Our Condolences

Our Condolences

In Remembrance of Joe Strummer:

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cuando manuel llego ayer a casa y me contó la noticia no supe que decir, no supe que hacer...
asi funciona al tiempo de manera caprichosa, robandonos afecto y sin medir las consecuencias
supe de garcia lorca y conoci brixton gracias a sus melodias
y seguramente se seguiran abriendo mas caminos ...
para ti joe lo mejor en tu nueva residencia...
greetings from smallTown, i will miss you

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I cannot beggin to describe how I feel right now. Joe was my role model in life. His honesty and integrity shone like a beacon in a world of shame. He was the best freind that i,d never met. Even though i.d never met him I felt that I knew him. My missus left me in 2000 and my world fell apart. Shee left me with two teenagers to bring up but I still had Joe,s uplifting music to turn to. Me and my mates saw The Clash ten plus times and the new band six tmes, the last beins Sheffield on the last but one night of his last tour. Joe was fantastic and has rarely looked happier. The Mascalero,s were begining to gel into a gang. Just like The Clash. Deepest sympathy to Luce and the kids, they have got to feel worse than I do. Christmas is cancelled this year. I.ll never forget you Joe my brother and my inspiration. STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN.

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The Clash was (and still is) a mainstay in my musical experience. Joe Strummer demonstrated that politically propelled "pub rock" can sell and indeed stand the test of time through sheer insight, musicianship, and talent. He will be sadly missed. My wife and I thank the all of The Clash for helping us survive the 70's and 80's. Our prayers are always with Joe Strummer and his family.

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god bless joe strummer
a voice of truth and inspiration in life he enlightened and entertained the world with poetry and music in death he leaves his legacy like a prophet and teacher. our goal now is to try to make up for his loss by sharing in our own lives , what we got from him. thank you so much joe.

merry christmas

joe kidd
usa

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joe,

tu nous laisses là au bord de la route à l'aube de cette année 2003

mais avec ta musique nous allons continuer à résister, à résister à big brother qui nous promets la guerre et l'ordre nouveau, mondial et universel, uniforme et intolérant

tu nous manques déjà

manu

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At 44 I should be too old for idols but Joe was my hero. A big part of the person i am today is due to his influence. I'm shocked and deeply saddened by the news. My thoughts will be with his wife and family this Christmas.

Thanks for everything Joe

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Thank you Joe. You inspired me in ways that no other could. Although we never met, it was a small comfort simply knowing that you were alive in our world. You are appreciated, and you will be missed.

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What can I say,so sad today.As we all say,Joe and the band changed our lives,thank God,I cannot imagine how I would have turned out had it not been for listening and seeing Joe and the boys sing and play.
Hopefully now he will get the recognition he deserves,I just hope the man really knew what he meant to so many people.
Us old punks are down and licking our wounds at the moment,but we will bounce back like a skyscraper,up an up ,im not giving up.
I have a sack ful of scrap books from 78 till today,looks like I can stop collecting now.I had hoped to give them to Joe one day as a way of expressing my gratitude,maybe now they will go to the grandkids when im old and grey.
My sincere sympathies to Joes wife and children and family,and particularly to his fans worldwide,we are all grieving together guys.....

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Comrade joe still with us. Hasta siempre

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Dreadful news. Like millions of others, I lived in hope of one day stumbling across the man, shaking hands, buying him a pint, saying thanks etc. Hugely frustated not to see Joe in his later incarnations, but so glad to have access to a host of Clash tracks which have aged remkarkably well. I'll take Straight to Hell and the cover of Armagideon Time as the best, but so many others.

RIP and all the rest of it, but keep rocking and telling the truth wherever you are.

Chris Simpson

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An Affectionate Tribute to Joe Strummer. Joe was the greatest "White English Punk Rock 'n' Roller".
The best rocker of all time. Sort of a Super Elvis-Lennon.

101ers. Already there, his unique desire and special capabilities to rock better and stronger than anyone impressed Mick Jones so much that this triggered the birth of "The Band That Has Mattered the Most Since The Beatles?". Listen to his "drowning" or "chocking" himself on his own to the limit, singing Five Star Rock 'N' Roll. Unrepeatable.

The Clash. The Only Band that Really Mattered, from 1976 - 1984, and I was raised with the Beatles. Joe was authentic, as Lennon was; he was the most powerful rocker ever, and if he had been American they would have capatulted him, commercially, far beyond Bruce Springsteen. Bruce has energy, but no one has even been such a true rocker as Joe has been. With The Clash, leading the band most of the time, he created, having gone "back to the roots", as all true top artistic forms do, something which may be repeated every twenty or thirty years. The Pistols signaled the way, but Joe, with Mick, took the only true rock revival to the greatest heights possible. Touring wore them out.


Solo work.
Minstrel Boy alone should earn Joe a special place as a composer. This song only is better than Mull of Kentyre, which is the best think McCartney has done since 1970.


Punk Rock Blues.
What a great unpretentious song. So much melody with so few resources. Three chords but lots of music. That western sound.....That perfect lead in the middle.....


It's a Rocking World.
Who can rock this strongly and happily? Only Joe. With Joe everything is always authentic. "there ain't nothing fake about it". There was never anything fake about him. He belived strongly in everything he did.


Shouting Street.
Starts with some great singing, then goes into his unique shouting. Always unpretentious, but getting to that high level that apparently only he could achieve for the last thirty years or so.


Gangsterville.
Talk about sophistication. With very few chords, but with many chord changes on this song, yet keeping it rather simple. What about the perfectly placed marimba instrument. All of a sudden the song sounds sort of Mexican or Latin American. And then he just knew where to place a strong but musical lead guitar, as he does here, with Zander Schloss. Just finding someone to replace the fine leads of Mick Jones was a difficult task in itself. Only his talent could find the right guitarist, and he succeedeed here as well.


Sleepwalk.
If I want to listen to a great Mexican song I can listen to this one. During his stay in Mexico (I was also in Mexico City, as Joe was, when the 1957 earthquake made us so scared). Listen to the mexican guitars, as Los Lobos La Bamba's ending, which is the authentic La Bamba version, at the end of the song. Wow!


Junco Partner.
About three versions solo, but my favourite is that acoustic one, where he calls himself a White English Punk Rock 'N' Roller. At 51, this year, I had to pick up my guitar and learn it, and seemed to be about the only thing I really wanted to play and sing. "So I come to Milano, tried to get people moving....Don't see no rhythm...in a rainy town".


War Cry.
A pure sophisticated instrumental.... from a singer and guitar strummer (the way he played guitar, nearly always "strumming" the strings. Even my yougsters are crazy about it. What a powerful and modernistic song, with some electronics. A sound of its times. Joe never got stuck in the past. Those strong chords, with the electronic backing, and with the drums backing. Wow! As The Beatles at their peak, while doing Sargeant Peppers.
I do not know if the guitar work is from him or from Schloss but it does not matter.


Evil Darling.
The desert comes into my mind and we have a western masterpiece. That slide guitar so perfectly placed. Again a melodic song, with dramatic touches. The perfectly placed whisting... "The "Señoritas" you befriended....."(This reference to Mexico, everytime he could). One of many great "mexican western" songs.


