We read our own political content into The Clash, and they accepted it.

Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.

I came into this whole business by going to see Rock Against Racism gigs with the Clash.

My theory is this; I'm not a political songwriter. I'm an honest songwriter.

I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren't very political, at all.

So, in some ways, the political songs tend to be a bit more like reportage, whereas the love songs tend to be like novels, you can pick them up off the shelf and go into them any time.