just because Rhodes was a mate of McLaren and the Sex Pistols opened for Strummer's previous band? 'we’re anti-Fascist, we’re anti-violence, we’re anti-racist, and we’re pro-creative' doesn't sound like the manifesto of a boy band
Well, it’s not like the Pistols’ motto was particularly “boy band” either, but they were also assembled by a manager to hit a specific demographic and vibe, and they were definitely meant to be an answer to the Pistols. I still love the Clash, but reading about them was a bit shocking
The sad thing about music is that whatever the image is, it’s always a bit of a lie, and it’s always at least partially about marketing. The worst thing about spending most of my adult life writing about music is the loss of naïveté about the actual business. Still trying to recover from it.
