Paul couldn't even play bass until he joined the band but ended up dropping some of the best lines in music history. London Calling, The Call Up and Train in Vain in particular are nothing without the bass. He's so genuine, very few musicians as humble as him.
@@frapple1 They're the right lines though. I don't like stuff the likes of Flea plays, too much going on. The start of London's Calling is class with that bass line. Same with Train in Vain throughout the song. Mani is another who wasn't too complicated with his lines but that's what made songs like Fool's Gold so good.
I managed to see The Clash live in London 11 times between 1977 and 1980 and the ages of 14 and 17 years old. I’m 61 now! 😮 For me, the first album is still my favourite!
❤❤I was lucky to see Joe Strummer & the Mascaleros at Big Day out in 99 - all the young ones were at chemical bros in a tent & we had front stage rage ❤❤❤ Clash the greatest rocknroll band in the world I will always say & when I heard my 18 playing London Calling of his own accord I nearly cried❤❤❤❤
I met Paul many years ago; me and my Dad shared a mini-cab with him during one of the many train strikes in the UK in the early 1980s - from Mid-Kent to London, Victoria. Top bloke and a really nice guy. Thanks for uploading liked and subscribed.
Great to hear from Paul. Saw the Clash on one of their very rare appearances in Dublin at the Top Hat in Dún Laogahire, October 1978. Right up at the stage in front of Paul. Magic times.
The Clash were always the ones for me, left a deep impression on my life. Always loved the chorus to 'I'm So Bored With the USA' - to date the most defining 1977 punk chorus of all time. Oh those great tunes.....White Riot, Janie Jones, London's Burning, Police and Thieves, What's My Name, Deny etc, but most will remember the Clash now for London Calling, Bankrobber, Magnificent Seven, Should I stay or should I go Now. Looking back I think the best Clash was that era with White Man In Hammersmith Palais, Complete Control, Clash City Rockers, Tommy Gun, English Civil War, Stay Free, Guns of Brixton, Clampdown, Spanish Bombs, Hateful etc. Aged 61 I still walk around with a t-shirt with the first album cover on. Paul Simonon was just such a punk dude and they will always be my favourites, just but only just ahead of the very-nearly equally wonderful Stranglers and the Jam. The Pistols, Buzzcocks, the Damned, 999, SLF, Ruts, Vibrators, Generation X, Skids, XTC etc also created damn good music but not in the same quantity.
I’m 60 was an Indian punk back in the day age 14 - my name is sham - mates loved that name - pistols too commercial for me - The Clash- Damned - Slf - Ruts - stranglers- x ray spec - pure poetry n relevant today
Wonderful Saw The Clash , In Newcastle 82 , Two nights. Bumped into Kosmo viynl on Northumberland street, he asked me “is there a Good Curry House, “ He then invited me to an after show party with Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon. Talked to all. Cool cool Guys They Really were the last Gang in Town. Outstanding interview 😊🏴☠️
Great capturing all these first hand stories before they are lost forever . Don’t think the young ones realise how much influence guys like the Clash had amongst the whole of the U.K.
2007 he was playing with The Good, the Bad and the Queen and I caught him at a festival in Austria. The Clash was my No1 band then (and still is). I was about 15 yards away from my absolute Idol. The guy who was the reason I started playing bass. I was shouting "Paul" and he pointed at me. I will never forget this experience.
It feels emotional to see and listen to Paul Simonon. He somehow reminds me of Charles Dickens, and some of the best things about the U.K. As Agnetha would say, thank you for the music
This is so powerful somehow. It really stays with me after viewing it. Amazing. He really has a powerful presence. Paul is amazing and still so cool. The real deal. Thanks for getting him on here. It's really well done. Could easily be longer or a double episode.
Always a great pleasure to hear Paul. Definitely changed my life back then growing up in London seeing the Clash for the first time and on many other occasions. Generation X. A way of life ... Many thanks Guys. Top interview ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
So lovely to hear them all talking about the whole thing! It really was "a pUnKy ReGgAe PaRtY" - and it was alright!!! Still play all of their records. Love 'Sandinista!' pUnK sNoT dEd!
