Marr: 'I can't teach The Cribs anything'

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Johnny Marr has insisted that there is not a big gap in experience between him and The Cribs, who he joined last year.

The former Smiths and Electronic guitarist told BBC Newsbeat that he does not have a paternal relationship with his new band.

Marr said: "There's nothing I could teach them. They're not kids. That's good for me, because I couldn't be in a band where there was a big gulf in experience.

"It wouldn't be good for anyone. It wouldn't be appropriate. I think people expect there to be cultural differences when there aren't any."

He added: "A group is a group, I know how to be in a group. I've absolutely no interest in promoting myself - far from it, I think it stops it being a proper band then.

"The Cribs have got a second guitar player and it's my job for that to be as tremendous as I possibly can."