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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 ...
While Simonon is cautious about drawing parallels between his music and his painting, it is clear that British subculture of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s has been, and remains, essential to both aspects of his life and work. Simonon lives and works in London.
Simonon was too smart and multi-cultural to be attracted by the racist undertones of the skins; he was into the sharp lines, the street-tough look and the outlaw stance that would soon become integral to the presentation of The Clash.
Apr 25, 2023 · Paul Simonon on joining The Clash, the tensions that broke them apart and the reunion that never was. The Clash’s bass smasher and style icon returns next month with a new album, Can We Do Tomorrow Another Day?, made with Galen Ayers, the singer-songwriting daughter of Soft Machines’s Kevin Ayers. In this extract from MOJO’s exclusive ...
Aug 14, 2018 · “We heard all types of music really, growing up in the house, me and my brother,” says Paul Simonon. “And in some ways it, I suppose, opened my mind up to other types of music.” This is The Clash’s renowned bassist, recalling his earliest musical influences in the latest instalment of our ongoing podcast series, Open House.
Mar 7, 2023 · “Norman's amazing,” says Simonon. In 2007, Simonon teamed up with Blur/Gorillaz man Damon Albarn, guitarist Simon Tong of The Verve, and Afrobeat drumming legend Tony Allen, a fearsome job for any bass player. Despite some challenges, Simonon says, “at one point, Tony said, ‘Paul: there's a lot of people that think they're playing bass ...
Autobiographical in the modernist and realist painting tradition, ‘Wot No Bike’ is Simonon’s very personal exploration of British subculture and counterculture in the post-war decades. ‘Wot no Bike’ is a series of new works by this seminal musician, artist – and biker.