Saw the Clash at Erics in liverpool in 1978 ive never seen kids so.excited,nobody thought they would turn up but they did and played for over 2 hours!!! Its on You Tube and joe says " Move back kids are getting hurt down the front, we're not going anywhere for at least two hours! " When they started playing it was like "they" were pugged into the electric socket along with theIr guitars!!!,
They came to the swinging apple afterwards and stayed there till it shut in the early hours then a group of us went back to a house in penny lane with them for a bevvy, they were sound.
That's great to hear. I am too young to remember Eric's but my older cousin saw The B52s there and he loved The Clash but never saw them. He was at Joe's last gig in Liverpool not long before he died.
Great interview. The Bas Man that absolutely inspired me to pick up the Bass and play it myself. Been playing it ever since. Have also been listening to THE CLASH ever since. The musical score of my own lifetime movie…
This is great thanks. I am a big Clash fan from way back and still to this day. Only a few days ago was delving into their catalogue for a refresher. Always a good vibe and stands up very well. They really progressed a lot musically in such a short time, album to album. So good that you did this on video. Great to hear these stories directly from Paul after reading so much about it over the years. A bona-fide legend. Thanks for doing this one guys.
Brilliant talk! I grew up in Ladbroke Grove and in 1976 this man was the reason I bought a black Rickenbacker bass. Right on Gary, this is cool hearing it from Paul, especially the quote of all time; "When you're malnourished you tend to spit a lot! I didn't become a doctor, I became a bassist, so I can say 'yeah, that's bloody true.' I used to steal fruit from Portobello Road Market, I was that malnourished!
Great video with one of my all time heroes. London Calling is still one of the greatest albums of all time. I wouldn't normally comment but it gets mentioned quite a few times. Brexit was not supported by all of the North Gary! Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Manchester and Liverpool all voted against it as did Scotland. Hartlepool as quoted here did vote for it. You need to look at the MIdlands for the real Brexit vote.
I always thought Paul was the coolest guy in the whole London punk scene. Just his look and presence alone commands an immediate respect when he enters the room. And his bass lines are also top tier that stand the test of time.
Guys, these are effin brilliant, they'll be part of music history. It'd be great to have guest musos play their riffs/intros to the songs we grew up with, have them chat about that too. Keep up the brill work !
I saw them in 82, the concert changed my life, and I remember spending a lot of time staring at Paul, who was the best looking man I'd ever seen in my life at that point. Not to take away from the music of course, what a band!
@@danielwatson3273 A lot of the White Flight ones are,yeah,and who can blame them,the East End looks more like a Nigerian or Pakistan slum now,really really grim.
Great chat. I didn’t think Gary and Guy interrupted that much at all, and if they did, it was only with the enthusiasm that they have on the subject matter. These guys are obviously from the same musical era and have a lot of stories to share. I feel more like I’ve been privy to a good pub yarn between mates. Great stuff.
You have to give Gary credit , the band would be nothing without him, and I was initially disappointed they played the Krays until I actually saw it, he deserves the kudos.
Saw the Clash at the NYC Palladium in 1979 where the famous 'London Calling' bass-smash took place. No one sat down the entire show; the balcony was literally bouncing up and down in the 1920's theater and we were convinced it would collapse. My buddy said "well if it does, I'd just as well leave this world listening to the Clash."
Met Paul Gary Viv Albertine Jimmy Page and Dame Joan Collins at a famous photographers 70th burthday bash @ Langans Brasserie Mayfair .The menu was Prawn Cocktail Riast Chicken Treacle Tart and Custard .It was maybe 6 yeats ago
I find Paul's journey as a bassist extremely remarkable. He was influenced by reggae music which transformed him into an exceptional bass player. Mick Jones was also a crucial figure behind the success of The Clash because was already a musician before Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon and Topper Heaton joined the band. The story of The Clash is nothing short of special ❤ # the only band that matters🥲
This conversation blew my mind. I grew up in the 70s and 80s and I have all of the Clash albums, I have Spandau Ballet, Pink Floyd, etc. I was 14 here in Toronto when I heard the first Clash album in 1978 and all of the kids in my high school just went mental over that album. Then the Specials and Beat.... what a time for music!! I loved the diversity back then. Thanks guys for making my teen years so incredibly bearable...
