Keith Levene, the innovative guitarist who was a founding member of the Clash and Public Image Ltd, has died
Later in his career, Levene worked on a handful of solo projects, including 1989’s“Music is important to me because I’m a composer. It turns out that I really am a good musician and composer.
I can’t read music, I’m self-taught … I was never really enamoured with punk, it just came at the right time,” Levene said in an interview with the publicationHe recalled his early years as a musician: “When I came off tour with Yes I realized I wanted to be in a band. Having a band was a big f—ing thing for a 15-year-old. I’m looking at this cherry red guitar in my little bedroom, I remember like it was yesterday, I’m looking at this thing and thought I had to get a real Gibson.
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