The Clash: We Were Spied On

The two remaining members of seminal punk band [The Clash](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/the-clash) are worried there is a British secret service file on them.

LONDON CALLING legends [Mick Jones](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/mick-jones) and PAUL SIMONON believe the government were so frightened by their actions in their late '70s heyday that they instructed MI5 to compile a dossier about the band.

Simonon says of the existence of the MI5 file, "There probably is, yes, alongside the file of the [Sex Pistols](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/sex-pistols).

"It's hard to fully appreciate now, but we certainly stood out back then, we really made a noise. It wasn't just us, it was every punk - anyone, in fact, who wasn't wearing flares was making a big political noise that terrified the government."

05/10/2004 21:11