Is Joe Strummer dead?
December 22, 2002Joe Strummer / Date of death
Where did Paul Simonon grow up?
Paul Simonon as a child. He grew up in a middle class part of South London which nurtured his love for Jamaican and soul music. Paul’s latest endeavor has been in the art world.
Did Joe Strummer have hepatitis?
They should all receive a retrospective medal. In spring 1978, Joe Strummer developed hepatitis from a flying green one: what diseases might be passed now? This is all so long ago.
Is Paul Simonon married?
Tricia RonanePaul Simonon / Spouse (m. 1990–2006)
Why did Paul Simonon smash his bass?
In a 2011 interview with Fender, Simonon explained that he smashed the bass due to his annoyance with the bouncers prohibiting the audience from standing. The picture that would become the album cover was taken by photographer Pennie Smith, on a 35mm Pentax.
Who took the London Calling photo?
photographer Pennie Smith
London photographer Pennie Smith took the famous image which became the front cover for London Calling by The Clash. The photo of Paul Simonon smashing his bass was taken on stage at The Palladium in New York City on 20 September 1979.
Who smashed the guitar from The Clash?
Paul Simonon’s
Paul Simonon’s smashed up bass guitar and one of Joe Strummer’s lyric notebooks feature as part of an exhibition on London Calling by The Clash. This winter marks 40 years since the London boundary-breaking punk band’s third — and subsequently most lauded — album was released.
Who is Ann Dexter Jones married to?
Mick Jonesm. 2017Mick Jonesm. 1985–2007
Ann Dexter-Jones/Spouse
Who is smashing the guitar on London Calling?
Paul Simonon
The Fender P-Bass that The Clash’s Paul Simonon smashed during a September 21, 1979 concert at New York’s Palladium will go on permanent display at the Museum of London later this month.
Who plays bass in the clash?
Paul SimononThe Clash / Bassist