Love Kills.
Dramatic title and strong and dramatic music, to illustrate the tragedy of Syd Vicious and Nancy, with such original sounds and strength. Who could do this like Joe? No one. Again his mind in Mexico.


Pressure Drop.
How can any one get a band going with such strength and authenticity.
Joe's strength or power came so naturally to him, and he could do such wonders with such simple songs as this one, like no one else. On the other hand, how could he do, also, things like Minstrel Boy, (an anthem really), or Punk Rock Blues? Only Lennon could do something similar. A high speed reggae, turned into a great strong rock song. There is a special northern mexican musical instrument near the end, called the "redoba", which is a wooden box which the musician ties to his belly, and the box is struck with drum sticks. A first one from Joe. Northern Mexicans should be proud of this.


The brooding side of madness.
Another insrumental absolute masterpiece, from this genius.
(You can get Walker's CD and Earthequake Weather CDs on ebay.com. I only have three Walkers, at USD 100.00 apiece and about six Earthquake CDs, all used).


The unknown immortal.
"Dale mis saludos....y mis recuerdos". For all you folks who do not know Spanish: "Give (him or her) my regards...and recollections". Another favourite Mexican song. The words "gringo army" may have made it very easy for him to get renewals of his US visa, for sure. The mexican mariachi trumpets are placed so well.....Then a western harmonica...then a perfectly placed slide guitar. Wow!!!, wow!!!, wow!!!


Tropic of Pico.
Same as above. A perfect mexican oriented song, with the correct incorporation of a slide guitar. Do you know what the mexican country side is like? Listen to Joe Strummer, to picture it in your imagination. (I am a mexican, in case you have not been able to tell by now). We could go on an on, reviewing every Clash song, and every Solo and Mesclaleros (misspelled by Joe probably on purpose) song. Mezcal is a liquor, closely related to tequila, but a bit more exotic, or less commercialised. So it should have been Mezcaleros, but from Joe we would accept "anything".
I guess those of us who have known Joe, through his music, would like the whole world to listent to this also, but it is a pity that most people just have bad taste, so Joe alone could never be a commercial success, like groups and individuals I rather not mention. The success with The Clash was more than deserved. After rethinking rock/pop since the fifties, I rate The Clash as the number one band of all, followed closely by The Beatles, The Kinks, Cream, & The Byrds. Then by The Yardbirds, Blind Faith, Jefferson Airplane and Big Audio Dynamite, but Joe, as a solo artist, I rate right after The Clash.


Joe the Intellectual and Political Activist.
"I think people ought to know that we're anti-fascist, anti-violence and anti-racist. We're against ignorance". Can anyone put this any better, clearer and with simpelr words? He was only 25 yrs old then. No. Not even Bertrand Russell could improve on this. "I was trying to say: Fanaticism is nowhere. There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism. That is what I was trying to say in Rock the Casbah". Again, such a clear mind regarding the correct human approach to political matters. Morally & politically (in the best sense of the word because fully free from rhetoric), just perfect.
To those closely related to Joe, the above is a small tribute to the great Joe Strummer, the greatest rock 'n' roller of all time. Our deepest sympathies go to you.
Mariano Joven, 51 (Mexico City)



All those magnificent songs, some strong rock

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Joe Strummer had magnificence and vision. A true roots, rock, rebell. The music lives on, Joe Strummer lives on in our minds. We try to change the world, while the best ones seems to pass away. From here to eternity, Joe Strummer will always be present all over the world.
R.I.P Joe !

Sturle Kvilekval
Bergen, Norway

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Saw Joe and the Clash only once but what a great show from a legandery band! Only wish I could have seen more shows but BOND'S in NYC was a blast!
Bob from Long Island

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Dear Strummer family,
A friend just told me the news, and I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I saw Joe in concert last year in Montreal and was floored by the music he played and the man he showed himself to be. His integrity and talent blew me away, and it remains as the best concert experience of my life. It was not his time to pass away; he is, already, greatly, greatly missed.
Sincerely yours,
Catherine Lejtenyi.

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Its terrible that we have lost another great legend. Soon enough kids won't have anybody to look up to. I just wanted to say i send my condolences to his family and everbody that has known him, and thanks to the website for giving fans a forum to write our fellings R.I.P Joe Strummer 52-02 thanks Anthony Bradley Wilmington,DE

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Strummer let anyone learn from your music.
It would be a much better world
I listened today, i cried
HAROLD UITZETTER netherlands
All love and beauty in the future to family and his 10 maybe less "real" friends

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I feel privelaged that i saw him play live last month at Northumbria. It was a once in a lifetime experience that i'll always remember. A great bloke.

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I'm very saddened to hear of Joe's passing.He was somebody with the courage to live by his beliefs and will be remembered as one of our finest songwriters.yalla yalla.

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I just don't know what to say. Joe was an example to us all. A good man, and a true believer. He had passion and compassion.

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Tous les amoureux du rock et du punk sont très touchés par la disparition de Joe Strummer. Sa musique restera toujours parmi nous pour nous rappeler son souvenir.

Daneck

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As a guitar player and a song writter with a love for Rn'B, Reggae Rock'n Roll and politics, The Clash is the prime example of how it should be done. What an effect they've had on me and many of my friends,
Joey

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Im very sadden to hear of Joes passing. I met the guy twice.,he was very nice. He contributed alot to music..,and he was a good actor., what else is there to say? Its very sad., well off goes another to Rock N Roll heaven., he'll be in good company!

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I first heard the Clash back in 78/79, I Fought the Law, I believe. From that point on they were a part of my life. They were a huge influence on me throughout college. Last year I waited anxiously for the US release of Westway. Now, Joe has been taken from us. My life, for one, will not quite be the same.
Rest In Peace, Joe Stummer
kevin- florida-US

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In 1979 I was 16 years old and just starting to discover punk/new wave. I knew the music had something that I liked in it.
Then a friend bought over the first Clash lp. The damn burst and I never was the same again. Hearing that album opened up a world
of new music for me. I got a broken down guitar, took off the two high strings and learned to play bass by playing along with
the first Clash album. D. Boon of the Minutemen wrote "..punk rock changed our lives." Punk, and especially the Clash did that for me.
The intelligence of Strummer's lyrics made me get up and think, question, and challenge. Something this little teenager had
never done before. Thank you, Joe. I'll miss you very much.

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Joe Strummer must always be remembered as the Revolutionary man that made a Revolution in Rock, a revolution in music, a revolution in the world.....Punk Rock's never gonna be the same.... MrrR. San Salvador, El Salvador.

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Somewhere along the line we saw The Clash 3 nights in a row outdoors at Pier 84 in New York City. At the end of the last show, a heavy summer thunderstorm rolled in. Instead of leaving the stage, they turned on all the lights and the band broke into White Riot! Although the stge was covered, the house lights seemed to light up every big raindrop all around them and the crowd.

The Clash were totally energized by this as was the crowd. I will never forget this scene. It is burned into my brain. I was shocked to hear of Joe's death. This is a sad day for the music world . Ed Lasky

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estan tragiko en la komunidad punkie , se ke estas en la GLORIA y moviendo tus eskarros kon frenesi ...........................no te olvidare vikingo de kuero socialista punkie de toda la vida GLORIA EN VIDA, rabia y deskansa en paz junto a tu amigo joey ramone

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Thanks for your life, Joe.

