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The Sex Pistols in 1977. Left to right: Sid Vicious, Johnny Rotten, and Steve Jones, with drummer Paul Cook in the background. The photo was taken during the video shoot for "God Save the Queen".
Origin
London, England
Years active
1975–1978, 1996, 2002, 2003
Genres
Punk rock
Labels
Virgin, Warner Bros.
Past members
Johnny Rotten
Steve Jones
Glen Matlock
Paul Cook
Sid Vicious
History
Origins and early days
The Sex Pistols evolved from "The Strand", formed in 1972 by Steve Jones (vocals), Paul Cook (drums) and Wally Nightingale (guitar). Early line-ups also included Jim Mackin on organ, as well as Stephen Hayes, and later, Del Noones, on bass.[15] By 1973 the band members were hanging out at Don Letts' "Acme Attractions", and the more upmarket Let It Rock,[13] a 1950s-themed clothes shop in the Kings Road, Chelsea area of London. "Let It Rock" was owned by former New York Dolls manager Malcolm McLaren and his partner Vivienne Westwood; the shop specialised in "anti-fashion",[11] selling the drapes, slashed T-shirts, brothel creepers and fetish gear[13] later popularised by the punk movement. As Rotten observed: "Malcom and Vivienne were really a pair of shysters: they would sell anything to any trend that they could grab onto."[13] The shop was to become a focal point of the punk rock scene, and brought together many of its primary members, including Jordan and Soo Catwoman (both of whom worked behind the counter of the shop), as well as Captain Sensible, John Simon Richie (later Sid Vicious), Jah Wobble, Gene October, Mick Jones, Tony Jones, and Marco Pirroni.[13] All were reacting to a distaste to the prevailing fashion of long hair and flared jeans of the early 1970s. McLaren took over management of the band around this time.
Johnny Rotten joins the band
EMI and the Grundy incident
Sid Vicious joins the band
The Paradiso gigs would be their last with Matlock, and he parted company with the band in February 1977. According to legend he was sacked because he "liked The Beatles",[1] but Steve Jones later claimed the reason was that Matlock didn't "fit in" with the others, stating, obliquely, that Matlock was "always washing his feet".[32] Matlock now claims to have quit voluntarily, mainly due to an increasingly acrimonious relationship with Rotten.[33]
God Save the Queen
Never Mind the Bollocks
US tour and the end of the band
Post Sex Pistols
After leaving the Pistols, Johnny Rotten reverted to his given name of Lydon, and formed Public Image Ltd, with former Clash member Keith Levene and school friend Jah Wobble.[58] The band went on to score a U.K. Top Ten hit with their debut single, 1978's "Public Image", and in 1979 recorded the post punk classic Metal Box.[59] In 1978 Lydon initiated legal proceedings against McLaren. Among the claims made were non-payment of royalties, usage of the title 'Johnny Rotten', unfair contractual obligations,[60] and damages for "all the criminal activities that took place".[61]
Influence and cultural legacy
Rolling Stone suggested the band, responding to the "to the star trappings and complacency" of mid-1970s rock, "came to spark and personify one of the few truly critical moments in pop culture—the rise of punk".[11] While they were not the first punk band, the Pistols' "Never Mind the Bollocks" is a singular achievement within the punk movement and an important event in the history of popular music in general. It is regularly cited on lists of the greatest albums ever: in 2006 the album was voted no. 27 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever",[75] while Rolling Stone listed it at 2 in its 1987 "Top 100 Albums of the Last 20 Years".[76]
Band members
Sex Pistols members and roles
Johnny Rotten – vocals (1975-1978, 1996, 2002, 2003)
Steve Jones – guitar (1975-1978, 1996, 2002, 2003)
artists
Sex Pistols DISCOGRAPHY
