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I\u2019ve known Johnny for 20 years so it happened very naturally. I used to be in a band called Haven which was managed by Smiths manager Joe Moss. Johnny also produced a number of our records. <\/em><\/p>\n What\u2019s in your bass rig?<\/strong><\/p>\n My bass rig is a Fender Super Bassman 300 head and 810 NEO cabinet. I love this rig! It sounds great; it\u2019s very direct and punchy. It suits the way I play and suits Johnny\u2019s sound. <\/p>\n What artists and bands are you listening to at the moment? <\/strong><\/p>\n I listen to a mix of music really. At the moment I\u2019m really liking Black Midi, Anna Calvi, Idles, Squid, Charlotte Adigery, Fontaines DC. <\/em><\/p>\n What’s your favourite Smiths song?<\/strong><\/p>\n My favourite Smiths song is probably \u201cwhat difference does it make\u201d.<\/p>\n Which bass players are you enjoying at the moment? <\/strong><\/p>\n I really like Rhys Webb\u2019s bass playing in The Horrors also Jenny Lee Lindberg from Warpaint she has an interesting style. You live in Manchester, do you get to see any local bands when home?<\/strong> <\/p>\n I\u2019ve not really had that much time to go to Manchester recently as i\u2019ve been away touring so much. When I\u2019ve been home a lot of time has been dedicated to recording. I actually live in Stockport which has a great emerging music scene. I do like what I heard from Blinders.<\/em><\/p>\n We have a little bit of down time at the moment so I plan to continue writing and recording. Everything music wise goes in cycles so I think we will be starting another cycle soon, which I\u2019m looking forward to. <\/em><\/p>\n “In The Mire” is available on platforms.<\/em><\/p>\n https:\/\/iwangronow.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Congratulations on the release of \u201cIn The Mire\u201d, your debut solo single. How does it feel? It feels good, I have to say the build up to it was a little nerve-racking but now it\u2019s out I feel really good about it. I\u2019ve been recording for years so it\u2019s great to finally release something. You\u2019re … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1291,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,118,73],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-band","category-bass","category-singer-songwriter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1280"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1305,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280\/revisions\/1305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCongratulations on the release of \u201cIn The Mire\u201d, your debut solo single. How does it feel?<\/p>\n
\nIt feels good, I have to say the build up to it was a little nerve-racking but now it\u2019s out I feel really good about it. I\u2019ve been recording for years so it\u2019s great to finally release something. <\/p>\n
\nYou\u2019re a bass player, what was the catalyst for you taking up the bass? <\/p>\n
\nI became a bass player a little by accident; I originally played guitar. When myself and friends formed a band in school in Cornwall, we had too many guitarists! That led me to try the bass. I really enjoyed it and never looked back.<\/p>\n
\nYou play bass for guitar virtuoso Johnny Marr, how did that come about? <\/strong><\/p>\n
\nClassic bass players I like Ken Forssi (love), James Jamerson and Carol Kaye<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWhat’s the plan for the next 18 months?<\/strong><\/p>\n