Mick Jones (musician, 1955)
Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones (born June 26, 1955 in London , England ) is a British musician . He became known as a composer, guitarist and occasional singer for the band The Clash .
Jones was considered the thought leader of the unsuccessful early punk band London SS .
After his time at The Clash, he briefly joined General Public; then he founded the bands Big Audio Dynamite and Big Audio Dynamite II. He is still active with his new band Carbon / Silicon . The band released their first album The Last Post in 2007. Before that, she only offered her music for free download. The first track by Carbon / Silicon was called MPFREE and dealt with the issue of copyrights , music and the internet. Carbon / Silicon enables its fans to record concerts on video or audio devices.
Mick Jones fell ill with pneumonia in 1989 , which he barely survived.
In recent years Jones has also worked as a music producer; He was particularly important here for The Libertines, which were influenced by The Clash and The Kinks . Mick Jones recently produced the UK street punk band Foreign Legion and is currently the producer of Babyshambles .
Jones used to play a Gibson Les Paul Junior in Clash times, later a Gibson Les Paul .
In 2015 Rolling Stone listed Jones, together with Joe Strummer, on rank 57 of the 100 best songwriters of all time .
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- ↑ The 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Rolling Stone , August 2015, accessed August 7, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jones, Mick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jones, Michael Geoffrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 26, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England , UK |