{"id":2515376,"date":"2026-07-24T10:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2515376"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:16:58","slug":"johnny-marr-releases-new-song-ophelia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/johnny-marr-releases-new-song-ophelia\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Marr Releases New Song \u2018Ophelia\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Johnny Marr releases \u2018Ophelia\u2019, the second new song to be released from his forthcoming studio album, The Age Of Everything, due October 2nd via BMG, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/johnnymarr.lnk.to\/theageofeverythingPR\">available to pre-order here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWho will come to play? Who will come your way?\u201d<\/em> sings Johnny Marr. The song was inspired by the nobility and strength of Shakespeare\u2019s infamous character, and sonically holds the same dynamism as its namesake. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/johnnymarr.lnk.to\/OpheliaPR\">Listen to \u2018Ophelia\u2019 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Johnny Marr - Ophelia (Visualiser)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KwRzYzN37Kw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Speaking about the song, Johnny said: <em>\u201cThe character of Ophelia is confounding but there\u2019s a real nobility and strength which reminds me of someone in my life. So the name just stuck and sounded like a song. I thought about the character and I saw quite a few similarities with the Ophelia. As a songwriter, sometimes these things happen where it just sings really well over the track and you go with it. It turned out right.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The new music lands amongst a huge year for Johnny Marr. Ahead of the release of The Age of Everything, the Marr\u2019s Guitars: The Johnny Marr Collection auction, presented by Christie\u2019s, will spotlight on the pioneering sound, songwriting and influence of Johnny Marr. An unprecedented opportunity for fans and collectors all over the world, the sale presents approximately 80 guitars \u2013 each imbued with songs, stories and emotions \u2013 alongside amps and equipment that have been integral to Marr\u2019s extraordinarily wide-ranging sound.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Johnny Marr\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/2bA2YuQk2ID3PWNXUhQrWS?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The years that have elapsed since the release of 2022\u2019s Fever Dreams Pts 1-4 album signalled a new era, bringing the career-spanning collection Spirit Power: The Best Of Johnny Marr, the acclaimed photobook Marr\u2019s Guitars, full orchestral concert A Night With The Johnny Marr Orchestra, the Look Out Live! album, as well as writing and recording with Gorillaz, Franz Ferdinand, Noel Gallagher\u2019s High Flying Birds and performing on the HELP(2) album with Grian Chatten (Fontaines DC) and Kae Tempest \u2013 the latest in a long line of exciting and unexpected collaborations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.totalntertainment.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Marr releases \u2018Ophelia\u2019, the second new song to be released from his forthcoming studio album, The Age Of Everything, due October 2nd via BMG, and available to pre-order here. \u201cWho will come to play? Who will come your way?\u201d sings Johnny Marr. 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