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by Kris Needs (Author)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Plexus Publishing Ltd; illustrated edition edition (27 Sep 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 085965348X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0859653480
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 395,442 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Combining his own anecdotal and press material from the era with a wealth of biographical detail, Needs breathes life into the legend of The Clash. As a fan, a journalist and a close friend of the band, Needs illuminates the Clash story and provides a special insight into the life and times of The Clash’s lead singer Joe Strummer. Joe Strummer and the Legend of The Clash conveys the white-hot excitement of their gigs and the intense emotions their music caused, while providing an account of the life and times of a true punk pioneer.


About the Author

Kris Needs is the former editor of the legendary alternative rockzine ZigZag. In the last 25 years, he has conducted the final press interview with Bob Marley, worked as a DJ on the 1990s dance music scene, and enjoyed club success with the record ‘Sugar Daddy’. He is the author of Needs Must, his autobiography, The Scream, a career biography of Primal Scream, and Keith Richards: Before They Make Me Run.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best book about The Clash you'll ever read!, 27 Jan 2005
By R. Moriarty "Roisin" (Ireland) - See all my reviews
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Kris Needs first met the Clash shortly after they had started out on the long, often arduous, frequently funny but rarely dull road to success. He was part of the inner circle, liked and respected by the members of the band who considered him more of a friend than just another journalist. He personally charted their progress in the magazine ZigZag and championed their cause from first to last (last being when Mick Jones departed). However, this is far from being a subjective, rose-tinted view of "the only band that matters" from a man who was both friend and fan. Needs doesn't pull any punches when it comes to the mistakes that were made, the tempers that frayed and the events that led to the eventual implosion of The Clash. But along the way, he gives us a rare insight (even more so than Johnny Green's excellent "A Riot of Our Own") into the day-to-day life of a now legendary band, recounting many of the dodgy and often hilarious situations that the lads and their cohorts found themselves in, as well as detailing the technical side of the various ways they set about writing, recording and playing live. While going into great depth, Needs never fails to keep the reader's interest and there's something new to discover or remember on virtually every page. What's more, he doesn't stop when the Clash ceased to be. Charting the highs and lows of post-Clash Strummer and Jones in particular (while touching on the fortunes or otherwise of Simonon and Headon) he brings us up to the present day, with a plethora of comments from the surviving members, recorded in 2004, peppered throughout the book.

This is an absolute gem of a book, written with humour, insight and a great deal of affection. It's essential reading for anyone interested in the ins and outs of the world of Rock 'n' Roll. As for all the Clash fans out there; your bookshelves will be bereft without it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars How the Clash were ... a true and funny reflection, 11 April 2005
Kris Needs, or "Needsy" as the group called him has put together a book which gives both a musical and personal insight into the four group members plus their entourage. Not only is it easy to read, but you also find out extra mad pieces of info, such as where the wilderbeest impressions come from on London Calling, or how the author listened to the album decked out in gaffer tape! Loads of useless but funny tales on the antics of everyone. Very balanced too, he definately hasn't written nostalgically, stories about the band and their mates come over as a fair of the good times and the bad ones. Excellent read for any Clash fan who has read all the other books. Even though he was a journalist the author was trusted by Joe Strummer et al giving the book even more credence. Highly recommended.
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