Julian Keith Levene (born 18 July 1957 in Muswell Hill, London) is an English musician, who was a founding member of both The Clash and Public Image Ltd (PiL).\n', '

Levene was an early fan of progressive rock - at fifteen he worked as a roadie for Yes on their Close to the Edge tour. In 1976, he became a founding member of The Clash and The Flowers of Romance. Levene was responsible for helping to persuade Joe Strummer to leave the 101ers and join the Clash. Although he left The Clash before they began recording, he co-wrote "What\'s My Name", featured on their first album. Levene wrote the music at the Black Swan club when the Clash and Sex Pistols performed there in July 1976; on the same night, Levene suggested to Lydon that they consider a possible future collaboration.\n', '

After the Sex Pistols disintegrated, Levene and Lydon co-founded Public Image Ltd (PiL). Levene\'s guitar work was later imitated by others, including The Edge of U2. Levene was one of the first guitarists to use metallic guitars, such as the Travis Bean Wedge and Artist as well as the Veleno, the latter of which was nicknamed the "Leveno" in his honour. He was involved in the writing, performing and producing of PiL\'s early albums: First Issue, Metal Box and Flowers of Romance. \n', '

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