The Rise and Fall of The Clash - Softcover

Garcia, Danny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956247326 ISBN 13: 9780956247322

Publisher: Thin Man Press, 2021

Synopsis

This is the first, and only, book to really get to the heart of what happened when The Clash suddenly split in 1983 at the top of their game. Why did it happen? How could the management let it happen? What were Mick Jones, Paul Simenon and Joe Strummer thinking, and how the hell did they feel? The Rise and Fall of The Clash tells the whole story. This is the real deal told by those who know - those who were there. Film maker Danny Garcia was greatly helped by Mick Jones in getting the interviews and information that he needed. Garcia says he couldn't have done such a great job without the help of Mick Jones with whom he spent two riotous weeks in Ladbroke Grove, London W11. An experience he also relates in this book. Researching what really happened to The Clash took Garcia three years of hard work. Work that produced a superb documentary film of the same name which has yet to be released due to licensing issues. For those who don't want to wait, this book contains the full script of the film, with all the interviews with a stellar cast. Garcia also tells how he made friends with, and won the trust of, a Rock'n'Roll Who's Who, including members of The Clash, their partners at the time and close friends of the band during one of rock's most spectacular melt-downs. 'At times hilariously funny, The Rise and Fall of the Clash can also be heartrendingly sad,' Chris Salewicz, official Joe Strummer and Bob Marley biographer. 'The whole story, warts 'n all, told by those who knew them, those who were there... an engrossing labour of love which does them proud.' Kris Needs, Rock journalist and author. 'The Rise and Fall of The Clash is a head-first plunge into conflict and chaos.' The Boston Globe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thin Man Press
• Publication date: 2021
• ISBN 10: 0956247326
• ISBN 13: 9780956247322
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 201