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Not good........These are tough times for people who listen to brilliant music. can't really think of much more to say, It's just so surreal. At the very least I say Thank you for being Joe Strummer & one of the greatest chapters in the book of music has come to a close. Take care everybody.

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The man may have passed but the ideals remain.
His lyrics,heart, and devotion to what he believed in helped to shape my own ideals and beliefs from a fresh scrubbed teenager to the middle aged man I am today.I may live in a dirty apartment on the bad side of town, not have shit to my name, but what Strummer instilled in me were things I'd never trade away...Pride in self, pride in beliefs......Joe "The Bootboy" Pio- Detroit

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I am deeply moved by the passing of someone who has brought so much to this world. Although Joe is no longer with us, his music will never die. Thanks Joe, for all that you've done.

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I am very broken up to hear the news of Joe's death...as 13 year old boy his music quite literally changed my life...I saw anger and questioning were in fact good things when all around me I was given the opposite ideas....Joe's lyrics opened me...and from there I became interested in what I wanted to pursue...literature and books...and went on to do my Phd in Philosophy and travel the world...as a young man in boston, I was priviledged to have met him on a number of occasions and found him a wonderful guy....a lil story: one time I mentioned to Joe i had a bootleg tape of the clashes second concert ever...he was so interested in a copy, that the next time he returned to boston he phoned me and asked me to comebackstage and bring the tape...Joe Strummer, to me, was an awesome man.
Joe you SPOKE...

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My deepest condolences to the friends and family of one of the greatest men of the last 50 years. His music has touched my soul as well as countless others. We will miss him.

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Adéu Joe,
Has fet la música de la meva vida!
Sense tu res no serà el mateix. T'enyoraré. Al cel siguis!
Isabel

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Thanks for a great ride Joe...

Chris

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everyone else has said what i want to say, just far more eloquently. where i am, it`s an hour and a half into christmas 2002, and i just opened a present. it`s a new book from the hilarious people at `the onion`, but i can`t seem to laugh at it just yet. last week, i lost my voice cos i was sick. it`s better now, but since last night, i can`t seem to speak. OUR chosen leader of the world WE want to live in has gone. but when the laughter, and the voice, and the spirit, and the fire, and the anger, and the patience, and the fervour, and the love, and of course, the fucking music, come charging back to kick my pissweak, wallowing arse out of this goddamn bed, i`m gonna keep trying to get us closer to the world we really should have.
may joe`s loved ones know that my heart and thoughts are with them. and to the rest of you, don`t ever let him down. anna (tokyo, for now...)

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I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE IT.AFTER SEEING HIM IN CONCERT THREE TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND EXPERIANCING HIS ENERGY ONCE AGAIN AFTER SO MANY YEARS I'M TRULLY SADDENED.I FEEL LIKE WE ALL LOST A CLOSE FREIND.WE DID.THE CLASH CHANGED MY LIFE.MY HEART GOE'S OUT TO HIS FREINDS AND FAMILY AND FANS EVERYWHERE.THANK YOU JOE FOR MY YOUTH MY DREAMS .

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I'm sorry...I don't know what else to say. But I am sorry.

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Joe Strummer was an amazing person. Its so hard to come to the realization that hes gone. <3kaitlin
R.I.P Joe

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Yes, lads and lasses, London IS drowning...in sorrow. As is the rest of the thinking world. Joe was a wailin', rantin' original...with real fury and passion. Rare commodities indeed. When the music of the last 25 years is assessed, Joe's power and purity will stand out. A uniquely vibrant musical and social force. God bless.
With admiration,
Rob Greshes

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I met Joe Strummer outside the Worchester Palladium before a Mescaleros show, a couple of weeks after September eleventh. The amount of courtesy and kindness that he extended to my friend and I was virtually unfathomable. He approached us with the characteristic cowboy hat on his head and asked us if we wanted to come in to the show early for the sound check. I truly believe that Joe Strummer is one of the greatest musicians of the century, and that the music he created will immortalize him forever.

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We saw the Mescaleros in Hartford in October of 2001 and the band was brilliant. Joe Strummer has always had a remarkable talent for being able to speak rarely spoken truths and be wildly entertaining while doing so. That night was no exception. Less than a month after September Eleventh no one felt like dancing but Joe's signature croon and his eerily current , if not prophetic songs from the two incredible Mescaleros CDs made it impossible to stand still. The band even favored the audience with some Clash favorites which surely reminded the crowd that we were lucky enough to be in the presence of a true visionary. Ever the curteous showman, Joe amused the crowd by thanking them for, "braving Anthrax", to come out for the show . I'm sure everyone there was left, looking forward to the next opportunity to see and hear Joe and his band again. With the sudden loss of this genius of modern music our sadness is balanced with gratitude for the memory of that performance and the body of work Joe Stummer left behind. Our sincerest condolences to his family and friends. He will be sorely missed and forever remembered.
Jill & James Coyne
Newtown CT USA

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Joe Strummer's singular and powerful voice still resonates in our hearts.
His art will live on. Thank you Joe for sharing your talent with us.
Fredo

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The man may have passed but the ideals remain.
His lyrics,heart, and devotion to what he believed in helped to shape my own ideals and beliefs from a fresh scrubbed teenager to the middle aged man I am today.I may live in a dirty apartment and not have shit to my name, but what Strummer instilled in me were things I'd never trade away...
Stay Free.........

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encontraba exagerado ver llorar a gente por la muerte de john lennon, en el 80. yo entonces tenía 15 años y seguía a los CLASH con pasión adolescente. tenía las letras de sus canciones pegadas en la pared de mi cuarto. la MISMA emoción me invade, todavía hoy, al escuchar mi deteriorada copia de LONDON CALLING. anoche me enteré de la muerte de JOE STRUMMER y esta mañana, en el trabajo, moría por llegar a casa y poner su música en el equipo, a todo volumen, en íntimo homenaje. al oir el primer redoble de SPANISH BOMBS he llorado como un niño. JOE STRUMMER: YO TE QUIERO INFINITO!!! jordi mirinda (La Seu D'urgell)

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Another musical hero of my youth is gone...........gutted

Joe, you'll be missed so bad. Give my regards to Ian Dury, as I'm sure the two of you will get together for a jam at some time in the future.

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THANK YOU, CAPTAIN JOE. YOU ARE OUR HERO. YOUR SONGS,MESSAGE AND SOUL
WILL LIVE THROUGH US... AND NEXT NEW GENERATION TOO.
YOU ARE A LEGEND.

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Thank You for making me a better person
Love You Forever
Steve, Basingstoke

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YOU ARE THE BEST PINCHE HUEVON. GORA EUSKADI AND REVOLUTION ROCK!!!!

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I am sorry that this had to happen. He had a great impact on me as a musician and a lover of music. The music he made will never be forgotten. He lives every time somone plays a clash or mescaleros album or anything he was involved with.
One of millions that Joe made an impact on,
Sean

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While I must admit I'd lost track of Joe these past few years, I was shocked and saddened by his passing. I saw the Clash play at the University of Maryland back in '80(?) and I was front and center. What a great show and what a great band. You will be missed, Joe Strummer, but you will never really die because your music lives on. Mark Hannan

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We love Joe Strummer even here in Uruguay South America. May your soul rest in peace my friend. Peace for all your family members, band members and friends. Gustavo

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I met Joe Strummer outside the Worchester Palladium before a Mescaleros show, a couple of weeks after September eleventh. The amount of courtesy and kindness that he extended to my friend and I was virtually unfathomable. He approached us with the characteristic cowboy hat on his head and asked us if we wanted to come in to the show early for the sound check. I truly believe that Joe Strummer is one of the greatest musicians of the century, and that the music he created will immortalize him forever.

