Clem Burke, who has died aged 70 of cancer, was the drummer with Blondie from the group’s early days in the mid-1970s through to their disbandment in 1982 – and then again when they reformed in 1997.
At other times, and during the band’s second incarnation, he was in demand as a drummer for hire, often playing with figures associated with the punk and new wave milieu from which he had emerged – including Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders, the Ramones and two former Sex Pistols.
