Johnny Marr to auction guitars he played with The Smiths and Billie Eilish
The Smiths musician says he's selling his collection to stop his studio from becoming a museum.
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"I didn't like the idea of my studio space becoming a museum."
— Johnny Marr , Celebrity
"I thought about people in Belfast or in Dundee or Tokyo owning one of these guitars for the rest of their lives."
— Johnny Marr , Celebrity
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The Smiths musician says he's selling his collection to stop his studio from becoming a museum.
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