Matt Johnson

British musician, born on 15 August 1961 in East London, England, UK. Moved to New York, USA, in 1993, then to Sweden in 1995. Has composed some music under his own name, and was part of bands, but he's especially known as founder of [[artist:The The]]. **For the bass player of the same name please use [[artist:Matt Johnson (23)]]!** Brother of [ Andrew Johnson](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1829137-Andy-Johnson-4) (1959-2016), the artist & sleeve designer Andy Dog Johnson. Brother of [[artist:Gerard Johnson (2)]] (1973-), director of Tony: London Serial Killer. Cousin of [[artist:Peter Ferdinando]], actor and star of Tony: London Serial Killer.