![Iggy Pop - The Stooges were a hard core punk band who inspired a generation themselves, but according to Iggy Pop, The Clash were seminal to their work. Talking about Joe Strummer, Iggy said,]()
Iggy Pop - The Stooges were a hard core punk band who inspired a generation themselves, but according to Iggy Pop, The Clash were seminal to their work. Talking about Joe Strummer, Iggy said, "Joe was as huge an inspiration to me now as he was in 1977. He combined cool with an uncompromising stance, infused reggae into punk and taught a whole generation of us more about politics than any number of teachers or politicians."
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Green Day - "We love The Clash", said Billie Joe Armstrong. Although more sterilised than The Clash, Green Day's stage presence is clearly reminiscent of them.
![NOFX - Lead singer, Fat Mike, once said that his ska and reggae influences came directly from The Clash and that]()
NOFX - Lead singer, Fat Mike, once said that his ska and reggae influences came directly from The Clash and that "all the good ska and reggae come from punk bands."
![Moby - This EDM vegan may not be punk rock but has claimed that,]()
Moby - This EDM vegan may not be punk rock but has claimed that, "The Clash changed my life in a fundamental way. Their mixture of politics and music shaped my beliefs and tastes and made me the person I am today."
![Manic Street Preachers - This 90's rock band were fashioning themselves after the Clash in an attempt to restore rock music]()
Manic Street Preachers - This 90's rock band were fashioning themselves after the Clash in an attempt to restore rock music "at a time when Britain was dominated by trancey shoegazers and faceless, trippy acid house."
![Beastie Boys - The New York trio may be well versed in hip hop and rap, but they certainly knew how to rock the stage with their electric guitars. 'Fight For The Right', 'No Sleep Til Brooklyn' and 'Sabotage' were definitive punk tracks. Ad Rock stated that The Clash were one of his earliest influences, after seeing them perform live.]()
Beastie Boys - The New York trio may be well versed in hip hop and rap, but they certainly knew how to rock the stage with their electric guitars. 'Fight For The Right', 'No Sleep Til Brooklyn' and 'Sabotage' were definitive punk tracks. Ad Rock stated that The Clash were one of his earliest influences, after seeing them perform live.
![Bruce Springsteen - Proclaiming that]()
Bruce Springsteen - Proclaiming that "The Clash were a major influence on [his] music" and that they were "the best rock n roll band", The Boss performed the anthemic 'London Calling' at Glastonbury in 2009.
![Rancid - If their 1998 album Life Won't Wait won't convince you that The Clash were amongst their strongest influences, their cover of 'Cheat' certainly will.]()
Rancid - If their 1998 album Life Won't Wait won't convince you that The Clash were amongst their strongest influences, their cover of 'Cheat' certainly will.
![U2 - The biggest band to come out of Ireland sat on the border of pop and rock throughout their career. Bono has accordingly given accreditation to The Clash for their sound. According to Bono,]()
U2 - The biggest band to come out of Ireland sat on the border of pop and rock throughout their career. Bono has accordingly given accreditation to The Clash for their sound. According to Bono, "[The Clash] wrote the rule book for U2."
![Pet Shop Boys - The electronic pop duo's experimental music may not spell anarchy and mischief, but nonetheless, The Clash had a strong influence on Neil Tennant, who stated,]()
Pet Shop Boys - The electronic pop duo's experimental music may not spell anarchy and mischief, but nonetheless, The Clash had a strong influence on Neil Tennant, who stated, "The Clash had a massive influence on me in my teenage years and even now, 25 years later, hardly a week goes by without one of their albums featuring on my CD player."
![Anti-Flag - These Clash fans loved them so much that in 2009, they performed a full set comprising only Clash covers at Hoodwink in East Rutherford, New Jersey.]()
Anti-Flag - These Clash fans loved them so much that in 2009, they performed a full set comprising only Clash covers at Hoodwink in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
![Rise Against - This melodic hard core Chicago punk band never shy away from their political stances and their cover of 'White Riot' was a true reflection of this.]()
Rise Against - This melodic hard core Chicago punk band never shy away from their political stances and their cover of 'White Riot' was a true reflection of this.
![The Pogues - 'Fairytale of New York' seems to distract from the fact that The Pogues are an organic Irish punk band at their core. In their words, The Clash]()
The Pogues - 'Fairytale of New York' seems to distract from the fact that The Pogues are an organic Irish punk band at their core. In their words, The Clash "influenced more than twenty-five years of music and musicians."
![Bad Religion - Their heavy punk sound was undoubtedly lifted from the likes of the Ramones, The Clash and The Sex Pistols.]()
Bad Religion - Their heavy punk sound was undoubtedly lifted from the likes of the Ramones, The Clash and The Sex Pistols.