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Johnny Marr has been named this year's Godlike Genius of the Year by the NME, and will collect the award at this year's annual NME awards show.
The awards are set to take place at London's The Troxy on Wednesday 27 February, and Marr will be in good company. Previous winners of the award include Dave Grohl, Paul Weller and The Cure.
Johnny Marr said, "It is a very nice thing to be getting this award and I am honoured. The NME seems to be good at giving this award to people I like so I’m in good company.
"I guess it means that some things are alright with the world."
Mike Williams, editor of NME, added, "All hail Johnny Marr, NME Godlike Genius 2013 and the newest recruit into NME’s holy order of music legends. And what a legend he is!
"Not content with rewriting the history of music with one of the world’s greatest ever bands, The Smiths, he’s continued to push boundaries and evolve throughout his career, working with some of the best and most exciting artists on the planet."
Johnny Marr with The Smiths in their heyday
As well as working with The Smiths, Marr has also worked with Modest Mouse, Dinosaur Jr and The Cribs.
He is now set to release his first solo album The Messenger on 26 February, and will be playing Coachella festival this year.
Listen to his latest single 'Upstarts' below:
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