Fascinating stuff. They're only in their early 20's. Just a couple of young blokes doing what young blokes do. Amazing to remember all the fuss they generated. Strange times ...
Great stuff, 2 x very underrated musicians. Jones' guitar sound on NMTB is killer- PC is a great, very tight drummer. Shame thePistols don't get the credit they deserve forbeing a great rockn roll band
they have received quite a bit of recognition though. from every rock magazine and every best album list and even were supposed to be inducted to the rock and roll hall of fame....
They refused to come to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame thing because they thought it was stupid. And, since it is stupid... they're smarter than people think.
Joseph Scott yeah that was awesome...but why would they accept a reward from the industry that either scoffed at them or took atvantage of them when they were practically kids? it was the only thing that made sense honestly.
Sex Pistols. The Clash. Souixe and the Banshees. The Damned. All of these guys are legends. So much influence on the times after. To anyone who wonders exactly the influence? Imagine a grey landscape. Boring, nothing going on. The days bleeding into each other. Now fast forward to the release of Never Mind the Bollocks, and everything has changed. The days no longer bled into each other, there was an opportunity at every second. Clothes, attitude, demeanor, everything changed. That's what it was like. You don't know what I'm talking about? Unless you also witnessed Nirvana, you can never know. Pity
That's cool that Cookie's mom liked No Fun the best and stuck up for him and the band. I recall reading, back in the day, that Rotten lived at the Cook's home for a bit.
This was posted by someone else a while ago but just taken down. Glad to see it again. Always refreshing to see and hear Paul and Steve instead of Rotten gabbing away. Malcolm McLaren can be seen in a trench coat in the background. The boys were given cans of Foster's lager by the interviewer.
He says "does she" not "doesn't", but yeh he was illiterate until the 90's aswell as talking like every other lad in london at that time and btw your other comment is wrong aswell so your on a roll son.
thestr8person yeah* 90s* as well* London* as well* you're* _comma needed between roll and son._ Moreover, the latter comment is subjective, so how can subjectivity be wrong? You're on a mega-roll, son.
I was about to say, I first watched this around that age, but now that I’m 30, he looks older than me now. I reckon he had a pretty stressful childhood. I haven’t read Lonely Boy, but some bad shit was going down for sure. I think it’s why people generally look older in pre-1950 photos-stress.
These guys are pretty shy, believe it or not. Oh course, they're well aware that Johnny's interviews with the press are some of the best, and had a lot to do with building up the image of the band, and punk rock in general.
These two played almost all the instruments on Never Mind The Bollocks. Typical musicians: what they really know how to do and would rather be doing is making music.
@@johnnyblythe5375 Quite true. Not sure about Cookie, but I know Steve was shy back then. ***** Looking at the video again, I have to agree with you more than with my own original comment. Steve's looking at him with a "Can you believe this stupid c*nt?" sort of expression. Seems like Paul can't look back at him or he'll bust out laughing, which is what Steve wants anyway. What stands out now (to me) is how polite they are, total opposite of John.
Typical London youths of the day, just out of their teens, in love with rock music, not rock'n'rollers at all. Cook, completely natural for the most part. Jones, acting surly for the cameras to cover his awkwardness.
If you were around in the mid-seventies, young people in the UK who were into rock music were en masse identifiable by their look and the bands they followed. Long hair, flared jeans, denim shirts, that sort of thing. If you were in a band and considered yourself a rock 'n' roller it would all be Chuck Berry and the Stones, especially Keith Richards, whose style and mannerisms were the pinnacle of attainment for any self-respecting rock prospect. Jones and Cook were certainly into rock, but they were poorly educated lower working class misfits who were far from typical rock 'n' roll material. Until the appearance of Malcolm McLaren and later on Johnny Rotten in their lives put their talents to good use.
I like the way Jones was a natural boot boy, the working class flares wearing long haired bovver booted predecessors of punks in the UK who seem to have been written out of youth culture history yet it was their pent up aggression that formed the basis and energy of UK punk though the intellectual and fashion elements which were mainly the contribution of middle class types apart from Lydon's genius of course, that tends to dominate the historical perspective. Hardly surprising!
I like to imagine these two prior to filming the interview. Primping themselves, putting on makeup, trying on outfits, listening to music with a television on, getting loaded.
we need the sid and john footage unno why the fuck dudes not releasing it all these gems should be realesed considering half the ppl who where around then are dead or dying would prob love to see it
Ian"Molly" Meldrum..had one of the best tv pop shows ever..called Countdown. I grew up watching that show in Australia, like most teenagers of the era.. He had an amazing interview with Iggy Pop thats worth watching too.
I think they knew each other from early school days, thats so cool to Be in a band with your long friends. Ive Been and its like Brotherhood i havent experienced elsewhere. The music connects you and The years youve growed up together💪
funny watching this now,Steve Jones comes across as the nicest chap on his radio programme.....great album thoughbut they are probably just playing the punk role.....they all loved prog rock haha
