The history of the Sex Pistols

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[@lewisb85]

according to the seven ages of rock series it wasn't one of the new york dolls but richard hell who Malcom tried to recruit.

[@soundofhistory_]

Oh really? Didn’t know that, but that makes sense

[@lewisb85]

​@soundofhistory_ they even borrowed a song concept from him "pretty vacant" was thematically based off "blank generation" malcom told Glen to "write something like that".

[@gerontodon]

​​@@lewisb85
I like Glen Matlock and think he's underrated, but it confuses me if McLaren asked _him_ to write "something like that" because I thought John Lydon wrote the lyrics, and there's no real musical similarity between the two songs.

[@Foo-oo-oo-oolsGold89]

​​@@gerontodonMidge Ure was nearly a Sex Pistol also. You can look it up on CZcams. The guy who was in New Romantic bands and a guitarist for Thin Lizzy at one point 😂

[@lewisb85]

@@gerontodon It was glen's words from the documentary "thematically based" is the key part of that statement I believe. Something that echo's the same sentiments.

[@Zed483]

not a fan of the co commentary if im being homest

[@FordPrefect-Earth]

1:43 - Steve and his friends did *not* pose as road crew, they had no need to pose as anything because they just turned up in a van and stole things directly off the actual stage (not a truck outside) where Bowie had been performing, it was the night after the first of two shows so everything was still set up.
How lazy and stupid do you have to be to get that wrong? It's in Steve Jones's autobiography.

[@sexobscura]

As stupid and lazy as most researchers are when it comes to factual information - and that's VERY