Guitarist Mick Jones recruited Paul Simonson to play bass, and even though they had a lead singer for a while, they were still looking for someone special.Īround that time Strummer saw the Sex Pistols play it changed his life. They each played in pub rock and proto punk bands until each of their groups broke up in 1976.
The members of The Clash were circling each other for quite some time in the mid-70s.