Quote: "I'm kind of a fan of One Direction, funnily enough. I think they're very talented... There's more than meets the eye to them." Foreigner star Mick Jones admits he has a soft spot for boy band One Direction.
Fact: Punk icon Mick Jones gave Paul Weller fans a treat on Thursday night (12Mar15) when he joined the mod hero onstage during a gig in Stoke, England. The Clash guitarist performed The Changingman with the former The Jam frontman, marking the first time the two British rockers have ever played together.
Quote: "He said, 'Mick, tell me when you want to come back and play. We will always have you.'" Big Audio Dynamite star Mick Jones on reuniting his 1990s band for promoter Paul Tollett's Coachella Festival after playing there with Gorillaz in 2010.
Fact: Former The Clash guitarist Mick Jones is to display a collection of his personal belongings as part of a London exhibition. The items to go on show at the The Rock And Roll Public Library in March (09) include customised stage clothes, instruments, flight cases, recording gear, posters, boxes of correspondence and song lyrics.
Fact: Artists including Lily Allen, Mick Jones, Duffy and Estelle are lending their vocals to the new War Child charity album. The stars will cover classic tracks for the LP Heroes, which is slated for release in the U.K. on 19 February (09).
Quote: "My first instrument was a Stylophone - a little hand organ played with a pen that you hear on David Bowie's SPACE ODDITY." The Clash star Mick Jones on his early musical talents.
Quote: "He's doing all right at the moment... You've got to go through it yourself and figure it out. I did try (to help) a little... You care about people and you try to offer good advice." Former The Clash star Mick Jones on pal Pete Doherty.