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Mick Jones

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Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones (born 26 June 1955) was the lead guitarist and a vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash until his dismissal in 1983. He went on to form the band Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts before line-up changes led to the formation of Big Audio Dynamite II and later Big Audio.

In recent years Mick Jones has been collaborating with fellow punk icon Tony James, using the moniker Carbon/Silicon, and has released several albums of original material between 2002 and 2007.

He is also famous for having produced The Libertines' Up the Bracket, The Libertines' eponymous album, and Babyshambles' debut album, Down in Albion.

He played the piano part on The Libertines' The Man Who Would Be King.

NameMick Jones


Full nameMichael Geoffrey Jones


Born68 years, 26.Jun 1955