Clash star Mick boards art bus

Wednesday, 7 July 2010

Mick Jones and Peter Blake with the art bus

Mick Jones and Peter Blake with the art bus

Mick Jones has hopped on to a different type of tour bus - as he loaded his rock and roll archive on to a special double-decker.

The former Clash guitarist, who has a huge collection of memorabilia dating back to his punk days, is taking his stash out on the road in a bus designed by another music legend, artist Sir Peter Blake.

Mick - who recently played Glastonbury thanks to his new role in Gorillaz - is transporting the haul to this summer's Vintage At Goodwood festival.

The music star's mementoes include artwork, posters and even pizza boxes from notable tours during his days with The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite and more.

He has previously shown his works in London when he opened a temporary museum, but this is the first time his Rock And Roll Public Library has been further afield.

The designer of the collection's mobile Art Bus home, pop artist Sir Peter, is probably best known for his work on the sleeve of The Beatles album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, as well as covers for Paul Weller and Oasis.

Mick said: "Peter Blake was The One when we were at art school - he's the father of British Pop Art. It's an honour to have my Library on his bus. I'm looking forward to a mobile celebration of our collective cultural memory. That's history."

Vintage At Goodwood is a new event, taking place August 13-15, devised by design guru Wayne Hemingway to showcase the best of British music and design over the decades.

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