Mick Jones
Mick Jones during his time with Big Audio Dynamite (NYC, 1987)
Background information
Birth name	Michael Geoffrey Jones
Born	26 June 1955 (1955-06-26) (age 52)Brixton, South London, England
Genre(s)	Rock Punk rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, Guitarist
Years active	1975–present
Label(s)	CBS Records, I.R.S. Records, Radioactive Records
Associated acts	The Clash, General Public, Big Audio Dynamite, Carbon/Silicon

Mick Jones on stage with The Clash

Mick Jones (born Michael Geoffrey Jones, 26 June 1955, Brixton, South London, England) was the lead guitarist and a vocalist of the legendary British band, The Clash, before being fired in 1983. He has had subsequent careers as the frontman of the rock bands Big Audio Dynamite, Big Audio Dynamite II and currently tours with fellow punk icon Tony James as Carbon/Silicon. Spooky Tooth was an English progressive rock band from the late 1960s. ... Foreigner is a hard rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, along with then unknown vocalist Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico). ... Mick Jones (born Michael Leslie Jones, December 27, 1944 in Horsell, Surrey, England) is a guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of the rock band Foreigner. ... Image File history File links Bad-mick-pen-nyc. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Brixton is an area of South London, England, part of the London Borough of Lambeth. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... I.R.S. Records was a record label, started in the US in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg and Carl Grasso. ... Radioactive Records is an American record label. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The band General Public formed after the 1983 break-up of The Beat (see 1983 in music). ... Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) was a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of The Clash, Mick Jones. ... Carbon/Silicon (left to right): William Blake, Danny The Red, Mick Jones and Tony James Carbon/Silicon is a rock band formed in 2004 by two punk rock legends: Mick Jones of The Clash and Tony James of Generation X. Similar in many respects to Jones earlier work in Big... Image File history File links Mick Jones on stage with the Clash File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Mick Jones on stage with the Clash File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Brixton is an area of South London, England, part of the London Borough of Lambeth. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) was a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of The Clash, Mick Jones. ... Big Audio Dynamite II, or BAD II, most often refers to Mick Joness UK-based, dance-rock band after the original Big Audio Dynamite dissolved in 1990. ... Tony James on stage with Carbon/Silicon Tony James (born on 12 April 1958) is a British musician, best known as a bassist of Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik. ... Carbon/Silicon (left to right): William Blake, Danny The Red, Mick Jones and Tony James Carbon/Silicon is a rock band formed in 2004 by two punk rock legends: Mick Jones of The Clash and Tony James of Generation X. Similar in many respects to Jones earlier work in Big...

Early life

Jones was born in Brixton to a Welsh father and a Russian Jewish mother. He spent much of his early life living with his grandmother, Stella, in Wales while his parents struggled to make ends meet, unable to stay afloat financially due to the closure of mines and factories in Wales.^{[citation needed]} Jones went to art school, because "[he] thought that's how you get into bands and stuff". ^[1] This article is about the country. ... The vast territories of the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest Jewish population in the world. ... This article is about the country. ...

"I used to follow bands around. I followed Mott the Hoople up and down the country. I’d go to Liverpool or Newcastle or somewhere—sleep on the Town Hall steps, and bunk the fares on the trains, hide in the toilet when the ticket inspector came around. I’d jump off just before the train got to the station and climb over the fence. It was great times, and I always knew I wanted to be in a band and play guitar. That was it for me". ^[2]

The Clash

Main article: The Clash

When he was 21, he (and Paul Simonon) saw Joe Strummer singing in a pub and asked Strummer to join their new band. Jones said in an interview in 1979 for the NME: "With Joe I could see he was a great performer saddled with a duff band." Simonon later thought of the name of the band (The Clash) by looking at the Evening Standard. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Paul Simonon (born December 15, 1955 in Brixton, London, England) is best known as the bass guitarist and vocalist for punk rock band The Clash. ... For other persons named John Mellor, see John Mellor (disambiguation). ... “Pub” redirects here. ... For other uses, see NME (disambiguation). ... Headlines of the Evening Standard on the day of London bombing on July 7, 2005, in Waterloo Station The Evening Standard is a British tabloid newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast England. ...

