The Clash

From ‘White Riot’ to ‘Rock the Casbah’, The Clash were a band like no other. Part of the original wave of British punk bands to emerge in the 1970s, their skilled musicianship, intelligent songwriting, boundless energy, definitive style and passionate idealism caught the spirit of the times and made them a worldwide phenomenon. Rolling Stone magazine declared London Calling one of the greatest albums of all time, and their music has only become more resonant over the past thirty years. Their story is steeped in mythology. Many people have their own opinions about what made them tick – but now readers can hear the full story from the band themselves.

This is the long-awaited, first official book by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon. Lavishly produced, The Clash by The Clash brings together for the first time, remarkable previously unseen personal and professional photos of the band at home, on stage, in the studio and on the road. The result is more than a book – it is an event.