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Paul Simonon: The Clash's Ace of Bass. Without him, The Clash would still have been a great band, but with him they became iconic. Paul Simonon was built for rock ‘n’ roll and his cultural influence is felt to this day. Date August 2017. Author James Medd.
Jan 18, 2021 · The song was especially notable for whom Albarn paired Simonon with: the guitarist Mick Jones, Simonon's old bandmate from The Clash. Mick Jones recounted the experience of reuniting with Simonon on a record after a break of almost three decades. Per The Guardian: "It's a few years since Paul and I last played together and that was at a wedding.
Biography. London artist Paul Simonon is a painter, musician, and designer. He was born in London in 1955. Simonon took up a scholarship at the prestigious Byam Shaw School of Art in Kensington (now part of Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design) .It was at this time that he bumped into Mick Jones who asked him if he wanted to form ...
May 7, 2024 · By Nick Wells. ( Bass Player ) published 7 May 2024. Paul Simonon smashed his Fender P-Bass during a concert at New York’s Palladium on September 20th, 1979. (Image credit: Getty Images) Paul Simonon was a master of his instrument, with his grasp of reggae and rock that made his bass style unique, a fact duly noted on London Calling with its ...
Mar 16, 2024 · Here’s how it works. “I don’t think Joe would’ve been happy retreading any steps he’d made already”: Paul Simonon on why The Clash never reunited. The various members of The Clash did not sit still after the dissolution of the punk trailblazers in the mid-80s.
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Apr 6, 2023 · April 6, 2023. Galen Ayers and Paul Simonon Dan Donovan*. Decades ago, “when the Clash was falling apart” – as the band’s bassist Paul Simonon tells it – Joe Strummer wanted to return to ...
May 15, 2023 · Simonon went to art school, but his friendship with Mick Jones led to him starting The Clash. The band developed from their punk roots into one the world’s most revered rock outfits – with the iconic image of Simonon smashing his bass famously appearing on the cover of their 1979 album London Calling.
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