Sex Pistols- Research Note:

1. An English punk band, formed of Steve Jones (guitarist), Paul Cook

(drummer), Glen Matlock (bassist), John Lydon (vocalist) and manager
Malcolm McLaren. They were all connected via a boutique in London
which was owned by McLaren. Matlock worked at the store whilst the
other band members were customers there. (All Music, n.d).
2. The Sex Pistols were formed in 1975, and in 1977, Glen Matlock was
replaced by Sid Vicious (Wikipedia, 23/09/13 and All Music, n.d).
3. The Sex Pistols evolved from a band called The Strand, a band formed in
1972, consisting of school friends, Steve Jones on vocals and Paul Cook on
drums(Sex Pistols Official, n.d) Wally Nightingale was the bands guitarist.
The Strand were also sometimes known as The Swankers. Other early line
ups of this band included Jim Mackin (an organist) and Stephen Hayes (a
bassist). Bassist Del Noones was also briefly a part of the band. The
Strand/The Swankers regularly spent their time in two clothing shops on
Kings Road. One of these clothes shops was Too fast to live, too young to
die, owned by their later manager, Malcolm McLaren. (Wikipedia,
23/09/13)
4. In 1974, Malcolm McLaren became the bands manager, paying for their
first forma rehearsal space. At this point, Glen Matlock joined the band as
the regular bassist. Between November 1974 and May 1975, McLaren
relocated to New York to work with The New York Dolls. During this time,
Bernard Rhodes, a friend of McLaren, took charge of the bands rehearsals
and consequently, their first public performance. (Wikipedia, 23/09/13)
5. In 1975, when McLaren returned to London, he was more interested in
The Strand. At this point, Wally Nightingale was kicked out of the band,
and Steve Jones became the bands guitarist, rather than the vocalist.
Around this time, the band became QT Jones and the Sex Pistols. (Phil
Strongman cited in Wikipedia 23/09/13). The band then began to look
for a new vocalist, recruiting John Lydon in 1975. Lydon gained his stage
name, Johnny Rotten, shortly after joining the band (All Music, n.d). This
is likely to have been a result of his poor dental hygiene (Wikipedia,
23/09/13).
6. After the recruitment of Lydon, the band decided on a final name of The
Sex Pistols, an abbreviated version of their informal name QT Jones and
the Sex Pistols. The first official gig played by the Sex Pistols was on the
6th November 1975, at Saint Martins College, where Matlock was
studying. At this gig, the band were a supporting act for a rock group
called Bazooka Joe. Many of their proceeding gigs were played at schools
and colleges. (Wikipedia, 23/09/13).
7. A landmark gig for the Sex Pistols took place on the 12
th
February 1976,
where they supported Eddie and the Hot Rods. This gig gained the band a
lot of attention. When interviewed by NME, Jones said Actually, were
not into music. Were into chaos.. (Wikipedia, 23/09/13).
8. The bands first gig outside of the UK took place on the 3
rd
September
1976, in Paris. Their first album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Heres the Sex
Pistols was released in 1977. (Wikipedia, 13/09/13). Following this, they
toured the U.S for 14 days in January of 1978. (All Music, n.d)

























All Music
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sex-pistols-mn0000418740/biography
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The Sex Pistols Official
http://www.sexpistolsofficial.com/bio/
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Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Pistols
23/09/2013