Post hospitalisation and not going to the pub at all means that there are an additional couple of hours in the day. This time I have been filling reading... voraciously! The last book I read (in a day) was 'Triggers A Life In Music' Glen Matlock's 2023 autobiography.
As far as the Pistols are concerned there is not much that has not been told... endlessly, so even directly from one of the four horses (of the apocalypse!) mouths, I did not learn much that was new to me. Of more interest were the chapters covering his post-Pistols antics. The evolution and rapid dissolution of the Rich Kids was interesting. What did they call it as a genre? Power Pop? I was lucky enough to see them play a short surprise set at the 2019 Vive Le Rock Awards with Neal X filling the shoes of Steve New.
Touring with Iggy was the next challenge for the four-string for hire after the demise of the Rich Kids which would be an experience in anyone's books... it was it would appear.
Just back to the Pistols for a moment, it was interesting that it would appear that Glen hated Danny Boyle's 'Pistol', a TV adaptation of Steve Jones's book, 'Lonely Boy' almost as much as Lydon did!! That's another thing on my list to see.
All in all, worth a read, even if there is an absence of revelations.
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