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Without the Sex Pistols there would be no Punk And without Steve Jones there would be no Sex Pistols It was Steve who formed Kutie Jones and his Sex Pistols, the band that eventually went on to become the Sex Pistols, with his schoolmate Paul Cook and who was its original leader As the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of Punk the influence and cultural significance of which is still felt in music, fashion and the visual arts to this day Steve tells his story for the very first time Steve s modern Dickensian tale begins in the streets of Hammersmith and Shepherd s Bush, West London, where as a lonely, neglected boy living off his wits and his petty thievery, he is given purpose by the glam art rock of David Bowie and Roxy Music and becomes one of the first generation of ragamuffin punks taken under the wings of Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood For the very first time Steve describes the sadness of never knowing his dad, the neglect and abuse he suffered at the hands of his step father, and how his interest in music and fashion saved him from a potential life of crime spent in remand centres and prison From the Kings Road of the early seventies, through the years of the Sex Pistols, Punk Rock and the recording of Never Mind the Bollocks ranked number 41 in Rolling Stone magazine s Best Albums of All Time , to his self imposed exile in New York and Los Angeles where he battled with alcohol, heroin and sex addiction caught in a cycle of rehab and relapse Lonely Boy, written with music journalist and author Ben Thompson, is the story of an unlikely guitar hero who, with the Sex Pistols, changed history.Publication coincides with the 40th anniversary of the release of the Sex Pistols first record, Anarchy in the UK , and of Steve s infamous confrontation on Bill Grundy s Today programme that interview ushered in the Filth and the Fury headlines that catapulted Punk into the national consciousness. Free Read Books Lonely Boy Author Steve Jones – kino-fada.fr In short, if you can answer yes to at least two of the following statementsI like punk rock I like the Sex Pistols I like music biographiesthen you will almost certainly find a lot to enjoy in Steve Jones Lonely Boy Tales from a Sex Pistol.Despite happily admitting to a very unreliable memory, with some glaring blanks, this feels to me a farhonest and reliable memoir than either of John Lydon s autobiographies What makes it so refreshingly readable is that Steve Jones In short, if you can answ...Steve Jones has the distinction of being the only author I ve reviewed on Goodreads who called me candy ass in a message via MySpace when I was 16 or 17 It s a notable distinction I haven t been a mega fan of the Sex Pistols for a long time I was 15 when I bought a physical copy of Never Mind the Bullocks , and descended into what is now hilariously referred to as bandom I was in college by the time I realized I moved on from my intense punk focus and really, it was only downhill Steve Jones has the distinction of being the only author I ve reviewed on Goodreads who called me candy ass in a message via MySpace when I was 16 or 17 It s a notable distinction I haven t been a mega fan of the Sex Pistols for a long time I was 15 when I bought a physical copy of Never Mind the Bullocks , and descended into what is now hilariously referred to as bandom I was in college by the time I realized I moved on from my intense punk focus and really, it was only downhill from there for me However, whenever a vaguely related book is released, I have to buy it and read it It s a lifetime commitment and at this point, probably just a nod to my teenage self I ve read both of John s b...I have been a big fan of the Sex Pistols since I got my hands on the Anarchy in the UK single back in 1976 Their story has been told numerous times but finally we get the autobiography of Steve Jones, who helped found the band We ve heard from John Lydon in his two books and Glen Matlock covered his stay in the band with the enjoyable I was a Teenage Sex Pistol.First of all, this book is hilarious in many spots as a non British reader I had to frequently google names and slang to I have been a big fan of the Sex Pistols since I got my hands on the Anarchy in the UK single back in 1976 Their story has been told numerous times but finally we get the autobiography of Steve Jones, who helped found the band We ve heard from John Lydon in his two books and Glen Matlock covered his stay in the band with the enjoyable I was a Teenage Sex Pistol.First of all, this book is hilarious in many spots as a non British reader I had to frequently google names and slang to understand what Jonesy was talking about In some cases it didn t help so a little guesswork usually worked As everybody knows Jones is quite comfortable in swearing so there is quite a bit of that throughout the book His upbringing was certainly not easy and certain incidents led to p...What a fucking rotterI ve waited decades for Jones to give his side of the story regarding the Pistols, in fact I never thought he would, so this book was always going to