Decades ago, “when the Clash was falling apart” – as the band’s bassist Paul Simonon tells it – Joe Strummer wanted to return to his roots busking in public. So he and the band journeyed ...

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Because it doesn’t sound like anything you wrote a script off of. Paul Simonon: It’s all off the cuff. Ayers: The actual song was written just hanging out and just making each other laugh.

Along the way Don exclusively interviews Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz, The Good The Bad & The Queen), Paul Simonon (The Clash, The Good The Bad & The Queen), Lemmy (Motorhead), homegrown reggae ...

Three Clash members – Strummer, bassist Paul Simonon and drummer Pete Howard – appear on the 1983 recording, dubbed “Czechoslovak Song / Where Is England,” which offers a more organic ...

Punk legend Paul Simonon, bass player for The Clash, has shared details about the DIY ethic and community spirit which characterised the band’s beginnings and the London punk scene in the 1970s. “We ...

For me, The Clash story was over.” Paul Simonon. CREDIT: Chiaki Nozu/WireImage While the punk veterans decided against the decision to reform back in the ‘90s, the opportunity did arise again ...

Paul Simonon, bassist with The Clash, Gorillaz and The Good, The Bad and The Queen, has teamed up with singer-songwriter Galen Ayres for a new project. The pair are set to release their debut ...