A Riot of Our Own

by Barker, Garry; Green, Johnny

• ISBN13: 9781474611183
• ISBN10: 1474611184
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-02-18
• Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Summary

'Hugely enjoyable ... Green's great achievement is to recapture exactly how those moments felt, but remain sufficiently detached about the whole thing to render the experience honestly' MOJO


Johnny Green first met the Clash in 1977. A RIOT OF OUR OWN is his tale of three delirious years of rock 'n' roll madness as confidant and road manager of the Clash, from the early punk days to LONDON CALLING and touring America. Ray Lowry accompanied the band as official 'war artist' on the second American tour and designed the London Calling album cover. Together, in words and pictures, Green and Lowry give the definitive, inside story on one of the most magnificent rock 'n' roll bands ever.

Author Biography

Johnny Green (Author)
Johnny Green has a degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Lancaster University. After spending five years on the road with The Clash he left the music business and eventually became Kent county education adviser on sex and drugs. He lives in Whitstable, Kent.

Garry Barker (Author)
Garry Barker is a Clash fan. He has a degree in English from London University and is a freelance writer and journalist. He lives in Kent.

Ray Lowry (Illustrator)
Ray Lowry was an artist and cartoonist for the Guardian, Observer, NME, Punch, Private Eye, Loaded and Mojo. He died in 2008.