Boz Boorer

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Boz Boorer
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Background information
Birth name	Martin James Boorer
Born	19 May 1962 Middlesex, England, U.K.
Genre(s)	Rockabilly Pop Rock and roll
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, Composer, Singer-songwriter, Drinker
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Clarinet, Saxophone, Bass
Years active	1978 onwards
Label(s)	EMI, RCA Victor, Mercury, Vee-Jay, Sanctuary Records
Associated acts	Morrissey, The Polecats, Adam Ant, Kirsty McColl, Edwyn Collins
Website	Official Website

Boz Boorer (b. Martin James Boorer, May 19, 1962 in Edgware, Middlesex) is a guitarist who composes music for Morrissey. He has been one of Morrissey's main co-songwriters, along with Alain Whyte since 1991 and with Jesse Tobias since 2004. Boorer was a member of the rockabilly band The Polecats during the early 1980s. He has also released solo material and worked with other artists, including Adam Ant, Kirsty MacColl, Joan Armatrading, Jools Holland, and Edwyn Collins. He also worked with his wife's band The Shillelagh Sisters between 1983 and 1984.

Like Whyte, Boorer joined Morrissey in 1991 when the singer assembled a new band under the title of 'Musical Director'. Boorer played guitar on the singles "Pregnant for the Last Time" and "My Love Life." The first album to appear that included his contributions was Your Arsenal but Boorer's first writing credits were on "Jack The Ripper", a b-side from the "Certain People I Know" single. Along with Whyte, he is credited with successfully synthesizing jangle pop and American rockabilly to create a new sound for Morrissey that helped to revitalize his career. Boorer was the only member of Morrissey's initial band to perform with the singer during the three concerts at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in February 2007.

[edit] Songwriting credits with Morrissey

"Now My Heart is Full", "Spring-Heeled Jim", "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get", "Lifeguard Sleeping, Girl Drowning", and "Speedway" from Vauxhall and I
"The Teachers Are Afraid of the Pupils" and "Reader Meet Author" from Southpaw Grammar
"Maladjusted", "Ammunition", and "Satan Rejected my Soul" from Maladjusted
"Come Back to Camden", "I'm Not Sorry", "The World is Full of Crashing Bores" and "I Like You", from You Are the Quarry.
"Jack The Ripper", "Christian Dior", "Mexico", "Noise Is The Best Revenge", "The Public Image", "The Slum Mums" and "You've Had Her" are tracks that appeared on B-sides of Morrissey singles.