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London Calling came out when I was a junior in high school. Before I heard it, I was a normal teenager. That is to say I didn't care about much more than boys, clothes and what kind of car I drove. I had the germination perhaps of political leanings, but they certainly hadn't come to fruition. Then I heard that album. It changed me. It made me realize that anyone could care about what happens to others. That any voice made a difference. That telling people how you felt and where you stood made you a better person. Oh yeah, and it rocked! Since then, I have been politically active and always voiced my opinion and stood up for those who don't have a voice. Thank you to Joe Strummer. Thank you for making me a better person.You will be greatly missed but not forgotten. I just bought my kid London Calling. She will understand what I understood.
Jeannine Gage
Ormond Beach, Florida

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what a truly sad occasion. joe, we will miss you more than we know.

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I MET JOE ONCE AT HARTFORD,WEBSTER THEARTER.HES WAS VERY PLEASENT,KINDDA LIKE TALKING TO A COOL HIP UNCLE YOU HAVE.HE TOOK A COUPLE OF LUCKY STRIKES I WAS SMOKEING AT THE TIME.LEFT ONE FOR ME AND SIGNED MY PACK. IT WILL CHERISHED FOR GENERATIONS FOR ME.REST IN PEACE JOE,THANKS FOR MOVEING ME EVERY TIME I HEAR YOUR TUNES.....WITH MUCH LOVE,SEAN

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Embarking on a new journey,
Soul released from the pressures of society,
Oblivious matter free of humanity,
While the selfish remain, living in grief,
Your soul moves on resting eternally in peace,
Representation of life's longevity,
And how fast the earth can sweep you off your feet,
Blood stops flowing, heart no longer beats,
Is consciousness now part of your departed means?
Or an unrecognizable land where the heart and soul meet,
Free of your emotional attachments relative to personality,
Nature of life simple, immortality,
When your vision fades can you still see,
The pathway leading to your destiny,
Were all of those years of a faith a fallacy,
Or the transition into an everlasting being,
With all that could, should and just might be,
I'll never find out until it happens to me.

One Love!
Craig R.

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I was deeply saddened to hear about the loss of Joe. He was a true poet, but thankfully we still have that part of him.
Bless
M.A.

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Why else would I, as a 19 year old woman, be sitting alone in a dingy barrio, under the sweltering sun of the day in Managua, Nicaragua, all those years ago? Well, Joe Strummer of course. Many decisions in my life were made because of Joe, he helped to make me who I am today. I never got to see him play. I never got to meet him. I will go without those two great desires ever being fulfilled, but Joe will live on in me forever. A part of me is you, Joe, and I thank you. I love you. Spread the news tonight please, Sammy. They're searching every house on the grove. But don't go alone now, Sammy. The wind has blown away the corner soul...Joe, your soul lives in in all of us who you touched.
Jo Green, Calgary

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We'll all miss you, Joe.
I wish that I could have thanked you for all that great music, which helped get me through some very dark times in military school.
Good Bye, My Friend.
-zak, park ranger-Ft. Collins, Colorado

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i wake up this morning and i saw the face of joe in the mainpage of the newspaper, i was terrify, but... he did'nt die like syd and some stupid punk , he die with all my respect of the punk and he still one of my hero
reste en paix Joe

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Though we never met you were my friend Joe. I know this because when I heard that you had gone from us the pain and loss that I felt could only be from losing a friend. I loved what you stood for and wished that I could be like you, not the rockstar Joe but the passionate person that I thought cared about every poor person across the world that was miserable because of some other bastards greed. I heard you Joe, and you made me feel like we all could make the world a better place if we just spoke out. Don't worry Joe you did make a difference and I know that that was all you really wanted. I am now 32, married and have two little girls. Before meeting me my wife had never heard your voice. At first she didn't like your music but after explaining to her some of the lyrics and what you stood for she really heard your voice and liked you alot. Sometimes I when me and the girls are in the kitchen I put on London Calling and play Spanish Bombs and dance with them and they laugh and move in a way that I know would put a smile on your face. And one day I will have them read the lyrics and tell them about the dangers in the system that you, me and they live in. Yes you are still making a difference Joe and when my girls get older they will play your music and your voice and soul will cause such a huge echo in time that when the world does change it will be because of everyone that heard you and others like you that risked something to make the world a better place. My deepest sympathies to your family from mine and let them take comfort in the fact that you did make a difference and continue to.

The Spielmann Family

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Thank you for providing a politically charged world view to all who have or will experience The Clash. Rest in peace...
Please remember Victor Jara...

John Sterling

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This is truly one of the saddest days of my life. Visiting the Joe Strummer website to find out that he had passed away was a huge shock to me. The Clash are one of the most influential bands in my life.... one of the reasons that I picked up a guitar. It's odd to cry over the death of someone you never knew personally but I felt like I knew him personally through the fantastic music the Clash created . Rest In Peace Joe ....You will be greatly missed. PUNK ROCK BROTHER!

Heath White

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A great shock. The world was a much better place for him having been around. He was one of my heroes. Sally Branch

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Joe Strummer was a major inspiration in my life. He turned me on to so much music that I would have otherwise missed. I thought Global A Go Go was as good a record as he had ever made and I was hopeful he would come to the USA and play near Atlanta, where I live. I saw the Clash at the Fox Theatre in 1982 at a particularly rough patch in my life, and they gave me the inspiration to go on. While I can't miss Joe as much as his family and loved ones will, his passing leaves a hole in my heart.

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We'll have never forgot you, your songs and your atitude.
Everything about you is PUNK ROCK for me!
The world is still burning!

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The Clash changed my life.

Quinn Roberts
Napa, CA
USA

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It would be impossible to measure the impact you had on both society and global culture. Your music has inspired me and made me a more well-rounded person. God bless your family.

Midnight to six man

Mike T

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almighty joseph the voice of truth, your body has fallen but your spirit still guides us. never met you but i had a 8-track of the clash thats how far back we go ! peace to friends&loved ones
love mark
mark link
5927 sam smith rd.
birchwood tennesee
p.s. its raining!

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a light has gone out in my heart. rock on joe. i'll miss you.

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never felt so much like singing the blues

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Joe, your life and your music inspired me and SO many others. You made a huge difference in the world in so many ways and I will miss you. It's some consolation that you left us while you were still being productive, but I think about the work that was to come. . .

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Joe: so sorry for your wife and children - I can't even imagine their feeling of loss right now. I'm almost 40 now myself, with four young sons of my own. When I first heard you 25 years ago, you changed my life forever. If it hadn't been for your music and your words, I would have been a Young Republican instead of picking up a guitar and deciding to spend the rest of my life looking outside of American suburbia rather than wallowing in it and being consumed. Thank you for your inspiration, your dedication, your talent, your music, and your legacy. The world is a darker place without you now, but it's a better place for the time you were here and the life that you lived. Rest in peace.

