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My Take
Don Letts is a cultural connector more than a single-lane artist, and that's exactly why he matters to me. As the Clash's videographer he didn't just film a band, he documented the moment punk and reggae started talking to each other. Co-founding Big Audio Dynamite with Mick Jones in 1984 proved he could make the music too, not only capture it. A Londoner who became a DJ, filmmaker and chronicler, he had the rare instinct to record a scene while living inside it. I trust people who watch culture closely enough to preserve it.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Don Letts
- Name (Japanese)
- ドン・レッツ
- Reading
- どん・れっつ
- Born
- January 10, 1956 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- disc jockey / journalist / historian / director / writer
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.donletts.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%84
Frequently asked questions
When was Don Letts born?
Born January 10, 1956 (age 70).
Where is Don Letts from?
Don Letts is from London, United Kingdom.
What does Don Letts do?
Don Letts works as disc jockey, journalist, historian, director, writer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.