don't stop - give it all you got!
This week sees the 10th anniversary of the death of Joe Strummer.
It's on Saturday 22nd, but as we'll be closing down for the holiday here on 21st we've decided to post our tribute today.
I'm oft to remark that in the midst of not paying attention at school I learned much of what I know about politics, geography and sociology/culture from the Clash.
From the Sandinistas to Brigade Rosse, the Vietnam war to Martin Scorcese.
Not to mention significantly broadening my young teenage musical landscape to incorporate everything from Joe Ely to Grandmaster Flash and Dr Alimantado.
On top of that, Joe was a great rent-a-quote.
This one is a favourite.
“And so now I'd like to say - people can change anything they want to. And that means everything in the world.
People are running about following their little tracks - I am one of them. But we've all got to stop just following our own little mouse trail.
People can do anything - this is something that I'm beginning to learn.
People are out there doing bad things to each other. That's because they've been dehumanised. It's time to take the humanity back into the center of the ring and follow that for a time.
Greed, it ain't going anywhere. They should have that in a big billboard across Times Square.
Without people you're nothing. That's my spiel.”