For those who complain about interrupting. Make your own podcast, invite rock stars and take interview yourselves. They aren't professional journalists and interviewers. They all just old pals.
@@mjh5437 I lived in Clapham Park so used to see him in Kings Avenue quite a bit which is right on the Streatham borders. My mate had a bar job in the Sultan pub, one day he walked in and heard us talking about music. He said to us my son is in a band, have you heard of The Clash :)
Im a jam man ...ppl dont realize the jam and the clash played together a lot ..i was at that gig at the rainbow when the seats were ripped out ..i was 18 ...the clash were my 2 nd favourite band 😂
Paul couldn't even play bass until he joined the band but ended up dropping some of the best lines in music history. London Calling, The Call Up and Train in Vain in particular are nothing without the bass. He's so genuine, very few musicians as humble as him.
Nothing like JJBurnell
Perfect for this band. But Train in Vain nothing without the bass??
Basic lines, no real chops in that song
@@DKR-1881 I think the bass drives the song. Try listening to it without.
@@frapple1 They're the right lines though. I don't like stuff the likes of Flea plays, too much going on. The start of London's Calling is class with that bass line. Same with Train in Vain throughout the song. Mani is another who wasn't too complicated with his lines but that's what made songs like Fool's Gold so good.
I managed to see The Clash live in London 11 times between 1977 and 1980 and the ages of 14 and 17 years old. I’m 61 now! 😮
For me, the first album is still my favourite!
PAUL wicked down to earth. Note; There is no need to interrupt him and his flow....
Yeah, you know how excited one can get though and not realize.
the one time I skipped school, we went to see th clash. my ears rang for three days
The one band I wish I'd seen
Wish that was my story
❤❤I was lucky to see Joe Strummer & the Mascaleros at Big Day out in 99 - all the young ones were at chemical bros in a tent & we had front stage rage ❤❤❤ Clash the greatest rocknroll band in the world I will always say & when I heard my 18 playing London Calling of his own accord I nearly cried❤❤❤❤
First band I ever saw - barely into my teens. Bingley Hall, Birmingham. Ears also rang for days afterwards
Yeah cranking up every amp to 11 is not a huge accomplishment mate.
I met Paul many years ago; me and my Dad shared a mini-cab with him during one of the many train strikes in the UK in the early 1980s - from Mid-Kent to London, Victoria. Top bloke and a really nice guy. Thanks for uploading liked and subscribed.
Great to hear from Paul. Saw the Clash on one of their very rare appearances in Dublin at the Top Hat in Dún Laogahire, October 1978. Right up at the stage in front of Paul. Magic times.
Saw em at a later dublin gig in sfx
Was at the Top Hat as well, great gig . Living in the States now .
@@michealophigoid6215 Supported them at that gig !
My gosh Paul, nice one Gary and guy, such an honor to have him back on, i love the clash ❤
The Clash were always the ones for me, left a deep impression on my life. Always loved the chorus to 'I'm So Bored With the USA' - to date the most defining 1977 punk chorus of all time. Oh those great tunes.....White Riot, Janie Jones, London's Burning, Police and Thieves, What's My Name, Deny etc, but most will remember the Clash now for London Calling, Bankrobber, Magnificent Seven, Should I stay or should I go Now.
Looking back I think the best Clash was that era with White Man In Hammersmith Palais, Complete Control, Clash City Rockers, Tommy Gun, English Civil War, Stay Free, Guns of Brixton, Clampdown, Spanish Bombs, Hateful etc.
Aged 61 I still walk around with a t-shirt with the first album cover on. Paul Simonon was just such a punk dude and they will always be my favourites, just but only just ahead of the very-nearly equally wonderful Stranglers and the Jam. The Pistols, Buzzcocks, the Damned, 999, SLF, Ruts, Vibrators, Generation X, Skids, XTC etc also created damn good music but not in the same quantity.
