What was your first exposure to reggae/dub music?

Was there a full fledged reggae/dub scene in late 70s London? I’ve really only read about it in reference to other things. Things like Capital Letters’ “Smoking My Ganja” was “big” in the UK in 1978. Or that The Clash would play King Tubby between sets...

We know you co-wrote “What’s My Name” (and supposedly hate it, though I love the picky/weaving guitar intro) There have been conflicting reports over the years about your role in authoring other Clash songs. Having been a founding member, it seems highly likely that you would have had a great deal of influence on many of those songs. Care to set the record straight?

What of your experiences working as a roadie for Yes most influenced your own musical career, which no one would associate with the music and packaging of Yes?

Did everyone that worked as a roadie in early 70s London go on to form punk bands?

I’ve read that you helped The Slits learn to play guitar, did some mixing for them and that track #1 on their first album, “Instant Hit” is about you. When I listen to that album with you in mind, I can hear very definite PiL like moments. Were you involved with them more than we know?

Do you stay in touch with anyone from those late 70s days?

If you could correct one misperception about your early career, what would it be?

How did you come about your sound?

Lots is made of The Edge copping your sound. Have you ever met the man? If not, and if you did, would you punch him in the throat?

Do you hear your sound any other band’s work?

Following your departure from PiL I tried to keep track of your work and it being pre-internet found that to be difficult. I’ve since read about many projects that you’ve done, a few releases of your own, some critically acclaimed soundtrack work for a crappy Penelope Spheris movie, and appearing on loads of other people’s tracks. “Keith Levene’s Violent Opposition” appears to be a compilation of some of this stuff but is out of print. Has anyone ever approached you about assembling a box-set of all of your post PiL work? Is that something you’d be interested in?

What I do know is available via eMusic and other places is your guitar work Creation Rebel’s Threat To Creation album. (I would like to post a song form this if that’s OK with you. Do you have a preference?) How did you hook up with Adrian Sherwood?

Also available is Murder Global on Amazon. I dig the whole thing but especially Killer In The Crowd with you singing. (I would like to post this song if that’s OK with you.) It doesn’t appear from perusing your output over the years that singing is something that you are interested in. Why not?

I stumbled upon the Murder Global site after it was all but taken down. What did I miss and why isn’t it there anymore?

Please comment on the following rumors:
There is a full unreleased Murder Global album
You are working on a project with Martin Atkins called “Platinum Box”
You are working on a new solo album

Tell me more about the song you sent me. I really dig it. Can I post it on the blog? Has it been released in any form? Might it be an exclusive for us?...

I am a fan of the unconventional use of dub in rock music. Aside from the artists mentioned here can you recommend others?

We wrap up our interviews with something we call Dugout Chatter, which are a series of, often silly, questions that we ask your brief gut reaction to:

Lee Perry or King Tubby?
Yes or Genesis?
Yardbirds: Clapton, Beck or Page?
Packaging: Metal Box or Second Edition?
Viv or Tessa?
Who smelled more of copious amounts of cologne, Mick Jones or Ken Lockie?
If you could, what three albums would you eliminate from existence?
What's your favorite brand of butter?