Passion Is a Fashion: The Real Story of the "Clash"

by PatGilbert (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2005

  $3.28

  The only internationally successful, million-selling group to emerge from the late seventies London punk scene, the Clash set out to change the world with a potent mix of politics, blazing rock and roll and iconic imagery. Passion is a Fashion draws on over 70 interviews with the key participants in the story - roadies, producers, friends and fans - and above all conversations with the band members themselves, including Joe Strummer before his death, to give the first real insight into what went on behind the scenes during the Clash's ten-year career. The 25th anniversary reissue of the Clash's classic London Calling album last year prompted a huge revival of interest in the band, which contributed to this book becoming a significant sales success in hardback. It was also acclaimed by reviewers and those close to the band as the definitive account, likely and deserving to stay in print for years to come. Gritty, independent-minded, compelling and above all authoritative, Passion Is A Fashion is the biography the Clash have long deserved.

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $14.69

  Pat Gilbert's definitive biography of the Clash - universally acclaimed as a great book - has already sold over 20,000 copies in paperback. Now, for the 30th anniversary of the band's classic London Calling album, it is reissued with a stunning new cover. For the book Pat Gilbert - a former Mojo editor with the highest credentials - talked to everyone, in over 70 interviews with the key participants - roadies, producers, friends and fans - and above all the band members themselves, including Joe Strummer before his death, to be able to give the first real insight into what went on behind the scenes during the Clash's ten-year career. With the surge in interest generated by the Shea Stadium live CD and the official Clash book, Passion Is A Fashion will attract a new sale as the only truly indispensable Clash book.