@@OldWolflad nor quality. they were superb and to me never as high as when they engaged in reggae! unique
I’m 60 was an Indian punk back in the day age 14 - my name is sham - mates loved that name - pistols too commercial for me - The Clash- Damned - Slf - Ruts - stranglers- x ray spec - pure poetry n relevant today
Wonderful
Saw The Clash ,
In Newcastle 82 , Two nights.
Bumped into Kosmo viynl on Northumberland street, he asked me “is there a Good Curry House, “
He then invited me to an after show party with Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon.
Talked to all.
Cool cool Guys
They Really were the last Gang in Town.
Outstanding interview
😊🏴☠️
AWESOME!!!!!!! Will you guys PLEASE try to get Mick Jones on, too?!!
That would be so great.
Agree!
Agree
Agree! 🙂
Paul's humility is what makes him so magnificently cool.
Crooked Beat lyrics, sublime!
Very, very cool to hear the great stories!!! Thanks guys!!!
I've always loved Paul's lead vocals as well as his bass playing. Pure brilliance!
Great capturing all these first hand stories before they are lost forever .
Don’t think the young ones realise how much influence guys like the Clash had amongst the whole of the U.K.
The whole of the UK? Are you sure?
The US too!
london calling's cover was on so many walls. mine for sure, back in italy. clash woke me up.
Maybe the single most rock and roll photo ever taken
TY all concerned for creating this amazing conversation
Even every off shoot that members of the clash were involved in was great, Mascaleros, Big Audio Dynamite, Gorillaz etc etc. legends. 👍🏆🇬🇧💥
Havana 3 am
Paul always looked the coolest one in the band. After watching this clearly he is very humble as well
That was his main strength as a musician, looking cool.
2007 he was playing with The Good, the Bad and the Queen and I caught him at a festival in Austria. The Clash was my No1 band then (and still is). I was about 15 yards away from my absolute Idol. The guy who was the reason I started playing bass. I was shouting "Paul" and he pointed at me. I will never forget this experience.
What a brilliant man
Let Paul talk. The interview is not about the two of you.
Oh shut up! I love to hear Gary too! I love them both!
@@leyla.007 is this Gary’s mum?
It feels emotional to see and listen to Paul Simonon. He somehow reminds me of Charles Dickens, and some of the best things about the U.K. As Agnetha would say, thank you for the music
That was Great. Really enjoyed the whole show.
Legend ✨
Saw the Clash twice and (because of them) played in many bands, Paul Simonon was the coolest bass player I ever saw.
This is so powerful somehow. It really stays with me after viewing it. Amazing. He really has a powerful presence. Paul is amazing and still so cool. The real deal. Thanks for getting him on here. It's really well done. Could easily be longer or a double episode.
One of the coolest bass player's ever and a really nice guy still after all these years.
Always a great pleasure to hear Paul.
Definitely changed my life back then growing up in London seeing the Clash for the first time and on many other occasions.
Generation X.
A way of life ...
Many thanks Guys.
Top interview ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
So lovely to hear them all talking about the whole thing! It really was "a pUnKy ReGgAe PaRtY" - and it was alright!!! Still play all of their records. Love 'Sandinista!' pUnK sNoT dEd!
Would've been better if the other two didn't interrupt so much
I was kinda thinking the same thing!
Saw paul with the good, the bad n the queen.. twice. What a blessing those gigs were. RIP Tony Allen.
Saw the Clash at Erics in liverpool in 1978 ive never seen kids so.excited,nobody thought they would turn up but they did and played for over 2 hours!!! Its on You Tube and joe says " Move back kids are getting hurt down the front, we're not going anywhere for at least two hours! " When they started playing it was like "they" were pugged into the electric socket along with theIr guitars!!!,
Erics was amazing back in those days. So many great bands, week after week.
They came to the swinging apple afterwards and stayed there till it shut in the early hours then a group of us went back to a house in penny lane with them for a bevvy, they were sound.
That's great to hear. I am too young to remember Eric's but my older cousin saw The B52s there and he loved The Clash but never saw them. He was at Joe's last gig in Liverpool not long before he died.
@@gjones8847Where was the swinging apple?
