Joe Strummer Short Quotes

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White riot! I wanna riot!
White riot! a riot of my own.

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I like to just feel how I feel and not worry about it really.

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All the power's in the hands of people rich enough to buy it.

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Anybody who makes speeches written by someone else is just a robot.

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The way you get a better world is, you don't put up with substandard anything.

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No man's land. There ain't no asylum here.
King Solomon he never lived 'round here.

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You have the right not to be killed, unless it was done by a policeman or an aristocrat.

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Singing into a cold wind is the worst nightmare for any singer. You could hear it in the voice.

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For me the music is a vehicle for my lyrics. It's a chance to get some really good words across.

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Career opportunities, the ones that never knock,
Every job they offer you is to keep you out the dock.

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Everyone has got to realise you can't hold onto the past if you want any future. Each second should lead to the next one.

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My motto is, 'What's the hurry?' I'm trying to get it across to the modern world that we need to sit around and think a little bit more.

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The toughest thing is facing yourself. Being honest with yourself, that's much tougher than beating someone up. That's what I call tough.

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I would say it was about time that you believe in something. And sex and drugs and rock 'n' roll ain't it.... A lot of people used to think they were.

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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.

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What I like about playing America is you can be pretty sure you're not going to get hit with a full can of beer when you're singing and I really enjoy that!

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It's good to be sent back to the underground. There's always a good side to bad things and the good side to this is that at least everyone has to go back down.

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I just want to go back to rockin', but I'm uncertain as to what to actually do … The truth is, I never stopped thinking about rock 'n' roll for a second that I'm on holiday.

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The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin Engines stop running, but I have no fear 'Cause London is drowning and I live by the river

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London Calling - Yes, I was there, too,
And you know what they said? Well some of it was true.
London Calling at the top of the dial…
And after all this, won't you give me a smile?

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I'd define it as self-awareness: an ability to trust your own judgment. An ability to see through veils of bullshit or spins on stories or propaganda. Maybe an ability to think for yourself.

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I think that the corporation is running it and will always make it appeal to the lowest common denominator. I think we're going to have to forget about the radio and just go back to word of mouth.

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