..I don't know if you metalheads care, but....
LONDON (AP) - Punk legend Joe Strummer of ``The Clash'' has died, his record company said Monday. He was 50.
Strummer, who was the band's guitarist, vocalist and songwriter alongside Mick Jones, died on Sunday. The cause of his death was not announced.
Hein van der Rey, managing director of Epitaph Records, which had produced two albums for Strummer's latest band ``The Mescaleros,'' said he learned of the death Monday morning.
``We do not know the circumstances. It is pretty devastating news,'' he said.
He said Strummer had been working on a third album with The Mescaleros.
``The Clash'' were known for injecting leftist politics into punk. Their album ``London Calling'' was named the best album of the 1980s by Rolling Stone magazine, despite being released in 1979.
Strummer's death was announced on his official Web site. ``Joe Strummer died yesterday,'' said the simple statement. ``Our condolences to Luce and the kids, family and friends.''
No further details were immediately available.
On the Net: Joe Strummer site: www.strummersite.com
LONDON (AP) - Punk legend Joe Strummer of ``The Clash'' has died, his record company said Monday. He was 50.
Strummer, who was the band's guitarist, vocalist and songwriter alongside Mick Jones, died on Sunday. The cause of his death was not announced.
Hein van der Rey, managing director of Epitaph Records, which had produced two albums for Strummer's latest band ``The Mescaleros,'' said he learned of the death Monday morning.
``We do not know the circumstances. It is pretty devastating news,'' he said.
He said Strummer had been working on a third album with The Mescaleros.
``The Clash'' were known for injecting leftist politics into punk. Their album ``London Calling'' was named the best album of the 1980s by Rolling Stone magazine, despite being released in 1979.
Strummer's death was announced on his official Web site. ``Joe Strummer died yesterday,'' said the simple statement. ``Our condolences to Luce and the kids, family and friends.''
No further details were immediately available.
On the Net: Joe Strummer site: www.strummersite.com