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Woke up go the news on the radio the other day to the sad, sad news. The world seems a little emptier today knowing that Joe's energy and spirit has moved on.

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As zillions around the world, the Clash is - among other bands - one of the sparks that set the punk fire in me... rest in peace, Joe, and make the sky rock'n'roll

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Thanks for the music Joe!

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I spent my teenage being entertained, educated and guided by the lyrics and attitudes of The Clash. Joe was an extraordinary rock star who will be in my heart forever. Cheers Joe...fight for right...have a rest now.

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I was so sad to hear that Joe Strummer had passed. When something means a great deal to you, like the music and message of Mr. Strummer, you often can't see it until to is gone. Peace to you Joe Strummer.

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I am shocked to hear about the sudden death of Joe Strummer, I saw him in the uk 4 weeks ago on nov 21 2002 and he was brilliant, yet another of our talented music men has left us....rock on in punk heaven Joe you will be greatly missed, deepest sympathy to his lucy and his 3 daughters at this very sad time


marshwriggle

ROCK THE KAZBAH

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Hvala ti, Joe! Bija si najveci!

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11 years ago I've met Joe in a "¨Pogues" concert in Paris. We went to his hotel to have a drink after the gig, and for the night. We were with "Elno"
singer of: negresses vertes. Joe and Elno had sing an a capella song in the hotel hall.It stays for me one of the wonderfulest moment of my life.Love to all his families.
Fred.

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The world changed the day the Clash played their first gig...the world also changed the day Joe Strummer left us. One of the persons who made one of the biggest music revolutions is gone. Punk Rock is never going to be the same again...... Forever Joe Strummer!!! Forever The Clash!!!

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It Will Be A Very Sad Christmas....Ciao JOE!
Pierpaolo,Salerno,Italy.

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When It Rains It Really Pours... thank you dear brother. I´ll always be reminded of your lovely face and your beautiful voice. Miss you. Sepp

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If it werent for people like joe and bands like The Clash, there wouldnt be little punk kids like me... its hard to have someone you idolize just leave like that...its so sad... Its like god has taken all the good rock stars... hendrix...joplin...morrison...etc etc...im deeply saddend by all of this.. and send my condolences to the family of Joe... I ::heart:: you Joe... may your music live on forever......Love....forever Clash.... Mary Cutrali....

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"Rougher than rough
tougher than tough
Strong like Lion
We are Iron
Rudie don't fear boy
Rudie don't fear."

You stood up to the end. Thanks for setting the standard, Joe.

David Jager
Toronto

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Goodbye Joe,
thanks for writing great songs, and great music. Your music will live on forever.Death or Glory is just another story, but when ur gone it is more than just a story. It is a legend.
John, New York City

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Thanks for the message Joe,We all loved you down here in Atlanta.Not everybody got the Clash but they were The only Band that Mattered. BEN

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Joe,You and your music influenced my life,you were supreme at what you did,and you will be sadly missed..Gitalong! Gitalong!....John

DEATH IS A STAR!

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Joe Strummer will be survived in no small part by the kinship enjoyed by Clash fans the world over. Their music will always reside in a not so far off place in our collective hearts and minds. It's a place where your Dad is a bankrobber, where kids fight like different nations and where you were given grapes that loosen the screws in at the back of the tongue. It's a place where you sing the amerasian blues, where the towers of London are crumbling, where only guttersnipes know the truth. Thanks for the music, Joe. It will stir in that place throughout the ages.

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He was one the "real" heroes of my youth in the 80ies. I hope he will never be forgotten because without his work rock music would be much poorer! Robert Kreis (Cologne/Germany)

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Querido Joe
cuando estés en el purgatorio, dales caña a los angeles con tu energia. Seguro que te harán volver al infierno.
I will never forget you.
from Madrid

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Why do all the good guys die young? White Man In Hammersmith Palais is my fave song of all time and the first Clash album said everything to me about growing up in the late 70's. Truely a great guy, we'll miss you Joe.

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The Clash were THE seminal band of the last twenty years. Nobody rocked harder or smarter. Joe Strummer was a genuine voice: raucous, relevant, defiant, ironic, and ultimately enlightening. We'll miss you Joe.

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How could a man I never met have guided my life so much,Christmas 1977 brought to me my first record player, Joe then brought to me enlightenment.
The impact on my generation (and guitar sales) must never be underestimated.Its a funny thing but people that listen to the clash are really a breed apart, human beings,probably people who buy big issue and know about human right violations and question the motives of government rather than accepting life as it is, marketed to us by the suited money men.
Thanks Joe .
Carl Bottrell , Burton on trent , UK.

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Goodbye Joe,
thanks for writing great songs, and great music. Your music will live on forever.
Goodbye Joe

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christmas won't be happy this year, cause you are gone. You, and the Clash, were the only band to be as much loved by me (40 years old, old punk) and by my daughter (16) and her friends. But, overall, you were a great human being, who gave us strength to fight against all villains.And in this times of an announced war, we will surely miss you. So , say hello to angels and others, Mr Mellor. And a loving and friendly thought for your wife, daughters and all the people who loved you all over the world.
Stay free

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Joe Strummer was one of those people who had a great positive impact on everyone. He influenced me in many ways with The Clash and even after that. I am very sorry to hear about his death such a great mind...Like the song goes: "ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG". You're talent and your mind influenced all of us and will keep on influencing the futur generations.
R.I.P Joe Strummer.

JULIE

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heaven better get some earplugs
thanks for everything joe
we'll miss you

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mein beileid!

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Thank you Joe for inspiring a group of high school girls way way back in rural California. We will miss you terribly!

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A Prince among Thieves.Someone up there,do us a favor and thank him.
Andy Browne

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"I couldn't believe the news yesterday. I cannot close my eyes and make it go away". Joe died and with him a part of our youth died too. It's so strange to miss somebody you didn't meet personaly, but that's a fact. I miss him. Sylvie

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Joe.... theres nothing I can say except that you changed my life incredibly. There was the 'me' that existed before that fateful day I bought London Calling, and the 'me' that has existed ever since. You will never be forgotten, you are what rock n' roll should be.

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The only Person that matters as no longer with us.

Artur - Portugal

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gutted. cheers, Joe, hope they place you next to Joey in heaven's punk wing. if i knew st ann's was goodbye, i would have spent the week.

"What are we gonna do now?"

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All the good ones go!... Your music changed my life, Joe. You will be deeply missed.

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le rock conflanais est triste .nous avons vécus notre jeunesse bercée par les hymnes rock ,punk rock ,dub, reagge du grand clash.nous avons grandi mais nos sentiments n'ont pas changés et au fond de nous nous gardons cette étincelle de vie d'espoir et d'énergie que nous procure cette music .
même solo avec les mescaleros sur scène le frisson etait toujours présent.bacstage joe etait un homme simple disponible et accessible.
une tendre pensée pour sa famille et la grande famille rock issu de cette periode .le combat rock continue contre la médiocrité et le profit....
pascal A christophe P elise D Steph L et tous les amis ...

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The king is dead .
I saw the Clash many times in England and Germany , I even smoked dope backstage at the circus krone in Munich with the man . He was the best .

Truly a man of the people ( even if he did have a habit of falling off stage ! ).

Cheers Joe

Paul

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Joe... Straight to heaven, boy!