be something special for me He was always my favourite Pistol, always seemed the most grounded, the most affable and along with Cook was there through it all from the Wally Nightingale Strand beginnings in 1972 right up to their demise as a band in January 1978 and the whole Swindle period of 79 80 Firstly I have to give him credit for his I ve waited decades for Jones to give his side of the story regarding the Pistols, in fact I never thought he would, so this book was always going to be something special for me He was always my favourite Pistol, always seemed the most grounded, the most affable and along with Cook was there through it all from the Wally Nightingale Strand beginnings in 1972 right up to their demise as a band in January 1978 and the whole Swindle period of 79 80 Firstly I have to give him credit for his honesty This really is a warts and all account of his life, he brings everything to the table, from his unhappy childhood, the sexual abuse he suffered as a young boy, his criminality which led to spells in Borstal and Prison, sex addiction, drug addiction, alcoholism it s an uncomfortable read in places but fa...It was almost like those builders didn t want me to get in there and develop my driving skills by hot wiring bulldozers to smash up their tea huts, the inconsiderate s That s on page one, get around this book.Insightful, funny and at times jaw droppingly rockstar, but most of all it read and felt honest It s not nor is it in any way set out to be a great literary work of biographyjust a straight forward, no nonsense account of Steve s life.I have loved the Pistols since I first heard them as a young lad Old enough to buy the records with my pocket money but certainly not old enough or allowed even if I could have got a very rare ticket to see them.No need for me to outline how the Pistols Insightful, funny and at times jaw droppingly rockstar, but most of all it read and felt honest It ...Could have been called Confessions Of A Pussy Hound when Steve said he was only in it for the piss up and the birds after the show, he wasn t joking The early part deals with burgeoning kleptomania, illiteracy, and sexual abuse although there is a distinct lack of the poor me shtick you might expect Jones willingly points the finger at himself for his own shortcomings One of the problems here is that he can t really remember a great deal, so you getof a feel of what it was like Could have been called Confessions Of A Pussy Hound when Steve said he was only in it for the piss up and the birds after the show, he wasn t joking The early part deals with burgeoning kleptomania, illiteracy, and sexual abuse although there is a distinct lack of the poor me shtick you might expect Jones willingly points the finger at himself for hi...I m sure that I am not alone in not knowing a whole lot about Steve Jones post Pistols period, aside from his playing in a band with two G N R members and John Taylor from Duran Duran and the fact that he lives in LA and plays football with fellow ex pats, I couldn t have told you anything else and so I was intrigued to see what this biography would throw up I had no idea of his chronic heroin, sex, alcohol and thieving addictions, nor of his 80s musical output which was interesting to read I m sure that I am not alone in not knowing a whole lot about Steve Jones post Pistols period, aside from his playing in a band with two G N R members and John Taylor from Duran Duran and the fact that he lives in LA and plays football with fellow ex pats, I couldn t have told you anything else and so I was intrigued to see what this biography would throw up I had no idea of his chronic heroin, sex, alcohol and thieving addictions, nor of his 80s musical output which was interesting to read about.Jones makes for interesting enough company, this isn t a great biography, but it isn t a bad one either It s fair to say that its riddled with third rate puns and...It s good to get a view and an account of the Sex pistols by someone who was in it first, right at the beginning and to all so a get deep insight into the person himself, Steve Jones I have first hand knowledge of a lot of places mentioned in this book, both in London and in Los Angeles which obviously makes the bookcloser to home for me personally, but all so I have been a pistols fan from way back when they began, when I was just a mere 12 years old, what an introduction to get ready It s good to get a view and an account of the Sex pistols by someone who was in it first, right at the beginning and to all so a get deep insight into the person himself, Steve Jones I have first hand knowledge of a lot of places mentioned in this book, both in London and in Los Angeles which obviously makes the bookcloser to home for me personally, but all so I have been a pistols fan from way back when they began, when I was just a mere 12 years old, what an introduction to get ready for my teenage years The book is very open account from the lead guitarist of the Sex Pistols as the story unfolds from before the Sex pis...

Lonely Boy
  • 15 February 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 1785150677
  • Steve Jones
  • Lonely Boy