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Mick Jones
Sign in to saveBritish musician and singer (born 1955)
Film & TV
Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Known for
- Rebel Dread — Self2022
- England 792019
- Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers — Self2017
- The Clash: New Year's Day '772015
- The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead — Self2015
- The Clash The Ultimate Review2012
- The Clash: The Rise and Fall of The Clash2012
- Punk Britannia at the BBC — Self2012
- Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless — Self2011
- The Making of Plastic Beach — Self2010
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Key facts
- Born
- Michael Geoffrey Jones , ( 1955-06-26 ) 26 June 1955 (age 70) , Wandsworth , London, England
- Genres
- Punk rock post-punk new wave experimental rock alternative rock
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter singer record producer
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals keyboards
- Years active
- 1975–present
- Labels
- CBS I.R.S. Radioactive
- Member of
- Carbon/Silicon
- Formerly of
- The Clash Rich Kids General Public Big Audio Dynamite Gorillaz London SS
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Wandsworth
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- hard rock
- Instrument
- musical keyboard
- Record label
- I.R.S. Records
- Image
- Mickjones.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mick Jones
- date of birth
- 1955-06-26
- lifestyle
- vegetarianism
- birth name
- Michael Geoffrey Jones
- name in native language
- Mick Jones
- different from
- Mick Jones
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- member of
- Big Audio Dynamite
- unmarried partner
- Viv Albertine
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Geoffrey Jones (born 26 June 1955) is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as co-founder and lead guitarist of punk rock band the Clash, until his dismissal by frontman Joe Strummer in 1983. In 1984, he formed Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts. Jones has played with the band Carbon/Silicon along with Tony James (formerly of Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik) since 2002 and was part of the Gorillaz live band for a world tour in 2010. In late 2011, Jones collaborated with Pete Wylie and members of the Farm to form the Justice Tonight Band.
Early life
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