Strummer on Man, God, Law – and the Clash
Richard Cromelin, Los Angeles Times, 31 January 1988
HAS JOE STRUMMER lost his ambition and drive? It was strange last month to see one of rock's all-time most involving performers serving simply as a sideman for another band, even one as colorful as the Irish folk-punkers the Pogues. The former Clash Leader's more familiar position is at the eye of the rock 'n' roll hurricane.
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