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"Johnny Marr has rubbished the idea of The Smiths getting back together. The band&amp;#039;s former guitarist and co-songwriter also said that those who cling to the idea of a reunion &amp;quot;need to go and find a hobby&amp;quot;.   Speaking to The Japan Times, Marr said that fans who do not want the four-piece to make a comeback have &amp;quot;a healthy way&amp;quot; of looking at things. &amp;quot;If people get genuinely upset and frustrated that four men that last played together 25 years ago are doing other things, then those people need to go and find a hobby,&amp;quot; he continued. &amp;quot;If the band only split up two years ago it might be a different matter,&amp;quot; he added, &amp;quot;but 25 years? &amp;quot;Come on. It&amp;#039;s a long time. If you like The Smiths, the records, photographs and memories are all plenty to be getting along with.&amp;quot;  Since The Smiths split in 1987, Marr has played as part of The The, Modest Mouse and The Cribs, but is now embarking on his first solo tour. &amp;quot;I didn&amp;#039;t do it up till now because I enjoy collaborating in all the bands I&amp;#039;ve been in,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve been in all my favorite bands, so I wanted to do something different.&amp;quot; Johnny Marr&amp;#039;s debut solo album The Messenger was released in February, and his 30-date US and UK tour kicks off in Gloucester on October 4. He is also set to play a series of festivals, beginning with Japan&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Summer Sonic&amp;#039; this weekend (August 10-11). Watch the video for The Messenger&amp;#039;s title track below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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