Joe Strummer

The world is shocked and punk rock is shattered; the lead singer of the band The Clash, Joe Stummer, passed away on the 22 of December, 2002. The Clash with Strummer singing revolutionized the Sex Pistols punk by adding the politics of protest to it as well throwing in aspects of jazz and reggae into their music. The Clash has created an entire genre of their own and now their lead singer lives no more. In the last years of his life he has been active in politics, such as writing music for Nelson Mandela's AID's Convention, as well as constantly fighting the new direction punk rock and music are going in general, asking for a return to 1948 style, but now that he has died his plea will be further ignored and much of punk rock died with him yesterday. Strummer's death ending all possibilty of a Clash reunification is also a great loss to protest, rebellion, punk rock, and this world. He will be missed!