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. Although Matlock has said that one of his biggest influences is The Faces, the Beatles anecdote is fictional. 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". 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. 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. 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. 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. Matlock attended Saint Martin's School of Art until 1974. Similar People Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, Sid Vicious, Malcolm McLaren Movies The Filth and the Fury, The Great Rock 'n' Roll SwindleĪlbums Never Mind the Bollocks, Spunk, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swin, Sex Pistols Boxed Set, Some Product: Carri on
Labels Virgin Records, Phantom Sound & Vision, Warner Bros., EMI, Peppermint Records, MajesticĪssociated acts Sex Pistols (1975–1977, 1996, 2002–2003, 2007–2008)īette Bright and the Illuminations (1978–1981)
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