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Paul Gustave Simonon (/ ˈ s ɪ m ə n ə n /; born 15 December 1955) [citation needed] is an English musician and artist best known as the bassist for the Clash.More recent work includes his involvement in the supergroup the Good, the Bad & the Queen and playing on the Gorillaz album Plastic Beach in 2010, which saw Simonon reunite with The Clash guitarist Mick Jones and Blur frontman Damon ...
The Clash The most well-known lineup of the Clash post breakup. Top: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones ; Bottom: Paul Simonon, Topper Headon Background information Origin London, England Genres Punk rock, post-punk Years active 1976–1986 Past members Joe Strummer Paul Simonon Mick Jones Terry Chimes Keith Levene Rob Harper Topper Headon Pete Howard Nick Sheppard Vince White The Clash were an English ...
When Jones was 21, he and Paul Simonon were introduced to Joe Strummer by Bernie Rhodes [7] in a squat in Shepherd's Bush. The band rehearsed in a former railway warehouse in Camden Town and the Clash was formed. Jones played lead guitar, sang, and co-wrote songs from the band's inception until he was fired by Strummer and Simonon in 1983.
On 6 September 2013, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon reunited for an exclusive BBC Radio 6 Music show to promote their legacy and the release of Sound System. [121] In an October 2013 interview with BBC 6 Music, Jones said Strummer did have intentions of a Clash reunion and that new music was being written for a possible album.
Directed by Don Letts, the film combines old footage from the band's personal collection filmed in 1982 when The Clash went to New York City with new interviews conducted for the film by Mal Peachey of members Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon, and Joe Strummer and other people associated with the group (including founding drummer Terry ...
All tracks written and composed by The Clash (Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon). 7" vinyl "This Is Radio Clash" – 4:12 "Radio Clash" – 4:12;
Cut the Crap is the sixth and final studio album by the English punk band the Clash, released on 4 November 1985 by CBS Records.It was recorded in early 1985 at Weryton Studios, Munich, following a turbulent period: co-founder, lead guitarist and co-principal songwriter Mick Jones and drummer Topper Headon had been dismissed by lead vocalist Joe Strummer and bassist Paul Simonon.
Though the composition was credited to the Clash, Mick Jones was its principal songwriter. [5] Its melody and chord structure shared resemblance with "Little Latin Lupe Lu", [5] which was written by Bill Medley in 1962 and provided a hit for his act the Righteous Brothers the following year, [6] as well as for the Kingsmen in 1964 [7] and Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels in 1966.