Glen Matlock
| Glen Matlock | |
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Matlock in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Born | 27 August 1956 |
| Origin | Paddington, London, England |
| Genres | Punk rock, rock |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Virgin Records, Phantom Sound & Vision, Warner Bros., EMI, Peppermint Records, Majestic |
| Associated acts |
Sex Pistols (1975–1977, 1996, 2002–2003, 2007–2008) Rich Kids (1977–1979, 2010, 2016) Vicious White Kids (1978) Bette Bright and the Illuminations (1978–1981) The Jimmy Norton Explosion (1979) The Spectres (1980) Hot Club (1982) The London Cowboys (1982–1986) Glen Matlock & The Mavericks (1990–1994) Dead Horse (1996) The Philistines (2000 – present) Dead Men Walking (2001–2005) The Flying Padovanis (2005) Slinky Vagabond (2007–2009) The Faces (2009–2011) The International Swingers (2011 – present) |
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Fender Precision Bass Gibson EB-0 |
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Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956) is an English musician best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is credited as a co-author on 10 of the 12 songs on Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, although he had left the band by the time the record was released. He also continues to make his own records and tour with various bands, including the Sex Pistols.
Matlock attended Saint Martin's School of Art until 1974. He was the original bass player of the Sex Pistols, having been introduced to guitarist Steve Jones and drummer Paul Cook while working in SEX, Malcolm McLaren's clothing boutique in London. He is credited as co-writer on 10 of the 12 songs appearing on the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. However, his overall contribution to these songs has been disputed: Jones said in a 2011 interview he was "tired of Matlock's claims that he had co-written some of the punk icon's biggest tunes", stating that he himself had written as many songs as Matlock, whilst Matlock himself notes in his book that the band only wrote two songs after his departure. According to a 2014 interview, he played a big role in writing the songs that appeared on the album and Cook has stated that Matlock wrote most of the songs appearing on the album, but whilst Jones has insisted that Matlock disliked many of Johnny Rotten's controversial lyrics, Matlock has said that he had no issue with them.
Matlock left the band in late February 1977, with contemporary reports (given to news outlets by manager Malcolm McLaren) stating that he was 'thrown out' because he "liked the Beatles". Although Matlock has said that one of his biggest influences is The Faces, the Beatles anecdote is fictional. A claim made at the time by Jones, that he thought it was bizarre that Matlock was "always washing his feet", has also been misquoted and misinterpreted as the cause of Matlock's firing from the group.
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