Havana 3am album is one of my favorite ones he ever did! Brilliant chap!❤😊
May not be the most technical bassist of all time, but he’s cool as fuck and inspired me to pick up a bass. Him, Hooky & Rourke. Top 3 for me
Great interview. The Bas Man that absolutely inspired me to pick up the Bass and play it myself. Been playing it ever since. Have also been listening to THE CLASH ever since. The musical score of my own lifetime movie…
Saw them rip it up in Auckland NZ many years ago. One for the ages.
This is great thanks. I am a big Clash fan from way back and still to this day. Only a few days ago was delving into their catalogue for a refresher. Always a good vibe and stands up very well. They really progressed a lot musically in such a short time, album to album. So good that you did this on video.
Great to hear these stories directly from Paul after reading so much about it over the years. A bona-fide legend. Thanks for doing this one guys.
One of the greatest bass lines in music: "Charlie Don't Surf."
Lovely Bloke Paul!... still can't belive we lost Joe so early and on such good form
Brilliant talk! I grew up in Ladbroke Grove and in 1976 this man was the reason I bought a black Rickenbacker bass. Right on Gary, this is cool hearing it from Paul, especially the quote of all time; "When you're malnourished you tend to spit a lot! I didn't become a doctor, I became a bassist, so I can say 'yeah, that's bloody true.' I used to steal fruit from Portobello Road Market, I was that malnourished!
Finally on camera!
Cheers to you 3 for a great video. Great work. 👍🏆
Great video with one of my all time heroes. London Calling is still one of the greatest albums of all time.
I wouldn't normally comment but it gets mentioned quite a few times. Brexit was not supported by all of the North Gary! Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Manchester and Liverpool all voted against it as did Scotland. Hartlepool as quoted here did vote for it. You need to look at the MIdlands for the real Brexit vote.
Meeting Paul and having a brief chat while he was spinning records at a party in Manhattan was a thrill. Genuine class act legend.
Guys, this is so much better being able to see you all as well as hear you....more please!
Completely agree. I'm so glad they filmed this one.
Fantastic one of my heros. Talking of heros, saw you two at the Royal Albert Hall a few weeks ago, was superb of course
I always thought Paul was the coolest guy in the whole London punk scene. Just his look and presence alone commands an immediate respect when he enters the room. And his bass lines are also top tier that stand the test of time.
I met Paul (and Joe) a couple times back in the day. He's the coolest guy who ever strapped on a bass guitar.
Guys, these are effin brilliant, they'll be part of music history. It'd be great to have guest musos play their riffs/intros to the songs we grew up with, have them chat about that too. Keep up the brill work !
I saw them in 82, the concert changed my life, and I remember spending a lot of time staring at Paul, who was the best looking man I'd ever seen in my life at that point. Not to take away from the music of course, what a band!
A fine man.
Iconic days indeed...❤
I could just listen to Paul talk all day.
WOW! NOW I´m out of words! Thank you!!!💫❤
This is unique for me....listening to these 3 guys at the same time... good chat 👍😊
Another no nonsense, down to earth Londoner. There are still a few of us knocking around.🕺🏻
They are all in Southend now mate.
@@danielwatson3273 A lot of the White Flight ones are,yeah,and who can blame them,the East End looks more like a Nigerian or Pakistan slum now,really really grim.
Brilliant interview with one of the best bass players Britain has ever produced
“Cough” mick karn pino palladino
Great interview and through the barricades.
Three legends!
Great chat. I didn’t think Gary and Guy interrupted that much at all, and if they did, it was only with the enthusiasm that they have on the subject matter. These guys are obviously from the same musical era and have a lot of stories to share. I feel more like I’ve been privy to a good pub yarn between mates. Great stuff.
Burnel, Foxton and Simenon, the bassists of my youth. Glad Paul and JJ made up after the ruckus.
Matlock was excellent as well
Bruce Thomas (Not punk, I know, but around at the time) was a cut above the rest
@@thomasandersen6719 True, Attractions were great musicians
Wicked channel. Thanks for making this content
You Tube gold,absolute GOLD.
I love how you know what's best for the working classes.