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Thank god you were absolutely vital till the very end. Superlatives are thrown around far too much in these times but Joe , you were indeed one of the greatest of all times. God. Allah, Vishnu rest your soul!!!

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Although we're too young to have ever seen The Clash(15&18 respectively) we fully understand how bitchin' they were in their hayday.we'll miss you Joe-you're fab!( cheeseboiger! 0)

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We've lost one of the true greats today. All through the years, while other fave bands' records have gathered dust on the shelf I have returned to the Clash over and over again for a jolt of pure, unadulterated, intelligent, interesting, and most of all, make-you-dance fucking great rocknroll.

I was having a beer last night and listening to my favourites: White Man in Hammersmith Palais, Complete Control, London Calling, and so on, and wishing Joe well in his new place. The main thing that I was thinking was this: Joe, you had a life well-lived.

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I hope Joe realized what he meant to so many people, to the very core of their beings. Even though I never met him, he had a great impact on the way I live my life, and I'm sure that is true for many others.

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Sad Christmas without joe. KTI and Yves from Toulouse (France)

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I LOVE YOU

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It's odd how someone you have never met; who lived thousands of miles away could be so close and so influential on your life. Joe will never be forgotten...

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Joe was a lyrical genius and his music made me politically aware. He revolutionized the punk scene. It saddens me to think that there aren't many more out there like him. I send my deepest regrets.

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Rock on: forever. ~Ellie Starr

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I think the recent loss of Joe Strummer holds effects to all of us. It's sad to see yet another talented influence on the music today so suddenly pass away. I can easily say that he will greatly be missed. Rest In Peace Joe. Go Easy, Step Lightly, Stay Free

Rachel

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Joe always walked it like he talked it. When it comes down to it, punk rock is a local thing - but to a kid growing up in Michigan in the 1980s, the Clash felt like cockney-accented next-door neighbors.
He's in love with rock'n'roll woaahh
He's in love with gettin' stoned woaahh
He's in love with Janie Jones
But he don't like his boring job, no...

RIP Uncle Joe.
Dave
Brooklyn, USA

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hi, i'm very sorry that joe has passed away. i may only be 20 but i can tell you for a fact that the clash is my favorite band of all time. he and the rest of the band touched my life in every way possible. i'm thankful for the life he lived and the wonderful music that he made. he was a beautiful person and i hope that he is resting in peace. my condolences and my love is being sent to you. i hope you are all doing well. love, Brenna Flint

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I spent my college years and beyond listening to The Clash. Rest in Peace, Joe.

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Joe Strummer was a musical giant. He will be badly missed. Here's to you Jimmy Jazz!

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Joe, you said yourself that you had much more to say. So I'll play your songs in my sets, I'll make certain my audience hears your words. Thank you for inspiration, dedication and perspiration. I leaned on you for a long time. Bob Ghandi

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Another hero gone. I can still see myself holding that first Clash album at the age of 18 (1980) when I first got into the new music. I so looked forward to his words and music for the next however many years. This one hurts.
Phil B

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Strummer has been around all my living life. It's sad to see that Era now has ended. I know a whole world of fans will mourn. My sympathy goes our to Joes family and friends. God bless.

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All the memories that mean so much! I will always remember the lyrics, the voice and the guitar work, A great man who's work influenced so many!
Joe is with Jerry now in a much better place!
Dave in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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A true legend!

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This is one of the saddest moments in my life. R.I.P. Joe. He was one of the greatest
Vuk

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Such sad news. He was an icon. God Bless Joe and prayers to your family. Julie - Horsham PA

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my heart goes out to Joes family & friends, today the world is a little less perfect. I am one of many who started to play guitar and write songs after hearing the clash as a kid. thanks Joe you will be missed!

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My 12 year old daughter asked me two weeks ago if I had any Clash. Still after all this time, the band's songs stand out against today's massive marketing seduction directed at my daughter's demographic. For myself, they were the coolest it got.

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Joe and his music helped me to come out of my shell at a crucial point in my life. Who knows WHO I would be today without this man and the way he lived and loved life - truly someone we can look up to. A legend that can never be replaced. My deepest sympathy and condolences for his family.

Gena K., Atlanta, GA USA

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Joe, why you went away without saying goodbye? Think, we'll never play again togheter. Still playing in heaven forever with Dee Dee, Joey and Sid.

Isidrez

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I fell to my knees and wept when i heard Joe was gone; he trans-
cended music and was a wonderful man and he'll be missed by
millions. Please keep on supporting the causes that Joe held dear.
GOD BLESS YA JOE. YOU WERE THE BEST!!!

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Just woke up. Day two ......no better. Watched various snippets of interviews with Joe and drank bottles of wine last night. Sombody called and hadn't heard. As I told them what happened I just broke down crying.

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I can't believe that he is not with us. He means more to me than words could ever express. He was and is one of the great ones and I will miss him greatly. I will never forget his humanity and will always find rightous inspiration from his work.
BOPST

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HIGH STREET STORE IS BOARDED UP AND THE TERRACE IT IS FENCED IN. SEE THROUGH SHIELDS ARE WALLED ACROSS THE WAY THAT YOU CAME IN. LYRICS MAY BE GARBLED BUT THE MESSGE WAS LOUD AND CLEAR. JOE STRUMMER WALKED THE SAME STREETS AS ME. HE GAVE US HOPE WHEN WE WERE TOLD WE WERE HOPELESS, HE SHOWED US HOW TO POSE, HE SHOWED US HOW TO PROTEST, HE REMAINED TRUE TO HIS ROOTS. HE WAS ALOT OF THINGS TO MANY BUT TO A FEW HE WAS JUST DAD AND WILL BE BADLY MISSED THIS CHRISTMAS. TOM, GREENOCK

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Thank you Joe

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The ice age is coming. RIP. Benjamin Popp

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Une page de notre jeunesse qui s'envole... Un fan français de la première heure.

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If there were just a few more Joe Strummers' in the world, this would be a hell of a better place. Beyond the music, one of the few people who had enough guts, enough compassion, enough vision to stand up and yell 'FUCK NO!' Raz- Royal Oak, Michigan USA

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My condolences to Jóe's family. I was a great fan of Joe Strummer.
From Portugal

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Last Wednesday, for no real reason, Clampdown sunk into my head. The normal remedy is to play such a song, so I put it on, then one song led to another, then one album to another...the next thing I knew I had all my Clash albums spinning, and I was pouring over the liner notes and playing them all like it was all brand new. I had two wonderful days of this, playing Clash albums back to back, capping the event off with a viewing of Westway To The World. All of these things are in my possession, so it's never hard to do. Two days later, I hear the news, Joe Strummer has gone.

I am thankful I was able to have one last Clash Marathon with him still here, any future Clash Attacks like that will be tinged with a melancholy realization of it all being posthumous.

Thank you Joe for living when you did.

- Fan Since 1986, Mark Fantino

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This holiday season will not be as bright with you gone from our world.My memories of you dates back to London, England in 1976.Thank you Joe for all your inspiration and for the incredible music you wrote over the years.You will be truely missed, but not forgotten.

