Everyone has got to realise you can't hold onto the past if you want any future. Each second should lead to the next one.
Joe StrummerFor me the music is a vehicle for my lyrics. It's a chance to get some really good words across.
Joe StrummerDon't forget you're alive. 'Cause sometimes when you walk around the city and you're in a bad mood, you can think, hey, wait a minute, we're alive! We don't know what the next second will bring and what a fantastic thing this is. This can get easily forgotten in the routine of life, and that's something I'm trying to bring to my attention at all times. Don't forget you're alive. We're not dead, you know. This is the greatest thing.
Joe Strummer