Born to Clash

I've been on a high for days cause Bruce opened a show with a Joe Strummer song (Coma Girl)...of course the only three minutes of Bruce's life of the past 10 years not on YouTube yet. Grrr. n see this HERE:

On the Saturday night of Glastonbury you may be lucky enough to see Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band power through their version of the Clash's London Calling. One key figure in securing the Boss's booking? One of that song's co-authors, Joe Strummer.

In the mid-90s, Strummer was asked for his thoughts on Springsteen for a TV project. The answer came in the form of the fax revealed here: "Bruce is great ... if you don't agree with that, you're a pretentious Martian from Venus"! The respect was mutual; Springsteen was quick to pay tribute when Strummer died in December 2002 , describing him as "one of the greatest rockers of all time" .

It's a sentiment that Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis would agree with; in his later years, Strummer became a figurehead for the festival and when it came time to persuade Springsteen to appear, he still had a significant part to play. "I did an eight-page document about the festival for Bruce with quotes from Joe included," says Eavis. "I've never done anything like that for anyone before. It's going to be an amazing couple of hours."