Matt Johnson
The dark visions of the The's Matt Johnson stirred the imaginations of such diverse artists as Nine Inch Nails, Better Than Ezra, and Sinead O'Connor. Johnson was born in London, England, on August 15, 1961. Johnson had his first band Roadstar when he was only 11 years old, performing mainly covers. At 15, Johnson quit school and began writing to music publishing companies, finding employment at De Wolfe as a tea boy. Johnson eventually started to use De Wolfe's recording studio for his own demos. In 1979, Johnson had an ad run in the New Musical Express asking for a musical collaborator; synth player Keith Laws answered Johnson's request, and the two formed the The. The group debuted at the Africa Centre in London's Covent Garden on May 1979. In the '80s, the The became less of a band and more of a Johnson solo project supported by a revolving door of musicians like Thomas Leer, Jim Foetus, Neneh Cherry, Jools Holland, and Sinead O'Connor. However, Johnson needed a stable lineup that he could tour with. Johnson hired former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, drummer Dave Palmer, and bassist James Eller, releasing Mind Bomb in 1989. Mind Bomb and its follow-up, Dusk, featured some of the The's most successful songs in America, tracks like "The Beat(en) Generation" and "Dogs of Lust." Angered by the lack of promotion given to the The's 2000 album, Nakedself, Johnson enabled listeners to download it for free on the group's Internet site.
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WITHOUT YOU (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Jul 23, 2021
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Christmas Stripped
Christmas Music - Released by Tristar Records on Nov 12, 2019
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Deck the Halls (Acoustic)
Gospel - Released by Tristar Records on Dec 1, 2021
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Shallow (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Oct 20, 2018
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Girls Like You (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Jun 11, 2018
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Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Acoustic)
Matt Johnson, Colin & Caroline
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Mar 30, 2018
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End Of A Day
Jazz - Released by Dolce & Nuit Productions on Jan 1, 1995
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Acoustic Legends, Vol. 1 (Acoustic Version)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Nov 21, 2016
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Stand By Me (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Jun 16, 2017
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Levitating (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Feb 12, 2021
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You Are The Reason (Wedding Version)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Jul 1, 2022
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Acoustic Guitar)
Christmas Music - Released by Tristar Records on Dec 13, 2023
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Something About the Moon
Jazz - Released by Dolce & Nuit Productions on Jan 1, 1988
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Liar (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Oct 14, 2019
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Interstellar Love
Matt Johnson, Derrick McKenzie
House - Released by Groove Culture on Oct 14, 2021
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My Christmas Tree (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Nov 18, 2022
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Choctaw
Classical - Released by Dolce & Nuit Productions on Nov 5, 2019
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Don't Look Back In Anger (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Mar 2, 2018
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drivers license (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Jan 22, 2021
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Left and Right (Acoustic)
Pop - Released by Tristar Records on Aug 5, 2022
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The Way You Look Tonight (Acoustic)
Jazz - Released by Tristar Records on Sep 12, 2022
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