Knocked up quickly in a Soho rehearsal room, one of the first rallying cries of punk becomes a perennial anthem

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I went to art school to be a painter. Mick Jones went to art school to put a band together. My friend was invited to try out as drummer for Mick’s band, London SS, and I went to support him. They drag

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Simon Neil leads a back on top Biffy ...