Jones played lead guitar, sang, and co-wrote songs from the band's inception until he was fired by Strummer and Simonon in 1983. Jones' lack of punctuality played a major role in his dismissal from the band; he would frequently abandon rehearsals and gigs. Lead guitar refers to a role within a band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ...

For his time with The Clash, Jones, along with the rest of the band, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.[1] The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ...

Big Audio Dynamite

Main article: Big Audio Dynamite

After his expulsion from The Clash, Jones was briefly a founding member of General Public. However, by the time that band's debut album appeared, Jones was no longer an official band member, although he did play guitar on many of the album's tracks. Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) was a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of The Clash, Mick Jones. ... The band General Public formed after the 1983 break-up of The Beat (see 1983 in music). ...

Leaving General Public behind, in 1984 Jones formed Big Audio Dynamite (often shortened to B.A.D.) with film director Don Letts, who had directed various Clash videos and later the Clash documentary Westway to the World. The band's debut album This Is Big Audio Dynamite was released the following year, with the song "E=MC²" getting heavy rotation in dance clubs, and both singles "Medicine Show" and "E=MC²" charting in the UK Singles Chart. Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) was a British musical group formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of The Clash, Mick Jones. ... Don Letts is a British film director and musician. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... A documentary film about the British punk rock band The Clash. ... This is Big Audio Dynamite album cover This Is Big Audio Dynamite was the debut album by the 1980s band Big Audio Dynamite, lead by former Clash band member Mick Jones. ... E=MC² is a song written by Mick Jones, the guitarist and singer of The Clash and performed by his post-Clash band Big Audio Dynamite. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ...

For Big Audio Dynamite's second album, No. 10 Upping St., Jones reunited with Strummer. Together, the two wrote several songs on the album, including "Beyond the Pale", "V. Thirteen", and "Sightsee M.C."; Strummer also co-produced the album. Their reunion did not last long, and following that collaboration, the two did not work together again for some time. No. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...

Big Audio Dynamite's third album, Tighten Up, Vol. 88, featured cover art painted by the ex-Clash bassist, Paul Simonon. Shortly following its release, Jones developed pneumonia and spent several months in hospital.[2] After his recovery, Jones released one more album with Big Audio Dynamite, Megatop Phoenix, before reshuffling the line-up and renaming the band Big Audio Dynamite II and releasing The Globe album. Tighten Up, Vol. ... An album cover is a cover used to package commercial audio recordings such as the printed cardboard covers that were typically used to package 12 gramophone records from the 1960s through to the 1980s when the 12 record was the major format for distribution of popular music. ... Example of book cover art. ... This article is about human pneumonia. ... Megatop Phoenix is the fourth and last studio album by the original line-up of Big Audio Dynamite, released in 1989. ... Big Audio Dynamite II, or BAD II, most often refers to Mick Joness UK-based, dance-rock band after the original Big Audio Dynamite dissolved in 1990. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

In 1991, Jones was featured on Aztec Camera's song "Good Morning Britain", with Roddy Frame. Aztec Camera is a Scottish New Wave music band from Glasgow. ... Roddy Frame (born January 29, 1964 in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) is the founder of the 1980s indie band, Aztec Camera. ...

The band's line-up was reshuffled again in 1994, and they released the album Higher Power under the name Big Audio. In 1995, a greatest hits album, Planet B.A.D. was released as well as a studio album called F-Punk under the original Big Audio Dynamite name. A further album, Entering a New Ride was recorded in 1997, but was only released on the internet due to disagreement with Radioactive Records, their then record label. One more "best of" collection, called Super Hits, was released in 1999. Alcoholics Anonymous uses the term A Power Greater Than Ourselves also referred to as The Higher Power when used by recovered alcoholics who have experienced the magic worked by the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. ... Big Audio Dynamite is the primary musical outlet of Mick Jones, formerly of punk pioneers The Clash. ... F-Punk is the last officially released studio album by Mick Jones post-Clash band Big Audio Dynamite. ... Entering a New Ride is a downloadable album by Big Audio Dynamite, led by former Clash band member Mick Jones. ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... Radioactive Records is an American record label. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ...

