From the official site:
Winners of the 55th Ivor Novello Awards
Photo and Press Association article:
Johnny Marr wins Ivor Novello gong
Johnny Marr, Bat For Lashes star Natasha Khan and Paolo Nutini are celebrating after winning gongs at the Ivor Novello Awards.Remember when Morrissey won, and thanked Johnny? YouTube video of acceptance
Former Smiths guitarists Johnny - who has formed collaborations with Billy Bragg, the Pet Shop Boys and Bryan Ferry as well as being associated with Modest Mouse, Electronic and The Cribs - was awarded the inspiration prize, while Paolo won the album award and Natasha's Bat For Lashes hit Daniel won best contemporary song.
Hugged by Noel Gallagher as he walked to the stage to pick up his gong, Johnny told the audience: "I always thought that the greatest thing you can achieve as a musician is to be called an inspiration - aside from a big house in Sunningdale obviously."
Did Johnny thank Morrissey from Stretford? (Score:2, Funny)
Can't say the same for Lily Allen, but she has her admirers (deluded tho they be)
inspiration (Score:1)
Congratulations Johnny, not that you'll ever read this obviously, but it's the thought that counts.
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What a bloke (Score:2, Insightful)
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Re:What a bloke (Score:2, Interesting)
i'm 45, Johnny 47[correct me if I'm wrong,wel
I am]
[I know that's not the point, but what he composed is timesless]
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Thank you Johnny . . . . (Score:2, Interesting)
Went to a Cribs concert at the end of last year after Morrissey's Liverpool gig, I went to hear you play not so much to see The Cribs but you are so brilliant and so modest, thank you for your inspiration and the lovely feeling at your Cribs concerts, everyone was so elated and deliriously happy to see you, dancing room only to the back of the hall through the exit doors!!!
Superb.
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Location decoder? (Score:2, Insightful)
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Congratulations Johnny (Score:2, Interesting)
Unfortunately it didn’t last and we were left interchangeable pointless dredge conjured up by the likes of Boz, Alain, and Jesse. All of who contribute about the same amount of listenable tunes as crap and the majority on here who rant and rave at one being preferable likely would not be able to tell their compositions apart w/o knowing who wrote them. Basically they all can now and then achieve competence but largely their music never heightens Morrissey’s words as Johnny did.
Johnny has not achieved anything of note since The Smiths it is true but at least he was a part of a few years of brilliance which the most, including Morrissey’s rotating cast of composers, never has.
Congrats to a good bloke. (Score:1, Funny)
Nice one.. (Score:0)
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congrats (Score:0, Troll)
tommorow cake @ personal thanks at Morrissey's
birthday ?
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awards (Score:2, Interesting)
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They gave it to the wrong guy... (Score:1, Funny)
well done johnny (Score:0)
This and More! (Score:1)
I love you Johnny and cannot wait to hear more music from you!
xoxo
Mozluv
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Felt (Score:0)
that's nice (Score:1)
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A thing of the past (Score:0)