Here we are, this Sunday — June 26 in the year of our Lord 2022, celebrating the mighty Mick Jones’ 67th birthday. And the theme is the quiet, humble way he’s carried himself in his post-Clash career. MICK JONES: GENIUS Among the duo who led The Clash, Joe Strummer, who passed away in 2002 at the age of 50, has ascended to legend status and rock god immortality, perhaps outright sainthood, over the last two decades. Meanwhile, Mick Jones has beavered away in near obscurity outside of the veneration of other musicians and post-punk cognoscenti. While Strummer was clearly the conscience of The Clash and the lyrical genius of the band, Jones was also a fine lyricist and deceptively skilled guitarist. His genius lay in musical composition, arrangement, and innovation. While not wanting to invoke a competition over which was the greater genius, they were equally crucial as the songwriting team behind The Clash, I think it must be admitted that Jones’s work with
The Humble Greatness of Mick Jones
The Humble Greatness of Mick Jones
The Humble Greatness of Mick Jones
Here we are, this Sunday — June 26 in the year of our Lord 2022, celebrating the mighty Mick Jones’ 67th birthday. And the theme is the quiet, humble way he’s carried himself in his post-Clash career. MICK JONES: GENIUS Among the duo who led The Clash, Joe Strummer, who passed away in 2002 at the age of 50, has ascended to legend status and rock god immortality, perhaps outright sainthood, over the last two decades. Meanwhile, Mick Jones has beavered away in near obscurity outside of the veneration of other musicians and post-punk cognoscenti. While Strummer was clearly the conscience of The Clash and the lyrical genius of the band, Jones was also a fine lyricist and deceptively skilled guitarist. His genius lay in musical composition, arrangement, and innovation. While not wanting to invoke a competition over which was the greater genius, they were equally crucial as the songwriting team behind The Clash, I think it must be admitted that Jones’s work with