Stephen Dowling: “When I met Joe Strummer in the summer of 2001, to say he was energetic was putting it mildly.

He was conducting interviews at the Groucho Club in central London, his shoes and socks off, and a pile of coffee cups and water bottles next to an overspilling ashtray.

He was in rude health, and utterly enthused about making music again. ” A nice reminiscence. Also:

Other stars reminisce here. Billy Bragg writes of Strummer and his influence on him. A November 2001 interview with Strummer from the WOMAD Festival in the Canary Islands is here. A brief history of punk: “The death of former Clash frontman Joe Strummer has reminded us how original and influential the first punk rockers were.” All from BBC