Docs Around The Clock
- 25 May 07, 03:14 PM
I once spent an emotional afternoon in Soho with Joe Strummer. It was shortly after his comeback with the Love Kills soundtrack, and he was enjoying the post-Clash acclaim. So we hoisted a series of cold drinks in the John Snow on Broadwick Street. After a few minutes pretending to be a proper journalist, I quickly reverted to gushing fan mode and he kindly accepted my testimony.
By the end of the day, we had been joined by his tailor and his bookmaker. Joe was explaining how The Clash would reform in time and why the party lifestyle should be saved up for and then vigorously spent. He finished off a pack on Winstons and plonked his feet on the table. ΅°Never take your boots off,΅± he told me, sagely. He΅―d picked up the advice from some old general, and the meaning was clear. You should always be ready for a ruckus and never so domesticated that it cramps your style.
This week, a rather contentious print advert has pictured Joe in heaven, wearing his angels robes and a pair of Doc Martens on his feet. His fellow angels are Kurt Cobain and Sid Vicious, who also wear the boots, just like they used to do on Earth.
The advert has misfired, Courtney Love is affronted and the marketing agency has apologised. But part of me approves of the idea. In my mind Joe is definitely wearing a pair of Docs or possibly his engineer boots up there. And they ain΅―t coming off.
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