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17 hours agoBowie compared us to T Rex. Couldn't get any better': the Mekons on how they made Where Were You?
Most of the people who started the Mekons and Gang of Four were on the same fine art course at Leeds University. In December 1976 we went to see the Anarchy tour at the nearby polytechnic. I liked the Sex Pistols but the Clash, in their paint-spattered clothes, sounded particularly great. It was the first time I saw a band and thought: That could be me up there.
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