Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones Biography

Birth of Michael Geoffrey "Mick" Jones, Brixton

The Clash is formed, originally composed of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Keith Levene and Terry Chimes. Founder Member of The Clash

Mick Jones & Paul Simonon are introduced to Joe Strummer by Bernie Rhodes (the self proclaimed inventor of punk rock) in a dirty squat in Shepherds Bush

The Clash released their first single "White Riot/1977" and their first album "The Clash" to considerable success in the UK

The Clash released their first single "White Riot/1977" and their first album "The Clash" to considerable success in the UK

The Clash record London Calling. Produced by Guy Stevens

The band come out with a single, "This Is Radio Clash", that further demonstrates their ability to mix diverse influences such as dub and hip hop

The loss of Headon, well-liked by the others, exposes the growing frictions within the band. Jones and Strummer begin to feud

Jones founds Big Audio Dynamite (BAD) with Don Letts, and both Strummer and Simonon collaborate with BAD at various times

Expelled from The Clash, Jones is briefly a founding member of General Public

Expelled from The Clash, Jones is briefly a founding member of General Public

After his expulsion from The Clash, Jones forms Big Audio Dynamite (often shortened to BAD) with film director Don Letts who directed various Clash videos and Westway to the World

The bands debut album This Is Big Audio Dynamite is released, with the song "E=MC" getting heavy rotation in dance clubs, and both singles "Medicine Show" and "E=MC2" charting in the UK Singles Chart

The bands debut album, "This is Big Audio Dynamite", is released with the song "E=MC" receiving heavy rotation in dance clubs

The bands debut album, "This is Big Audio Dynamite", is released with the song "E=MC" receiving heavy rotation in dance clubs

Strummer collaborates with ex-bandmate Mick Jones on BADs second album, No. 10 Upping St., co-producing the album and co-writing seven of its songs. For Big Audio Dynamites second album, No. 10 Upping St., Jones reunited with Strummer, together, the two write several songs on the album, including "Beyond the Pale", "V. Thirteen", and "Sightsee M.C."; Strummer also co-produces the album

The Clash effectively disband in early 1986

A reissue of "Should I Stay or Should I Go" gives The Clash its first and only number 1 UK single

Mick Jones teams up with his former London SS colleague, Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik member, Tony James to form a new band named Carbon

The Clash are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Clash are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame