Steve Jones of Sex Pistols: ‘I like to score in front of people. You can say if someone is cool from their reaction ‘| Sex guns

It is true that you have scored some of your first equipment from David Bowie’s trucks outside the Hammersmith Odeon al Last Ziggy Stardust ShowIn 1973?

There is certainly some truth in this. He was not out in the trucks – he was on stage! They played two nights and after the first night they left the whole march, because they were playing there the next night. I knew Odeon Hammersmith as the back of my hand, I was always in Bunk in there. I was like the ghost of Hammersmith Odeon.

There were about two in the morning. I stole a small minivan and entered. There was no one there, apart from a boy sitting in the fourth or fifth row, he slept – he was snoring. It was quiet dead. I did on the point of feet on stage and I affected some dishes, the bassist head (amplifier) ​​- a sunny amplifier who was – and some microphones. I had Bowie’s microphone with lipstick on it!

HAVE NEVER MADE Fess up to Bowie on this?

In a sense I did, during a phone call. He knew I had done it; He thought he was fun. In fact, I don’t think I had anything from him, I don’t think the microphones were his. The only ones I felt bad were Woody (drummer, Mickmansey Mickmansey) and (bassist) Trevor Bolder.

In fact, I made a fine with Woody. It came to my radio program a few years ago and I thought of telling him live, when we were broadcast, what I did. I was like “I have to make a fine of you, Woody, I have affected some of your dishes. What can I do to do it well?” Second: “I don’t know; give us a couple of hundred dollars”. I think I gave him $ 300, so he was happy.

Which album do you always return to?

OH, The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust It is always a go-to.

What is the most chaotic thing that has ever happened to you on stage?

It was once in 1996, when the Sex guns Played in Milwaukee, a large club that had a ridiculously high stage – it was about 20 feet. A boy went on stage, I don’t know how it passed. Johnny Rotten’s security, born John Lydon), saw him saw him and approached the stage. He grabbed the boy, the boy hit John and John fell from the stage before. And I thought, this is the end of this. But he got up and continued!

Bettors are enthusiastic Frank Carter Like the new singer of the guns. How do you feel these old songs with a new frontman?

It’s fantastic, it’s refreshing. He is younger – well, he is 40 years old. I will be 70 this year! But it has bundles of energy and it is fantastic with an audience. He is not trying to be Johnny Rotten. People love it. My philosophy is that not playing more than an hour and 15, an hour and 30, max. Every time I go to a concert, I’m not interested in seeing a band for three hours. I guess some artists think that the crowd is getting the value of their money, but for me I was bored after about an hour.

We often ask People who would like to play them in a biographical film. You have already had one! You liked the representation of Toby Wallace Pistol?

I love Toby, it’s fantastic. He came out (in Los Angeles) and would have fixed me for a long time, trying to collect my mannerisms. He had to convince someone to help him with his speech, of course, because he has the Australian accent. Sometimes it slipped a little, but I thought it had done quite well.

The only thing that annoyed me was this scene in which they go on my guitar – “Oh, it’s like Excalibur!” – But they couldn’t even find one close to mine. What they used seemed to have been from Woolworths. He must have cost a tenner. I would have gladly lent one of mine.

You know many people. Who is the most famous person on your phone?

I know many famous people, but this is a great story. When I was doing indie 103.1, I came across Cliff Richard. I said you want Let’s go to the show, take a larf? And he said ok. He went down, brought his guitars and I could not make him shut up. He crossed all the old classic songs. He is such a professional. They no longer do them like him.

However, he left, I had his number, and quite strangely he called me on my fixed network when we were accepted Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He left a message and just started singing, “Congratulations! And jubilations!” It was the most fun thing ever.

In addition to Cliff, you hosted everyone from Judas Priest to Brian Wilson in your show. Who was your most chaotic guest?

I would say Jerry Lee Lewis. It was truly hydrangea and pungent. I think I said: “How was it when you went to England?” And I don’t think he really was on tour in England – he was banned because He was married to his cousin, who was a minor. And he just shot me: “I don’t want to talk about it!” And there was silence. I didn’t know what to do, I started to panic.

At the end of the 80s you played in a Bob Dylan song, Sally his brown. How was Bob in those days?

It was bizarre. I met him a couple of weeks before he asked me to put a band together at some party. I had long hair and I was on my Harley without a helmet, and he was gravitating towards me. Someone must have told him I was in sexual guns. We went out for a while and received a call two weeks later, you can put together a band and we will make a session at the Sunset Sound (Studios).

So, I did it. Paul Simonen (former clash) was in the city at that moment. I took the drummer from Pat Benatar’s band, the keyboard player was playing with Rod Stewart. We ended up on that song, which is a cover. We have somehow geliro on that.

Which song do you want to play at your funeral?

It’s fun. I guess some people who are narcissisti would already think of this stuff, right? I am not as a narcissistic like many people I know, but I have learned for many years to be sober that it is not all about me. I don’t know, this is a miserable question. He just tells you that you will die one day.

Do you have a party makeup?

I like to score in front of people. You can say if someone is fig or not from their reaction. Once I discouraged in front of Lisa Marie Presley. She was sitting out of Starbucks and I was entering and left a torn. He had this gaze on the face of disgust. I just continued to walk on Starbucks. Is it bad?