Clash Talking

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Of all the straight talking bands thrown up in the Seventies punk explosion, none talked straighter than The Clash. Fiercely proud of their rebel status, Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon rarely wavered in their commitment to spreading a message of social justice through their music. Here's what they said at the time, and after it was over.Quotes include:"Don't ask me where my politics came from. I did the usual things that young men do. I didn't have nothing behind me. I didn't have nowhere to live." (Joe Strummer)"I don't know any other group that in its soul cares as much as The Clash." (Mick Jones)"Once at a rehearsal, Joe got a piece of chalk and drew a line on the floor and said, on this side is the musicians and on this side are the entertainers. So me and Joe were on one side and Mick and Topper on the other." (Paul Simonon)

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction (p. 6)
• Life Before The Clash (p. 18)
• Hey Joe (p. 23)
• Early Chemistry (p. 28)
• Early Days Of The Clash (p. 32)
• On The Anarchy Tour With The Sex Pistols 1976 (p. 36)
• On Image & Ideas (p. 39)
• Signing To CBS (p. 41)
• The Clash 1977 (p. 42)
• Enter Topper (p. 46)
• On Getting Arrested (p. 47)
• Complete Control (p. 48)
• The Songwriting Holiday In Jamaica (p. 49)
• White Man In Hammersmith Palais (p. 51)
• Give 'Em Enough Rope (p. 52)
• On Politics (p. 55)
• Pearl Harbour '79 (p. 60)
• On Moving Away From Punk (p. 62)
• The Cost Of Living EP (p. 63)
• Rude Boy (p. 65)
• Rehearsals For London Calling (p. 67)
• London Calling (p. 69)
• On The US Release Of The Clash (p. 74)
• On 'Train In Vain' Becoming An American Hit Single (p. 75)
• Enter Mikey Dread (p. 76)
• Sandanista! 1980 (p. 77)
• On The Reinstatement Of Bernie Rhodes As Manager (p. 81)
• Tour Of The Far East (p. 82)
• Combat Rock (p. 83)
• On Joe Vanishing Just Before The UK Tour (p. 86)
• On The Sacking Of Topper Headon (p. 87)
• On Terry Chimes Rejoining (p. 88)
• Hell W10 (p. 89)
• The Beginning Of The End (p. 90)
• On The Sacking Of Mick Jones (p. 92)
• Cut The Crap (p. 96)
• Big Audio Dynamite (p. 98)
• On Trying To Get Mick Jones Back (p. 101)
• On The Clash Mk II (p. 102)
• On The Final Clash Split 1986 (p. 104)
• Joe Strummer On Film (p. 106)
• Mick Jones On The Near Fatal Chickenpox Attack (p. 109)
• The Return Of Joe: Earthquake Weather (p. 110)
• Paul Simonon After The Clash (p. 111)
• That Levi's Ad (p. 112)
• Joe In The Wilderness 1990-1999 (p. 113)
• Paul Simonon The Artist (p. 114)
• On The Endless Offers To Reform (p. 115)
• Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (p. 117)
• On The Mick Jones / Joe Strummer Live Reunion 2002 (p. 121)
• The Death Of Joe Strummer (p. 122)
• Induction Into The Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame (p. 124)
• Carbon / Silicon (p. 125)
• The Legacy Of The Clash (p. 126)