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I have been Joe's biggest fan since his days with the Clash, Pogues, Mescaleros, etc. (My only Rock and Roll love interest from my teen years!) His legacy and music will live on in our hearts with his fantastic contribution to the world of music. I pray for the healing of his many friends and family - one of whom is my best friend here in Florida - Spider Stacey. I will continue to light candles for Joe as I'm sure he is lighting up the heavens with his creative spirit. Light, Love and Healing to you all- Mandy

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Con enorme stima, per quello che mi ha insegnato grazie alle sue canzoni.sempre con gli ultimi...mai con i primi... matteo da milano

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A great beacon of light has gone out. My sincerest condolences to his family and many friends and fans the world over. David DiPietro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

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Another sad day for rock 'n' roll!

I met Joe once and he was a friggin' nice guy.
http://www.cla.sc.edu/socy/faculty/deflem/Strummer.html

Rock on, Joe!

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I can't believe this. The man I admired for 20+ years is gone. To Luce & Joe's children, I am so sorry for your loss. Please take solace in the fact that you are not alone during this painfully difficult time. Joe was a hero to many; his words and actions touched the hearts and minds of a generation. God Bless you Joe Strummer!

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Takk for alt, mister!

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In High School Joe and the clash was my favorite band I know almost all their songs (I think ). Joe has been an important figure in my life,who helped confirm that I was as wierd as I thought and so was everyone else in the world. I'm 35 now and liveing the life I rebelled against, but thats OK And I hope my kids can learn the lesson that were all weird and thats OK to. Thanks Joe I'm sorry that you left so soon

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I was lucky enough to see the Clash at the famous series of concerts they had in Times Square. I saw the original line up at Kent State University in 1982. The one constant was Joe Strummer. I wanted to dress like him. I wish I had hair like him. His voice was not perfect..the band was never flashy. But they had substance and passion which we won't see again for a long time. I was hoping the Clash would reunite for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I cursed up a storm yesterday. Joe Strummer was everything that was good about Rock and Roll. He looked and lived the part and never compromised for his art. With Joey Ramone and now Strummer gone, will rock survive? God Bless you Joe and thanks for giving me the soundtrack of my youth.

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Joe has been my only musical (and not only) guide. I'm a singer and I'm 37. I've listened to his songs since I was 14.
. My tribute band "Radio Brixton", will play on 3rd January our usual Clash songs set: every breath we'll take will be dedicated to Joe.
Bye, my friend, thank's for all you did. Alessandro

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our thoughts & condolences within our hearts goes out to joe and his family. and now, we celebrate his life & will remember him dearly evermore..

"a feeling of not belonging in any one place or in any one moment, a wild restless longing to be elsewhere, everywhere, now" -kerouac.

'when a child is born he falls asleep and dreams the dream of life, when he dies and is buried in his grave he wakes up to the Eternal Ecstasy'

he will always be with us.

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Thank You for opening my ears. The silence will be deafening. Russ

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Joe, i love your voice, your talent, your spirit.
Only you now what you means for me.
Forever, believe me, for ever i remember you.

Javier

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a legend and a great guy ,sad loss to music and humanity the punk generations lennon ,sad sad day .my heart goes out to joes family
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London's burning with boredom now.
R.I.P. Joe Strummer.
Lasse Finland

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thanks for your music,you'll never forget r.i.p.

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I remember that morning in the late 70's when the black velvet Elvis painting's were in the livingroom like a shrine . And the night the dj broke in to song to play Imagine in memorie of Lennon .Or just 2 years ago when Joey Romone passed away .I felt bad , but not like yesterday.. Once in my life A huge man stood up and said things like ,it's not right for america to fund afganistan to fight the russians, it's not right to let central american druglords kill each other over drug power wars. Here was a man who said look at this world,

he kicked a whole in the world ,a sound vibration that shook the ozone his vioce and lyric's told me it's admarable to stand up and yell "look at this ,stop. this isn't right " change now or suffer the toil of conciquence.he showed us we can change and stand up against the norm. WE all thank him and this holiday it's ok to take out that old 60 lb spiked leather and trashed doc's because it's still alive Joe Strummer's message did get across .we are all shaken and will never forgett his message V.P. boston

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Joe's death has really hit me. it's a shame I never saw him play live, but I have the music in my heart, even if I lost all my vinyl and CD's today, Strummer's spirit lives on. the only thing that has affected me as much was the 9/11 tragedy. my heartfelt condolences to his family, I practically grew up with the Clash (I'm a 2nd gen fan) and sorta felt like he was an uncle, even though I only knew him like so many of you, through his music; he and his music were so unified that it was like knowing him personally. I know his friends and family are probably taking this a bit better than fans like us, especially a musician like me who patterned so much of who I am, on and off stage, after his example.
just imagine the conversations he's having in heaven and hell now, we know he'll always be Joe.

GUMBO!!!

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Nearly all what can be said has been said, but I have to write this. I am now 36 years old and I grew up with The Clash, they were what you call your heroes of your youth and it is so damn sad that Joe is gone now. I have seen him live in 1983 in Germany. I think i will watch Rude Boy now.
Damn, I still can't believe it. Klaus

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don't use the rules, they're not for you, they're for the fools...
joe strummer & the clash were probably the only real politically engaged punk band of the eara.
their words and their music will live on for youngsters of the 70s like me, and will no doubt be able to touch generations to come.
deepest sympathy to the family.
werner - brussels

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Joe,

The world will miss you - but our children will carry on the fight...

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since the age of 14 i have admired Joe strummer and he has had a lot of influence on the music i have listened to. He will be trully missed as he was a great musician
Dan

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Desde Peru mis condolencias por Joe uno de los pilares del punk ron, me hubiese gustado ver a los clash en vivo!! maldicion!!

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Just to say thanks and offer deepest sympathy to family and friends. In my opnion the best band ever to walk the earth and i am gutted to never meet him,

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Thank you Joe,for what you brought in the music scene and in my own life:
a different way of thinking,a lot of energy,and a positive attitude...
You'll stay in my heart,forever....love and respect.

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i`m totally shocked!!! i knew this day will come but not that fast!! joe,kick some ass in heaven!!see ya!

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thank you for your music, thank for your power, urs

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Sad day, Sad day. I remember being blown away by "London Calling" like it was yesterday. What a great artist Joe was. We'll miss ya, Strummer!!

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on ne s'est jamais vraiment rencontré
mais combien de fois nos chemin se sont croisés
attristé, ma rebellion continuera,
à la clash, comme on dit,
dans la rue, tu resteras a jamais

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Rock and Roll heaven will rock like never before. God bless you Joe.

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DZIEKI TOBIE I TWOJEJ MUZYCE JOE, JESTEM DOBRYM CZLOWIEKIEM. DZIEKUJE CI ZA TO!!!!
MACIEK, POLAND

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I can't say what I feel its too hard. Back in 1977 I was 15, I saw the Clash things were never the same. I saw you many times, Victoria Park, Lyceum etc etc. Joe your music helped me through many difficult times your were an inspiration to me and many others. Complete Control today remains one of my favourite ever songs, your music will live on forever. RIP Joe. Tracey

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The man who forever changed the way an entire generation will think about music has left us in great sorrow. Rest in peace Joe. Condoleances to his family and friends.

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A legend has passed. There will never be another like him!

