Steve Jones | Lonely Boy: A Memoir 

Steve Jones | Lonely Boy: A Memoir 1951PM 30.3.22 i didnt have time to find it "funny"...a few chuckles, maybe... very mobster. probably not detailed enough... but it's been several months now and the malcolm maclaren tome i am reading has been put down so's i can clutch stuff written by steve jones and cooper-clark etc etc... malcolm maclaren is very long winded - as in life as in other folks' consciousnesses. there's some glitches with this recording, sir... you need to get it sorted...i hink i'll geton to the rest of maclaren now. and then... who knows - maybe the damned will be brought to a close..? i'm getting well into closure.... ask and you will receive? can you send me some tom & cheese pizza, garlic bread and fries and a large bottle of ben shaws please?

ere watch yuon bout hes xumb unt who wants to b that dont reir cuntis dumbassis

Ian Layman do u want a blue peter badge?

Thank u for that,I absolutely pissed myself with laughter listening 2 "sausages" I'm British so totaly get Steve &his humour, Where I live in the UK we use "sausage" as a term of endearment,like the word chuck,or duck,or luv,🥰 I laughed my arse off so much,thanks so much sausage,it made my day,probably my month,I've certainly not laughed that much in ages🤣🤣💜🇬🇧

@@Eleventhearlofmars Good to see RU-vid commenters living up to their reputation...

Got news for ya - the world’s changed back again. Even worse this time.

I wouldn’t call him great; but very accidentally important. One of the most important imo.

Three cheers for Tavistock

I agree bro,!! & I like the way you left God out of it , fukin hate the way these people have never struggled with fuk all ,and they tell you look to religion and all will be sweet "BOLLOCKS"" !!!!!

@@garyhopkinson1360 can’t be doing with god squad types, especially when they throw it in your face.

@@Eleventhearlofmars to fukin right !!!!! Me and you are on the same page AR. Kid !! And I'm from North Manchester pal !!!

It's all bullshit with Jonsey but that's why we love the guy.

Sometimes almost too honest lol. The peeping Tom stuff.

He told me to F*** off what a jerk on instagram

Yes but ,TO BE HONEST,he did not do the right things with the Pistols….he’s a a bit much of an opportunist and ruined everything.

Second that; such brilliant honesty and self-effacing style. Great guitarist too!

If only he could actually play guitar

@@jindalee4471He plays just fine. In fact, the engineer who recorded Steve’s guitar parts admitted that Steve was the tightest guitarist he’d ever worked with.

@@RHINOSAUR lol yeah I saw that

Yes we know..how many more rehab bores are there here?

Sex Pistols were just a seminal unit made up of four misfits who were so young that the music came naturally. Hence it's fucking brilliant! Youth produces brilliance and grandeur

@@zaradragonia9863 agreed!!!

in that case i shall order it too

​@@ConnBlueMy son bought the book for me in London last year. I knew a little about it before i read it. I put it down after reading about the abuse. Cos i had a similar childhood. But I have spend the whole Day today reading it. I did a Lot of Crying and laughing. The book is so amazing and he is a great storyteller.

Yes, the interviewer is not on the same page as Jonsey! xxxx

The rolling stones are shit.

Then check this out "The Nothings & Steve Jones" a must see for Professionals fans ! A gig we did with Steve in 1983 ! Cheers !

Interesting you refer to them as a rhythm section - guitarists aren't usually the rhythm section. But you're not wrong.

Vaclav Havlicek h

Speak properly you nob

I found Never Mind the Bollocks early, when I was about 11, I was like "Yes! This is what I've been looking for!" little did I know Rock N' roll was all downhill from there

Them songs grew on me (that's the best music 'growing' for me)pretty vacant ,problems, a in uk,I instantly liked as they was the hits apart from problems, I missed punk but remember the comeback 96 and Sid and Nancy (not a huge fan of it) I was too much into oasis but could hear the distortion-( slower ,) in their tunes

@@waynesilverman3048 Liam copped Lydon’s act just as much as he took from Lennon, and his brother’s guitar techniques were pure Jonesy.

