WERE THE CLASH BULLSHIT?

Out Of Control Cut The Crap Pop Idol auteur Cut The Crap Vice: Hi Vince. How many copies have you sold of your book? Vince White: What percentage of what he ever said re: politics do you think Joe Strummer actually believed? What was the most shocking incidence you ever witnessed of Bernie brainwashing Strummer? keep Management were kinda dumb in recruiting you as an energy-injecting bit-of-rough, but not realising that bits-of-rough are how they are because they are real-life snotty, damaged, issue-laden arseholes, right? In a recent interview you talked about how you don’t believe in multiculturalism. But given that The Clash were fullsquare aligned with all that Victoria Park, Rock Against Racism, “black n’ white unite” thing, surely you should’ve seen trouble ahead? Do you find it hilarious that everyone sort of assumed that, by being young and punk, you’d have orthodox socialist/leftist views, when in fact you were nothing of the sort? Did you ever meet Mick Jones? Did he treat you as a fellow trooper from the wars, or as a scab labourer? What about the rest of the cast? Did they have anything to say about your book? You have a lot of scorn for Clash fans. Do you think the nature of fanhood is stupidity? You come across as a very angry young man. Has the passage of time dulled this anger? Do you think that the industry machine’s grip over musicians has strengthened over time as it has become more systematised and cunning, or has technology, internet, etc. weakened it? Who’s the biggest asshole in music today? Check out Vince’s website, here. GAVIN HAYNES