A few weeks ago a media outlet in London used a few seconds of an interview I did with Paul Simenon of The Clash and I got a $260 or so royalty payment. I donated it to the Bernie Sanders campaign. It makes me sad that Beto's not running for the Texas Senate seat in 2020. If he changes his mind and does I'll send him the same amount. Beto's got musical taste and last week, in San Francisco, he was interviewed for the It's All Political podcast. He told them that in 1979 someone gave him London Calling and "it absolutely changed my life." He still uses "Clapdown" as the song playing when he walks out onto the stage during the campaign. Listen to this live version from 1980:If Beto won the nomination I wouldn't hesitate for a second to vote for him, though he's not my first choice (or even second) for Democratic nomination. Way better than Trump of course-- or Biden. I'm pretty sure he's my first choice for guest dj out of the whole pack of them though. "The urgency in that music," he said. "Politics in a way I had never experienced it before... Wearing their politics on their sleeve. Trying to be a voice for those who otherwise would not have a voice-- but then making it popular. Bringing me in through the beat, the riffs, Mick Jones’s soaring vocals. They just absolutely changed my life."Yeah, mine too. How about this one? This was/is my idea for the greatest band in the world:I wish we knew what every candidate's favorite band is. Is there anyone cool enough among the moderators who would ask them? I wish we knew what every candidate's favorite band is. Is there anyone cool enough among the moderators who would ask them-- Rachel Maddow? Chuck Todd? Lester Holt? Savannah Guthrie? Jose Diaz-Balart? This is the crew. Wouldn't you want to know what music they feel as passionately about as Beto does about The Clash? I would.
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