The Nation Magazine wrote:
> Dear EmailNation Subscriber, > > Joe Strummer, the lead singer and songwriter for the revolutionary British > punk band The Clash, died unexpectedly last night at the age of 50. > Strummer, the band's guitarist, vocalist, and frequent frontman alongside > Mick Jones, passed away at his farmhouse in Somerset, southwestern > England. > > Strummer and The Clash created perhaps the most powerful, > politically-charged pop music in the history of the recording industry, > literally changing the lives of a generation inspired by the band's > energy, honesty and recognition of the inherent contradictions of trying > to be a dissident in modern capitalist society. > > As the great British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg said this morning, "the > thing about Strummer was he walked it like he talked it. He didn't cop > out. He didn't show one face to the public and have a different face in > himself." > > In short, in a world of superficiality, Joe Strummer was the real thing. > Our hearts go out to his family, friends and fans. > > The BBC is collecting a series of tributes to Strummer's life and work: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2600757.stm > > And watch this space for further appreciations. > > Best Regards, > Peter Rothberg > The Nation > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > You are currently subscribed to emailnation as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You shouldn't be on this list if you didn't sign up. If you want to stop receiving >EmailNation, replying to this e-mail will not work. To unsubscribe, send a blank >email to the following address: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