You have to give Gary credit , the band would be nothing without him, and I was initially disappointed they played the Krays until I actually saw it, he deserves the kudos.
Could listen to PS all day - Great show need a part two with PS please
Nice to see Guy dressed up, can tell he was a former mod...:-) Paul looks and sounds great.
Great interview guys .
Good day to all, peace and joy.
These three guys have made some music!
Why haven’t I seen this podcast before!?
Great stuff! ❤
Saw the Clash at the NYC Palladium in 1979 where the famous 'London Calling' bass-smash took place. No one sat down the entire show; the balcony was literally bouncing up and down in the 1920's theater and we were convinced it would collapse. My buddy said "well if it does, I'd just as well leave this world listening to the Clash."
Paul Simonon - coolest man ever
Most excellent.
Class Bass Man and a coolest ever !!!
Met Paul Gary Viv Albertine Jimmy Page and Dame Joan Collins at a famous photographers 70th burthday bash @ Langans Brasserie Mayfair .The menu was Prawn Cocktail Riast Chicken Treacle Tart and Custard .It was maybe 6 yeats ago
Which photographer was it?
One of the coolest punks ever - legend
gran entrevista! sería genial poder contactar a Paul Simonon para invitarlo a Esquel y Trevelin, pueblos de mi tierra en Patagonia...Argentina
I saw The Clash two or three times- I forget which- in Newcastle and Brighton. They were an iconic band and all these decades later still are.
I find Paul's journey as a bassist extremely remarkable. He was influenced by reggae music which transformed him into an exceptional bass player. Mick Jones was also a crucial figure behind the success of The Clash because was already a musician before Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon and Topper Heaton joined the band. The story of The Clash is nothing short of special ❤ # the only band that matters🥲
Brand New Cadillac 🤟
such a sweetheart
I remember The Clash at Eric's in Liverpool
This conversation blew my mind. I grew up in the 70s and 80s and I have all of the Clash albums, I have Spandau Ballet, Pink Floyd, etc. I was 14 here in Toronto when I heard the first Clash album in 1978 and all of the kids in my high school just went mental over that album. Then the Specials and Beat.... what a time for music!! I loved the diversity back then. Thanks guys for making my teen years so incredibly bearable...
Brilliant, cheers lads.
The coolest bass player of all time and rode a Triumph!! Saw the Clash several times all those years ago. Nothing topped them live.
I love the way English people say "boogie woogie" hahahaha!
Great interview. Thanks. Brings back fond memories. Moving on, hate to be a bore but Mallorquin is a dialect of Catalan, not Spanish.
Probably the coolest bass player ever??
Looked like a punk McQueen!!
Hooky?
Stan Stammers’s?
Jaco?
TRES COOL!
Looks more like an old hobo now!😁
@@mjh5437 still cool as fuck though ehh!!
Brilliant
For those who complain about interrupting. Make your own podcast, invite rock stars and take interview yourselves. They aren't professional journalists and interviewers. They all just old pals.
Saw the clash live only one band topped them live that was the jam
That was a great Joe Strummer impression by the way!! 😎
Delicate sound of thunder tour was on sky arts a while back. 36 years ago. Holy shit. Where did that go???
Nuts innit
Mick Jones Dad lived in my neighbourhood, old Teddy Boy tough looking fella
Where was that,Streatham?
@@mjh5437 I lived in Clapham Park so used to see him in Kings Avenue quite a bit which is right on the Streatham borders. My mate had a bar job in the Sultan pub, one day he walked in and heard us talking about music. He said to us my son is in a band, have you heard of The Clash :)
Im a jam man ...ppl dont realize the jam and the clash played together a lot ..i was at that gig at the rainbow when the seats were ripped out ..i was 18 ...the clash were my 2 nd favourite band 😂
@zicowilco60
Who were your 28th favourite band, school boy ?? ? ffs grow up...
Wow I can’t get over how old Paul is. Makes me feel old
Gary kemp bought me pint lager in warwick castle pub in portobello road in 1987, great songwriter, great production, great band spandau ballet
cool, cheers from portugal
Let the man speak,guys.
I saw them at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on their North American debut. It was an event.