Recent projects

In 2002, Jones teamed up with former London SS, Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik member Tony James to form a new band named Carbon/Silicon. The band has toured the United Kingdom and has performed a number of anti-fascist benefit concerts; they have also recorded three albums: A.T.O.M, Western Front and The Crackup Suite which were available online for free. Their first real release was The News EP. The band encourage their fans to share their music on P2P networks, and allow the audio and video taping of their shows. Their first song, "MPFree" is an anthem for P2P file sharing [3]. London SS was Mick Jones and Paul Simonons band prior to joining up with Joe Strummer and Terry Chimes to form The Clash. ... Generation X were a pop-influenced punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe. ... Sigue Sigue Sputnik is a British pop-cyberpunk band led by former Generation X bassist Tony James. ... Tony James on stage with Carbon/Silicon Tony James (born on 12 April 1958) is a British musician, best known as a bassist of Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik. ... Carbon/Silicon (left to right): William Blake, Danny The Red, Mick Jones and Tony James Carbon/Silicon is a rock band formed in 2004 by two punk rock legends: Mick Jones of The Clash and Tony James of Generation X. Similar in many respects to Jones earlier work in Big... A classical music concert in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2005 Kasia Kowalska concert in Warsaw A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ... A.T.O.M (Alpha Teens On Machines) is an action figure spin off line of the Action Man franchise distributed by Hasbro, an animated series has also been produced to promote the toyline, it has aired so far on Jetix U.K. The series will broadcast on ABC Family... Western Front is a downloadable album by a British duo Carbon/Silicon, consisting of Mick Jones (The Clash) and Tony James (Generation X). ... The Crackup Suite is a mini-album by Carbon/Silicon and their third official release, put out on March 9, 2007 (see 2007 in music). ... The News is an EP by British rock band Carbon/Silicon, released in 2007 (see 2007 in music). ... A peer-to-peer (or P2P) computer network is a network that relies on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than concentrating it in a relatively few servers. ...

Jones has also become an occasional producer. He was at the controls for the London based band The Libertines debut album Up The Bracket. The CD was critically well received, both in the UK and U.S. Jones stayed on to produce the band's second and final album, eponymously titled The Libertines. He also produced Down In Albion, the debut album of former Libertines lead singer and guitarist Pete Doherty's new group Babyshambles. This article is about the band The Libertines. ... Up the Bracket is the debut album from The Libertines, released on the 14th of October, 2002, reaching #35 in the UK Albums chart. ... A compact disc or CD is an optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... The Libertines is the second, self-titled and final album by the British post-punk revival band The Libertines. ... Down in Albion is the first album by Baby Shambles, Pete Dohertys post-Libertines band. ... Peter Doherty (born March 12, 1979) is an English musician, artist and poet. ... This article is about the band Babyshambles. ...

Jones is also credited with contributing guitar and vocals to "Mal Bicho," the lead track of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs' album Rey Azucar. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are a latin-rock band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. ...

He recently provided the score for Nick Mead's film, Dice Life - the Random Mind of Luke Rhinehart, a contemporary dance film created by Nick Mead and Wayne McGregor, featuring Luke Rhinehart, author of The Dice Man. This article is about motion pictures. ... Luke Rhinehart is the pen name of the author George Cockcroft (see that entry for a biography). ... For other uses, see Diceman. ...

At the NME Shockwave 2007 awards, Jones took to the stage and performed with Primal Scream.[4] For other uses, see Primal Scream (disambiguation). ...

Other information

• Jones produced the 1982 Theatre of Hate album "Westworld", editing snippets of film dialogue into the songs, a technique he was to develop further with Big Audio Dynamite.
• Jones has a cameo appearance in the 2003 film Code 46, singing the Clash song "Should I Stay or Should I Go" in a karaoke club.
• Jones could be seen in the video for the Babyshambles and friends cover of The Clash song, "Janie Jones", which was recorded for the Strummerville foundation.
• In 2006, Jones was seen in the music video for the Johnny Cash song, "God's Gonna Cut You Down".
• Big Audio Dynamite's "E=MC²" is generally credited as the very first song to use a sampling technique.
• Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon of The Clash play the two police officers in the video for Big Audio Dynamite's "Medicine Show".

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External links

• Revolution Rock
• Big Audio Dynamite Fan Site
• Carbon/Silicon Official Website
• Official Carbon/Silicon Fan Site
• onemickjones.com

References