Posted in British, fashion, history, Icons, pop culture, style, tagged 1970s, 1980s, fashion, Joe Strummer, menswear, Mick Jones, music, Paul Simonon, Punk, rock and roll, The Clash on September 25, 2009| 4 Comments »
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“When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don’t learn nothing, cause hey, it’s not your fault, it’s his fault, over there.”
-Joe Strummer of The Clash
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Joe Strummer of The Clash
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"London Calling" --The Clash
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Joe Strummer of The Clash
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Mick Jones of The Clash
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Posted in American, fashion, history, Icons, pop culture, style, tartan, vintage, tagged 1950s, 1960s, Bo Diddley, fashion, Gretsch, guitar, history, music, plaid, rock and roll, tartan, vintage on July 12, 2009| 8 Comments »
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“Don’t let your mouth write a check that your tail can’t cash.”
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–Bo Diddley
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Bo Diddley had an enormous impact on the development of popular music, largely due to his emphasis on rhythmic elements.
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“I opened the door for a whole lot of people– and they just ran through and left me holding the knob.”
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–Bo Diddley
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Bo Diddley in action on his signature Gretsch guitar --late 1950s.
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“I thank you in advance for the great round of applause I’m about to get.”
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–Bo Diddley
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Bo Diddley on guitar with Jerome Green on the left playing maracas --late 1950s.
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“I made Bo Diddley in ’55, and everybody freaked out. Caucasian kids threw Beethoven in the garbage can.”
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–Bo Diddley
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