40 years ago today
Mick Jones, lead guitarist for The Clash, was fired by the other three members who claimed he had "deviated" from the group's original idea
The beginning of the end of The Clash was decided
📸 Steve Rapport
#punk #theclash #mickjones #punkrockhistory #otd
nostr:npub1r7v02jg5l9sen70p53ug3j4uygq0zapsuvqc64fy5xxd2dq43hcse8qwpu I always thought he was fired for not showing up and for being a prima donna. That said, he was certainly more pop-oriented than the rest. I like the various versions of Big Audio Dynamite, but punk it was not.
