Voted the North West of England's best guitarist in Total
Guitar Magazine's poll of the greatest 12 British guitarists. (July 2001)
Radiohead's Ed O'Brien claims Marr was the reason he picked up a guitar as a teenager.
Supports Manchester City football club.
Used to play football and was approached by Nottingham Forest but
decided to concentrate on his music.
Despite his reputation as British indie rock's most respected and influential guitarist, not a single Marr riff was voted into the Total Guitar Magazine poll of the 100 greatest riffs of all time. (June 2004)
His favorite album is "Raw Power" by 'Iggy & the Stooges'.
Winner of the 2007 Q Lifetime Achievement Award.
His trademark sound was created on a Black 1983 Rickenbacker 330 guitar.