Change Quote by Chrissie Hynde

The Clash were a major influence on my own music. They were the best rock 'n' roll band. Thanks, Joe.

— Bruce Springsteen

“It’s embarrassing when the Clash are slavishly acclaimed by critics as the rock ’n’ roll band of the decade—and yet, what other band has so successfully…

— Sean Egan

The Clash is pretty much my favorite band, and their songs like 'Rock the Casbah' are political dance tracks.

— Vic Mensa

We were big Clash fans, you know, big Who fans and I think we would listen to this music and talk about music and…

— Gord Downie

I was not a fan of the Clash or, for that matter, any other punk band that existed.

— Glyn Johns

Punk rock seemed to make sense. I was listening to The Clash and I really loved their social messages and they have a great…

— Justin Sane

As a late teenager, the punk movement pushed me further. In particular, the Clash, which happened to leak through the time of disco, showed…

— Chuck D

I love English rock music the best and have always been fascinated by The Clash, especially Joe Strummer, their singer.

— Carla Bruni

“But the Clash as a performing band, either live on-stage, or back together in the studio: that can never happen again. It was hard…

— Marcus Gray

My favorite band of all time is The Clash. The thing I love about The Clash is they started out as guys who could…

— Michael Franti

“There was an intelligence about him (Joe Strummer) that allowed his band to change and evolve, just as Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols…

— Tony Parsons

From the age of 14 onwards it was really punk rock, The Clash particularly. I think I learnt more from them than I did…

— Paul Kaye