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4 days ago · British Punk musician Paul Simonon, of the group the Clash, plays bass guitar as he performs onstage at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, March 8, 1980. Paul Simonon was a master of his ...
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 ...
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 · Per The Rake : "His contribution to The Clash was as vital as the passion and polemic of Joe Strummer, the flash and guile of guitarist Mick Jones, and the prodigious musicality of drummer Topper Headon. Without Simonon, The Clash would still have been great, but with him they became icons." After The Clash split, Simonon went on to form his ...
Apr 7, 2019 · Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 10.15 EDT. Born in London in 1955, Paul Simonon was the Clash’s bassist from the band’s formation in 1976 until its dissolution 10 years later. He then started...
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.
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.
