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Former Clash band-mates have spoken openly about offers to reform the punk band, and have said that the reason they haven't done so is that it simply "didn't feel right".
In an interview with Billboard, Jones explained "We had opportunities. That's it, really. It didn't happen. We didn't want to do it." Despite not reforming the band, guitarist Jones and bassist Simonon have remained close, having produced Clash film London Calling together in 2011.
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On the possibility of the band reforming, Simonon is equally reluctant, stating "It's a better story at the end of the day that we didn't get back together. We saved all that time and effort by not reforming. It seems like we would have squandered what we'd achieved by reforming."
On the recent spate of bands who have reformed, including The Stone Roses and The Happy Mondays, he is fairly cynical, claiming "Why do people get together? Why do bands reform? Oh, they're good mates. Well, that's nice. It's usually because of a financial situation that has to be adhered to. Basically, everyone's broke."
You can hear Jones and Simonon on Radio 6 on Boxing Day on The Radio Clash show.
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