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A great musician will be sadly missed.My thoughts go out to his friends and family at this time and i would like to thank joe for some of my favourite songs of all time.R.I.P and god bless you.
you will never be forgotten.
Graham Brown

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QUANDO HA SAPUTO DELLA MORTE DI JOE MI SONO SENTITA TRISTE E VUOTA,IL MIO SOLO SOGNO ERA QUELLO DI VEDERE I CLASH IN CONCERTO PER UNA VOLTA,ED ORA NON RIESCO NEANCHE AD ACCENDERE LO STEREO ED A RISENTIRE LA SUA VOCE.
RESTERAI SEMPRE CON NOI ANCHE SE CI MANCHERAI QUANTO TU NON PUOI SAPERE.
WE MISS YOU,STAY FREE.MARTA

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I will never forget Joe. I was lucky enough to meet him back in 1984. He was nothing but friendly. Probably the coolest man I've ever met. He showed me nothing but kindness during the couple of hours we talked. I will never forget that. My kindest wishes go out to Joe's family. Please stay strong. Joe will always be with us. Alan Lykins USA

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Sorry to see you go, Joe. I hope to see you again, in a better place. You're better off now than most of us. You will be missed. Bye for now, PUNK!

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It,s a shame that such a grat songwriter and insprirator has oassed away.

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Although I never met Joe, he was a profoundly important inspiration and guide. I'd like to express my heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and fellow fans. The world was a better palce because Joe Strummer lived.

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My prayers are with his family. A great man. A truly great man.

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I'M ONLY 17 AND MY ONLY DREAM WAS SEE ONE TIME THE CLASH IN CONCERT.
NOW I FEEL EMPTY AND SAD.JOE,I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER.
STAY FREE!!!MARTA FROM ITALY

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joe in my eyes you were one of the greats,i would even say legend you will be sadly missed. Can't belive your not here after only seeing you last month on Hastings pier brill as always.

Bernie

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Still young and so talented. Such a tragedy, but his legacy will live on through all of us that loved him so. Prayers go out to his family and friends.

Peace.
Sherrie - California - USA

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I was deeply upset upon hearing the tragic news. Joe has been a major influence in my life, especially his time with The Clash. I can't imagine the musical world without such a great human being. I wish all the best for Joe's family & friend & let them know my thoughts are with them.

Sharice xoxo

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what a sad day. Thank you for all, Joe. Paolo Italy

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The Clash were blessed relief from the vast wasteland of corporate pap passing as music. My band has and will continue to cover Strummer's intelligent and enjoyable compositions. He belongs to the ages.

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what a sad day. Thank you for all, Joe.

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After seeing the Sex Pistols last gig at Winterland in Jan. '78 I looked forward to seeing The Clash in Berkeley later that year. Until 1981 I had seen The Clash as many times as they played the Bay area and loved them. Goodbye Joe. You'll be missed by many. Michael-Trenton, MI

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I am amazed at this outpouring of affection for Joe Strummer. Perhaps selfishly, I thought that I was only one of a small number of remaining fans. Clearly I was wrong. Joe Strummer's music and lyrics were the soundtrack for so many of our lives. A generation has lost its voice...
-Greg C.

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So very sorry for the loss. The Clash and Joe had such a deep impact on my musical upbringing as a youth. We'll miss you here, and everywhere Joe

Mike

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i don't really know what to say exactly. i turned 18 in october and seeing joe in november was the best present i ever got. i left that show full of hope and inspiration. i will never forget that night...i spent all yesterday thinking about it...i haven't ever really felt like this so i didn't know how to deal with it but i'm pretty sure that if you put on your favourite clash record, joe's not dead at all. -- tom, england

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una triste noticia para este 24 de diciembre del 2002.Joder, vaya palo me he llevado al conocer la noticia.Se nos va uno de los mejores,con 2 pelotas y siempre coherente con lo que pensaba. Por suerte para los fans y para el resto de personas que quieran acercarse a su legado , ahí está la musica y la filosofia de vida que ha quedado plasmada en sus vinilos (si, yo soy de los de vinilo)
Mis mas sincero pesame para su familia y nunca te olvidaremos JOE CITY ROCKER

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No other rock star's death has moved me as Joe Strummer's does. Perhaps because his voice, his music, moved me so greatly. I have the Clash cd in my car now. It's always in there. I still listen to their music. I still love it at 32. I am just really really sad now.

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I'm a 21 year's spanish girl, and I only saw Joe strummer in the Barcelona concert but I always love The Clash and I will. I'm so sorry for his dead, but I always remember him. Nunca fue vencido!!!!!!

Layla

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i'm so deeply depressed,i've lost my idol and i've lost the man who sang my whole life ,i'm really near to the family,and to everyone who miss him.
Roma is burning with sadness now!!!!!!!!

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We mourn for Joe with You,

Radio Pancevo-Yugoslavia Crew

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Joe Strummer... he was THE GUY. He was the best man when it came to PUNK ROCK. And now... he's gone. And all left for us to do is mourn and listen a trillion times to "lost in the supermarket". Brazil will miss Joe Strummer.

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thanks for made the world not the same

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One day, seven years ago, I was in Portobello walking alone, crying alone, in love with a girl that had left the city, I was 18, knew nobody in London, far away from my country and the language of my heart. And then I saw Joe with his family. I didn't talk to you but it was not necessary. Nobody knows how strongly it helped me. Thank you, Joe, for that moment and so many others you've been with me through your music. Thank you very much, my friend. My condolences for the family.
Xabier S.A.

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There is a little bit missing this Christmas! RIP Joe. You will be sadly missed.

Wayne Leicester, England UK

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thank you for ipswich 1979 ,part of my youth has died ,stay free.

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The Clash was one of my biggest musical influences and changed my life for the better. I am deeply saddened by the loss of Mr. Strummer, that is why I have tried to do by part in keeping his memory alive by putting a small tribute to him on my web site, http://oiskinhead2.tripod.com/oiskinhead/ , I would appreciate it if everyone went there and checked it out. The tribute to Mr. Strummer will be getting bigger.

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Another voice of a generation passes which will be a great loss to all those who remember the days of Punk and Joe's vision and social comment present and for the future, which hoped a fairer and just society for all the world.
David

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Thanks for all the great music, you will never be forgotten. GOD bless.

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I'm a 42 year old middle class white man whose life was changed by Joe Strummer. This resonates with me more than the deaths of Elvis or John Lennon could ever do. His integrity, passion, internationalism - combined with unique musical and song-writing ability - will never be forgotten.

My thoughts are with his family. Thank you.

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Your my guitar hero...

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Almost saw you in Paris. You influenced generations, changed my outlook on many a thing. Rest in peace Mr. Strummer.

Jon

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i was one of your young punks joe.

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god bless joe

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He will allways be in our hearts and in our minds.
Our sincere condolences to all the family and friends of Joe.We have all lost such an important and wonderfull part of our lives.
R.I.P. Joe,
All our love, The band Chelsea.

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what's there left to say after soo many condolences of people all over the world...thank you Joe for making that beautiful music...for making me appreciate punk, rock, jazz, funk,reggae...there was no difference in music for you...nor in races...thank you for being such a great spirit.
Rock on up there Joe!
Kristof, Belgium.

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This will be the worst Christmas of my life. I´ll be fucked up drunk the whole holiday.

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If there really is a rock'n'roll heaven, I'd like to think that Joe's fronting the band. Maybe jammin' w