# What Difference Does It Make? guitar solo

> Johnny Marr's guitar solo on What Difference Does It Make? by The Smiths (1984). From the album The Smiths. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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The Smiths, 1984, from *The Smiths*. Solo by *Johnny Marr*.

A crunchy, riff-driven single whose guitar hook is one of Marr's most direct rock moments.

What Difference Does It Make? by The Smiths is #14 in our ranking of the best The Smiths guitar solos. The solo is played by Johnny Marr and the song was released in 1984.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Smiths Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-smiths-guitar-solos/) — #14
- [The Best Johnny Marr Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/johnny-marr-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on What Difference Does It Make?

Johnny Marr played the solo on The Smiths's What Difference Does It Make? (1984).

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