We didn’t have any solution to the world’s problems. I mean, we were trying to grow up in a socialist way to some future where the world might be less of a miserable place than it is. Joe Strummer Read Quote
We did eight gigs in super-stadiums, all the biggest joints – L.A. Coliseum, Oakland Coliseum, Shea Stadium. Joe Strummer Read Quote
When we played Paris, the English punks would come over, and they got to know the French punks. There was some nice scenes in the back alleys. Joe Strummer Read Quote
We sing in English, not mimicking some American rock singer’s accent. That’s just pretending to be something you ain’t. Joe Strummer Read Quote
I get on all right with my parents. But I don’t see them very much. They split up when I was eight. I stayed with my mum, but I felt it was a bit soft with her. I could do whatever I liked, and I wasn’t getting nowhere, so I went to stay with my dad. Joe Strummer Read Quote
To me, our music is like Jamaican stuff – if they can’t hear it, they’re not supposed to hear it. It’s not for them if they can’t understand it. Joe Strummer Read Quote
I found that I was just hopeless at school. It was just a total bore. First, I passed in art and English, and then just art. Then I passed out. Joe Strummer Read Quote
I began thinking there should be an American phrase book, ’cause I’ve got an Italian phrase book, and an Arabic one… now a British one. I think it’d be pretty good to have an American phrase book. Joe Strummer Read Quote
