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Gender: Male
Birthplace: London, England
Birthday: 5-31-1976
Birth Name: The Clash
Date of Death: 2-10-1986
Cause of Death: Break Up
Gender: Male
Birthplace: London, England
Birthday: 5-31-1976
Birth Name: The Clash
Date of Death: 2-10-1986
Cause of Death: Break Up
The Clash were an British punk/rock band. Original members were: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon. They were active from 1976 to 1986. Although the Clash were a success in the UK, they did not become popular in the US until 1980. Their third album, London Calling(1979) is one of the most influential albums in the history of rock music.
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Saturday 9 October 1982 on NBC
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Beside main line up, other members of the band were: Terry Chimes- 1976;1977;1982, Keith Levene- 1976, Rob Harper- 1976–1977, Nick Sheppard- 1983–1986, Vince White- 1983–1986,and Pete Howard- 1983–1986.
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Joe Strummer died on December 22, 2002 of an undiagnosed congenital heart defectat age 50.
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The cover of the album London Calling featuring a photograph of Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar against the stage at The Palladium in New York City, was voted the best rock and roll photograph of all time by Q Magazine.
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Band's drummer Topper Headon was asked to leave the band just prior to the release of the album Combat Rock in 1982, due to his heroin addiction, which was hurting his health and also his drumming.
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The Clash planned to record and release a single every month in 1980, but their record label, CBS, balked at this idea.
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Joe Strummer:I think we're going to have to forget about the radio and just go back to word of mouth.
(edit) Joe Strummer: Do not go in there; do not sign with this company, or you'll end up like me - screwed and out on the street. And I am a living legend, you bastards! (edit) Joe Strummer: People don't understand our song about being on the dole. We're not saying the dole ain't OK. What we're saying is on another level. (edit) Topper Headon: It's taken Joe's death to make me realise just how big The Clash were. We were a political band and Joe was the one who wrote the lyrics. Joe was one of the truest guys you could ever meet. (edit) Joe Strummer: When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over there. (edit)
(edit) Joe Strummer: Do not go in there; do not sign with this company, or you'll end up like me - screwed and out on the street. And I am a living legend, you bastards! (edit) Joe Strummer: People don't understand our song about being on the dole. We're not saying the dole ain't OK. What we're saying is on another level. (edit) Topper Headon: It's taken Joe's death to make me realise just how big The Clash were. We were a political band and Joe was the one who wrote the lyrics. Joe was one of the truest guys you could ever meet. (edit) Joe Strummer: When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over there. (edit)
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