“It was touching, that bit where he [Topper Headon] apologised to the group for getting addicted to hard drugs and screwing up the group. He'd never apologised before.”— Joe Strummer, theguardian.comTagged: Drug Addiction, Saying Sorry, punk rock, Reuniting
“Reuniting [The Clash] would be artistic death. Unless it was like a mopping-up thing it'd be like admitting defeat.”— Joe Strummer, theguardian.comTagged: punk rock, Reunions
“I think good manners will come back. In America, kids saw punk rock as a licence to be as rude as possible. I didn't like that.”— Joe Strummer, theguardian.comTagged: Being Nice, Politeness, punk rock