756K views · 18 reactions | Originally known as the bass player in The Clash, a lifelong artist and style obsessive, Paul Simonon was one of the key architects of the aesthetics of punk. His obsession with dub and reggae helped broaden the sound of The Clash gloriously. | VICE | Facebook

Paul Simonon, cofounder of British punk pioneers The Clash, surprised young musicians The Whops as they covered “Guns of Brixton” and “Death or Glory” on a London street corner. In this once-in-a-lifetime encounter, Simonon sings along with the boys as they play two of the most recognizable tracks on The Clash's seminal 1979 album “London Calling.” | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

September 21st, 1979, at a Clash show at New York's Palladium. Paul Simonon's P Bass has only seconds to live! | Beneath The Bassline

Paul Simonon’s infamous broken bass smashed onto the stage floor at New York’s Palladium in 1979, and so became an iconic cover image. Now part of our free @TheClash #LondonCalling display opening 15 November. #MuseumofLondonCalling © The Clash Archive | London Museum