But he’s right: Letts’ artistry has always focused on the undercurrents of the underground, platforming new talent while always honouring those who came before. I’m the past, you’re the future!” he remarks, both artists throwing their heads back in laughter. “I keep telling you, I’m always in the background. During the photoshoot is his lusciously overgrown garden, Letts insists on standing behind Sewell.
Today, Letts is sitting on his sofa with NTS radio DJ and writer Zakia Sewell. Rising to prominence at the peak of the punk movement, the work of the prolific film director, radio presenter and DJ has spanned nearly 50 years of British subculture. Piles of cassettes and DVDs, boomboxes, gold record plaques and personal photographs with the Clash and Bob Marley: this is the ephemera-filled garden shed-cum-treasure cave of Don Letts. To celebrate the capsule release, we tapped director and musician Don Letts – a close friend and collaborator of the band – and broadcaster and writer Zakia Sewell to discuss punk’s enduring legacy and music’s ability to drive modern day activism.Īn afternoon at Don Letts’ London home tracing five decades of British subculture. This legacy is celebrated in a new collaboration with punk pioneers The Clash. Martens boot has become a cultural symbol for rebelliousness.
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