Troy Alexander I despise the interview.

I can see that...When John was on Jonesey's Jukebox (radio show in L.A. I believe) they got on famously and John was on his best behaviour...spoke at the same level as Steve, etc. I think it's the "alter-ego" of Johnny Rotten that Lydon reverts to now and then...and I can't blame him really. There ARE a lot of stupid people out here...When I watch the "Sex Pistols Return to London" things on RU-vid that have Glen and John alone and Steve and Paul together, I really get a picture of what John probably had to deal with. Steve and Paul knew each other from well early...that bonded them for life. Nobody liked Glen much and John was the new boy/new arrival...and like Ron Wood, he NEVER lived that down. They never accepted him really. Couple that with John's illness, his resulting relationship with his mum, etc. and you can understand where he's coming from. Jones is the hooligan...John is the guy (much like me) who really can't fight...and doesn't wish to. I am smaller so I CAN fight...but it'll have to be dirty. I have no chance otherwise. It's amazing that they got together in the first place...and I am SURE that if the circumstances of that time in London didn't present themselves, they would have NEVER hooked up on their own. They're too different. Could John have fronted another band and been Johnny Rotten? Probably. Could Jones have played guitar in a band without a person like John as the frontman? Sure. But John would have probably been successful fronting any band at that time...Jones' playing WITH John - with his words/voice etc. - did the job and the rest is history...but if Jones was in a band with a decent but typical singer that was NOT John, I don't believe his guitar work - or songwriting skills - would have led to success like he has now. I truly believe that he would have plodded along like many of us do with music...probably returning to grand theft and ending up in jail/dead. He owes a lot more to John than he lets on most times. Anyway, I'm gonna check out the book on your word alone. Thanks for the post. I'm very British by blood...but unfortunately, I am not of your country. Yet. :^) Take care.

That's some good stuff, man. I've loved the Pistols forever, and enjoyed reading your "take" on the inside workings. Good opinions. Good read.

S James No probs mate. I always think the individuals who made up British bands - particularly in the 60s, 70s and 80s (pre internet etc) lose something in translation somewhat when interpreted in the U.S. Take the original Skinhead thing that Jones talks about in this interview. Skinheads meant something entirely different in the Uk than they ever did in the States: they were more along the lines of one of the offshoots of Mod culture and concerned with fashion and Black music (U.S Soul and Jamaican Ska) and definitely WEREN'T racists. Also, I think being of a certain generation makes a difference in interpreting people like Jones. If you're a British working class bloke of my generation and earlier you will KNOW someone like Steve Jones and "get him" straight away. Every group of lads had, at least one member, that would be involved in some form of petty theft or shining up drain pipes. It wasn't considered outrageous; it was just part of being working class in that era in this country. These guys weren't "bad" lads. You did it to get by. Breaking in to cinemas and gigs wasn't unusual - or difficult. The working class couldn't afford guitars and amps - you only had full Gibson, Fender etc back then, no Squire or Epiphone cheapies and this gear had to come from somewhere if you were going to form a band and didn't have recourse to H.P (higher purchase: payment in instalments, often refused if you were seen as being a risk of not making the repayments). Also, the key to understanding Uk, working class Youth Culture which, perhaps separates it from the U.S is that, as much as the music (if not more so) it was always clothes that were the motor running the show. This was reflected in a BBC radio show a few years ago about McLaren called: "The Look Of Music, The Sound Of Fashion".

Beefheart, have you read Jones' book yet? I'm definitely going to pick it up. I read Lydon's "No Dogs..." a few years back and did enjoy it. Then again, I probably would enjoy any readings from any Pistol.

