"The self-proclaimed "rock & roll survivalist" started playing the drums when he was 14 in his school orchestra but was kicked out for playing too loud, according to Blondie's website. In the ...

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The self-proclaimed “rock & roll survivalist” started playing the drums when he was 14 in his school orchestra but was kicked out for playing too loud, according to Blondie’s website.

(Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File) The self-proclaimed “rock & roll survivalist” started playing the drums when he was 14 in his school orchestra but was kicked out for playing too ...

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Clem Burke, longtime drummer of Blondie, has died at the age of 70. According to a statement from the band released on Monday, Burke passed away “following a private battle with cancer.” “Clem was not ...

Blondie drummer Clem Burke has died at the age of 70, the band announced Monday morning. Burke, who was the “heartbeat” of one of the best New Wave bands of all time, died following a private ...

Clem was played on every Blondie album, contributing to such enduring classics as “Heart of Glass,” “One Way or Another,” “Call Me,” “Dreaming,” “Rapture,” and “The Tide Is ...

While playing drums for stars like Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, and several others, Clem Burke will always be remembered for his time with Blondie. From the early 1970s, Burke found himself on ...