Paul Simonon

Paul Simonon

Birthday: 1955-12-15

Place of Birth: Brixton, London, England, UK

Biography: Paul Gustave Simonon (born 15 December 1955) is an English musician and artist best known as the bassist for the Clash. More recent work includes his involvement in the supergroup the Good, the Bad & the Queen and playing on the Gorillaz album Plastic Beach in 2010, which saw Simonon reunite with the Clash guitarist Mick Jones and Blur frontman Damon Albarn – and which also led to Simonon becoming the live band's touring bassist for Gorillaz's Escape to Plastic Beach Tour. Simonon is also an established visual artist.

Movies

Punk and Its Aftershocks
Punk and Its Aftershocks

Documentary about the pedigrees of punk featuring The Boomtown Rats, Sex Pistols, Pretenders, The Cl...

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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains

Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death....

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Rude Boy
Rude Boy

Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part 'rockumentary', featuring a British punk ...

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The Clash: Westway To The World
The Clash: Westway To The World

A 2000 documentary film about the British punk rock band The Clash. In 2003 it won the Grammy Awards...

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Ennio
Ennio

A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the ...

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The Clash : The Essential Clash
The Clash : The Essential Clash

Formed in 1976, The Clash embodied passion, idealism and political social zeal. Blending rock, regga...

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Carnival!
Carnival!

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Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story
Speed Is Expensive: The Philip Vincent Story

Philip Vincent built the fastest and most glamorous motorcycles in the world - yet he ended his days...

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Rebel Dread
Rebel Dread

Documentary about Don Letts who played a leading role in pop history. Letts injected Afro-Caribbean ...

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The Clash: New Year's Day '77
The Clash: New Year's Day '77

Built around the earliest, until now unseen, footage of the Clash in concert, filmed by Julien Templ...

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The Making of Plastic Beach
The Making of Plastic Beach

A documentary about the production, recording and development of Gorillaz' third studio album, Plast...

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The Punk Rock Movie
The Punk Rock Movie

Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78...

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Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers

Documentary about reggae music and culture in London in 1977. Filmed in Super 8 camera by Don Letts....

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Punk: Attitude
Punk: Attitude

From London's 1970 mod scene to Sonic Youth, punk music has always been about attitude and anarchy. ...

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The Clash: Live in Munich, 3rd October 1977
The Clash: Live in Munich, 3rd October 1977

Included as a bonus feature on The Clash's film Rudeboy...

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Gorillaz: Plastic Beach Live at La Musicale
Gorillaz: Plastic Beach Live at La Musicale

Gorillaz fantastic concert at the 20th anniversary of the french TV show "La Musicale"....

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Just Play The Clash
Just Play The Clash

A bonus feature of Rudeboy, featuring only the concert scenes with the band....

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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four y...

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D.O.A.
D.O.A.

Documentary chronicling the rise and fall of the punk movement with rare interview footage of Sid Vi...

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The King of Comedy
The King of Comedy

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a la...

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The Clash: The Last Testament - The Making of London Calling
The Clash: The Last Testament - The Making of London Calling

The documentary tells the story of the making of The Clash's 'London Calling' album and included in ...

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Rock Milestones: The Clash's London Calling
Rock Milestones: The Clash's London Calling

Critical review of the English punk rock band's 1979 album, 'London Calling'. The program features i...

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If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story
If I Should Fall from Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story

Music videos and archived footage supplement recent interviews in this documentary of ex-Pogues sing...

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The Clash: Live (Revolution Rock)
The Clash: Live (Revolution Rock)

THE CLASH LIVE: REVOLUTION ROCK is an exciting new documentary film directed by long-time Clash coll...

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The Clash: The Rise and Fall of The Clash
The Clash: The Rise and Fall of The Clash

Profile of seminal punk group The Clash....

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The Clash: Tory Crimes and Other Tales
The Clash: Tory Crimes and Other Tales

For the first time on DVD, Terry Chimes fills in the story of the birth of punk. Essential viewing f...

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The Clash: Live in Paris 1980
The Clash: Live in Paris 1980

Australian DVD pressing of this live performance from the UK Punk Rockers, previously only released ...

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The Clash: Up Close and Personal
The Clash: Up Close and Personal

Get the real scoop on the Clash from the insiders who toured and recorded with the punk legends from...

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The Clash The Ultimate Review
The Clash The Ultimate Review

The Clash The Ultimate Review Drawing on extensive rare footage, much of it previously unavailable o...

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Viva Joe Strummer: The Clash and Beyond
Viva Joe Strummer: The Clash and Beyond

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The Clash: Live at The Capitol Theater
The Clash: Live at The Capitol Theater

Part of their "16 Tons Tour", The Clash Perform Live In Concert at The Capitol Theatre in Passaic, N...

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The Clash: This is TV Clash 1977-1982
The Clash: This is TV Clash 1977-1982

Collection of TV appearances by The Clash from the years 1977-1982....

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Punk in London
Punk in London

A visual record of London punk life in the late '70s, filled with never-before-seen live concert foo...

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The Clash: Live in Tokyo
The Clash: Live in Tokyo

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Hell W10
Hell W10

Black and white silent film starring The Clash. A gangster tale that follows Earl, a musician and sm...

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Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea

Organized by Paul McCartney and the United Nations, these concerts were in response to the 1975-79 K...

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The Clash: Live at the US Festival in San Bernardino
The Clash: Live at the US Festival in San Bernardino

The group's final concert with Mick Jones...

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US Festival 1983 Days 1-3
US Festival 1983 Days 1-3

The ultimate concert took place on Labor Day Weekend 1983. Curated by Steve Wozniak (Apple computers...

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The Clash On Broadway
The Clash On Broadway

Aborted film project begun by Don Letts and The Clash. The intent of the film was to document the ev...

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The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978

A compilation of performances by bands taken from his previous TV shows in the late 70's, such as "S...

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Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock

Documentary on Antoine de Caunes, a French television presenter, comedian, actor, journalist, writer...

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Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London
Gorillaz: Live at Roundhouse in London

Recorded at The Roundhouse in London, UK on 30th April, 2010....

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