The Clash at Maida Vale Special
Cerys Matthews hosts an audience with The Clash at the Maida Vale studios, where she and an audience of 6 Music listeners chat to Mick Jones, Topper Headon and Paul Simonon.
Cerys Matthews hosts an audience with The Clash at the legendary Maida Vale studios. Cerys and an audience of 6 Music listeners chat to Mick Jones, Topper Headon and Paul Simonon.
In this exclusive, intimate and very special interview the band talk candidly about their career and affection for the late singer Joe Strummer. The surviving members reveal some of their long held secrets such as how they recorded the end of "I Fought The Law" in a public toilet, also telling Cerys that some of the sounds on "Guns of Brixton" were made by the band pulling bits of velcro apart in the recording studio.
Recorded in the Bing Crosby studio at Maida Vale on September 6th, around 150 6 Music listeners successfully gained a place to be in the audience and were able to pose questions to the band.
During the show Cerys is also joined by Johnny Green, the Clash's tour manager from 1977-1980, who tells some brilliant anecdotes about his time on the road with the band.
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- Boxing Day 2013 15:00麻豆社 Radio 6 Music