
Lonely Boy
Tales from a Sex Pistol
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Steve Jones
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By:
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Steve Jones
Without the Sex Pistols there would be no punk. And without Steve Jones there would be no Sex Pistols. It was Steve who, with his schoolmate Paul Cook, formed the band that eventually went on to become the Sex Pistols and who was its original leader. As the world celebrates the 40th anniversary of punk - the influence and cultural significance of which is felt in music, fashion, and the visual arts to this day - Steve tells his story for the very first time.
Steve Jones's modern Dickensian tale began in the street of Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush, West London, where as a lonely, neglected boy living off his wits and petty thievery he was given purpose by the glam art rock of David Bowie and Roxy Music. He became one of the first generation of ragamuffin punks taken under the wings of Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood.
In Lonely Boy, Steve describes the sadness of never having known his real dad, the abuse he suffered at the hands of his stepfather, and how his interest in music and fashion saved him from a potential life of crime spent in remand centers and prisons. He takes listeners on his journey from the Kings Road of the early '70s through the years of the Sex Pistols, punk rock, and the recording of "Anarchy in the UK" and Never Mind the Bollocks. He recounts his infamous confrontation on Bill Grundy's Today program - the interview that ushered in the Filth and the Fury headlines that catapulted punk into the national consciousness. And he delves into the details of his self-imposed exile in New York and Los Angeles, where he battled alcohol, heroin, and sex addiction but eventually emerged to gain fresh acclaim as an actor and radio host.
Lonely Boy is the story of an unlikely guitar hero who, with the Sex Pistols, transformed 20th-century culture and kick-started a social revolution.
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Perfect in every way
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One of the best
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Jonesy tells it like it was... and is!
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alot of what we know of Steve-his admiration for NY Dolls Johnny Thunders is hardly mentioned other than a small reflection, i would have loved more details about Thunders/Childers other than "i did heroin in Leee Black Childers apartment with Thunders"
same with Andy Taylor & Iggy Pop hardly anything new or details presented here.
just minimal at best.
ultimately Steve sold himself short with repeat & very similar bleak stories of poverty stricken childhood, shagging birds, & random acts of thievery from the 70s until mid 80s i get those stories have their place in his history, but alot of details regarding his musical history & career timeleline are missing.
having read EVERY book about sex pistols i was also shocked at the almost ZERO detail regarding the Sex Pistols American tour.
it very quickly went from tour prep in England to band breaking up in America.
(which was my biggest dissatisfaction with lonely boy)
Great book missing details- no surprises.
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BRILLIANT
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Gripping!
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Good One!
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Fantastic
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What is it about that generation and that region which produced such good story tellers? I've listened to memoirs from members of The Cure, Joy Division, and other punk and post punk bands and they all have a certain engrossing way of keeping your attention at every moment.
Raw and honest
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Also, if you're not listening to Jonesy's Jukebox, which can found in podcast form, start now. It's amazing!
An all time great memoir and reading performance
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