Steve Jones he never had a problem expressing his opinion, even when it came to his famous band. During a recent appearance on the Rockonteurs podcast, the guitarist revealed that he never liked the name Sex Pistols. “I actually didn’t like the name Sex Pistols,” Jones admitted. “It sounded kind of strange to me.”
Despite the disapproval, the guitarist reluctantly accepted the name Sex Pistols, thanks to manager Malcolm McLaren who shaped the punk group’s image, but dismissed rumors that McLaren influenced their musical expression. “There’s this stupid story that we were like a boy band and he was running everything behind the scenes. That’s complete nonsense. Malcolm had nothing to do with music. Nothing, zero,” Jones said.
The Sex Pistols broke up during an American tour in January 1978 when tensions in the band were at a peak, exacerbated by Sid Vicious’s drug abuse. “By the time we got to America, I had had enough,” Jones admitted. After they parted ways, instead of despairing, Jones turned to McLaren for advice. “I thought, come on Malcolm, what are we going to do now?” Jones recalled.
After the band broke up, McLaren arranged for Jones and Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook to record in Brazil. They were joined by the infamous English criminal Ronnie Biggs, who sang on “No One Is Innocent.” The song was released in June 1978 under the name Sex Pistols. According to Jones, the experience was “awesome”. “It was fun,” he recalled of the brief period after the band’s breakup. “And then I got completely involved with drugs and it all fell apart.”
Source: balkanrock.com
