirely farfetched, however, as the relationship between
Marr and Oasis is very close. "[Johnny] is extremely
tight with Oasis," says the source. "The
relationship is really there. Oasis originally wanted
Johnny to produce their current record."
Initial reports from the Oasis camp were that Arthurs
would not immediately be replaced. However, according to
the BBC, an Oasis spokesperson in the U.K. stated that an
official statement will be forthcoming soon.
A spokesperson for Epic Records, Oasis' U.S. label, also
concurred that the story was untrue.
Marr is knee-deep in writing with his new band, the
Healers, and is set to begin recording in Los Angeles
later this year with Beck engineer Mickey P. at the helms.
Pending a U.S. label deal, the Healers' album is expected
to hit stores in February followed by an extensive U.S.
tour -- his first in 10 years.
Oasis' as-yet-untitled fourth album, which includes
guitars by Arthurs, is expected to drop early next year.
-- Kevin Raub
- Link to dotmusic article (which
suggests Marr will join Oasis) from Maladjusted:
Johnny
Marr to join Oasis?
- According to Q Online, Aziz
Ibrahim and Paul "Strangeboy" Stacey
are also rumored
to replace 'Bonehead'. Link from Maladjusted.
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good - shows taste!. (where is everyone?)
julie <[email protected]>
oz - Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 08:56:27 (PDT) | #1
The Healers, eh? I wonder who else is in the band?By the way, how long will it take for Warren to start complaining about Johnny lying to us again. Probably sound something like this: "First, he said he was joining Oasis. Now, he's saying he's not! I hate Johnny! He's such a liar! Moz wouldn't do that to us!" Of course, Johnny never said this, nor did he ever say that he was playing Coachella. Only a disillusioned youngster would think that. However, Moz has definitely been known to pull the wool over his fans eyes before. Still love him though.
Mikey <[email protected]>
New Effin Jersey - Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 09:06:09 (PDT) | #2
I suppose it was just a dream to good to be true... However, I hope this Electronic tour rumour is true, even though both members will be busy at the time, Marr recording his solo album and Sumner the New Order album.
Maladjusted <[email protected]>
Ottawa, Ontario - Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 09:10:29 (PDT) | #3
THANK GOD!!!
The Girl Racer <[email protected]>
Chicago - Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 09:31:35 (PDT) | #4
Johnny Marr not playing lead guitar would be like Morrissey singing backup for Shed Seven. It just doesn't make much sense, and i for one am happy knowing he will not be a member of that silly soap opera they call oasis. Yeah for Johnny.
Oh and Mike, you completely read my mind!!! Very funny.
Johnny Marr <[email protected]>
Southern California - Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 11:30:20 (PDT) | #5
Ok Johnny! Great! Oasis=Bleah! Now you're free to phone to Morrissey and ask him to be the Healers' singer.
Fabio Pagano <[email protected]>
Italy - Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 12:13:05 (PDT) | #6
Hey Fabio,
Mi Penso Roma es il pui bella citta in del
mundo. Ho visito quattro ani fa cuando en
collegio. Ciao Bella
Bellisimo
Miami Florida - Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 12:44:16 (PDT) | #7
good for johnny! i'm sure he'll do well and be happy in his solo projects.it's bad enough they have his guitar...to have him at backup for...(eeeugh!)oasis...i dunno...hate to think about such awful things... -state
state of emergency
- Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 22:57:55 (PDT) | #8
the man is too classy for them.
Bernard <[email protected]>
- Thu, Aug 19, 1999 at 07:40:55 (PDT) | #9
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