S James Yes, I've read Steve Jones autobiography and it's excellent! Well worth a read and distinct from Lydon's two autobiographies (both good as well, although I preferred "No Irish" to the second volume) in as much as you don't have to be constantly second guessing Jones in order to discern the "truth" of the tale.

Wally was a nice bloke.... he was well thought of , and still is!

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Yeh the guy was totally wrong for this. Steve looks very uncomfortable too. A thing I really liked though was when he congratulated the lady who'd asked the last question on her ten years sobriety. That was nice of him. He's a hard man but at heart a good one.

@@howardrawlings6408 Very ridiculous comment... So many contradictions I don't know where to begin. Steve threw away years of time being a "junkie" like "Syd," correctly spelled "Sid." And perhaps you'd educate yourself just a bit if you'd type in "Sex Pistols soundcheck at Winterland," and see if Sid's amplifier was turned off. Your comment comes off as making you sound rather like a know-it-all braggart with shoddy information.

@@howardrawlings6408 I just re-read your comment; I've replied to you once and I tried to be ... Polite. But fuck that - You oughta just shut the fuck up you illiterate fuck. You can't even spell "geek." You fckn nimwit. Who are you to call anyone Jewboy? And why throw out that kind of negativity into this comment thread anyways? You're just a stupid, negative fuck.

@William Gruff Hooray! It was in my head to write the exact same type of reply here ... Steve can come off as being, perhaps, aloof; though a hard man he is not. You can feel that he's done a lot of soul searching. He's done a lot of soul work, it's clear. I find him to be very humorous, very engaging with whoever he's dialoguing with. Oh! Yes, his radio show has surely done great things with his ability to be comfortable with other people. Empathetic and engaging, Mr. Steve Jones.

@@howardrawlings6408 what is with you right wing nut jobs? Why do you have to bring your hate filled paranoia with you everywhere you go? Which type of Nazi are you? The bed wetter, the kid who was bullied at school? The low academic achiever, or the one who could not form lasting relationships with women? Probably all of them. You fuck wit!

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@Philip Holmes Just watched it and was blown away, i've met Lydon but It's Jonesy I would love to meet most but to play with him OH MY GOD!!!!!! YOU LUCKY GIT!!!

majorsmythe1 Gregg Allman’s autobiography is also incredible.

May I suggest Mark Lanegan’s Sing Backwards and Weep

His voice is awesome for audio, love it!🤗

Mary Lee I was disappointed that May was so dull; contrary to his music.

Cookie has been on there twice - it's on youtube as well

Great fuckin' idea! My turn to do the same.

wk4max Lovely jubly.Everyone should nick his book Major tea leaf

How old are you? Jones did that shit when we was a kid and he had psychological reasons for it. You're just a Johnny Come Lately trying to be 'cool' not realising that you just look a childish prick.

Yiur a scumbag

@James Donnelly scumbag

caesar349 No, he isn't. Wake up. 😂😂😂

@@jamesy1955 He is.

@@gravydavy4188 Im not sure how you have him as the first....

Well he is quite fun to watch ! Hey Steve fans ! Type in "The Nothings & Steve Jones" to see a gig we did together in 1983 ! Cheers !

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@Jeff Baker The guy who got it off've John Curd (a promoter in London) was a mate of mine who used to play guitar with Siouxsie and The Banshees. I was in a band with his Wife so I used to go round their place loads. One day he just says, "Hey, look what I got", just like that. Shows me this guitar and then tells me where he got it and who's it was so, of course, I just asks him if I can have a go on it. It was rough as hell at the time because it'd been around loads of people/places. Also it was YEARS ago and all that stuff wasn't so 'reverend' as it is now. It'd probably been Steve Jones's only a matter of around 5 years before. Anyway, that's it.

@Jeff Baker And you mate. Take care!

That guitar is legendary. Supposedly that led paul was Sylvain Sylvains Les paul and Jonesy got it from Malcolm McLaren.

Now that was boring.. Lol