| Edition |
First Da Capo Press edition. |
| Description |
ix, 308 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Reprinted by arrangement with Penguin Random House UK."--Title page verso. |
| Summary |
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. This is a memoir by the guitarist of the punk pioneers the Sex Pistols. |
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The Sex Pistols transformed twentieth-century culture and kick-started a social revolution. On the 40th anniversary of punk, Jones takes readers on his journey from the Kings Road of the early '70s through the years of the Sex Pistols and punk rock. 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. |
| Contents |
Before. The artful dodger ; My nicotine rag ; That place stank of rubber ; The nonce in the underpass ; Skinhead Moonstomp ; The Steve Jones cloak of invisibility ; Silver machine ; In Rod we trust ; The guy with the prong ; The furniture cave -- During. Let it rock ; The phantom of the Odeon ; 'Scarface, Scarface, scarred from ear to ear' ; Kutie Jones and his Sex Pistols ; The boy looked at Johnny ; The prince of Denmark Street ; The spunk tapes ; Where's Bill Grundy now? ; Vicious: you hit me with a flower ; Never mind the bollocks... -- After. The boys from Brazil ; Siouxsie incidentally ; 'I pissed on Elvis' grave' ; Home is where the 8x10 photo of heart is ; Detox in Tarzana ; Iggy, Dylan & the Big O ; The Wolfman of sunset ; Group therapy ; No sleep till Hammersmith ; Boys keep spinning -- Appendix: Things that are not rock 'n' roll. |
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Jones, Steve, 1955 September 3-
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Sex Pistols (Musical group)
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Guitarists -- England -- Biography.
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Rock musicians -- England -- Biography.
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Punk rock musicians -- England -- Biography.
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Rock music -- England -- History and criticism.
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Punk rock music -- England -- History and criticism.
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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| Added Author |
Thompson, Ben, author.
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Hynde, Chrissie, author of foreword.
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| Added Title |
Tales from a Sex Pistol |
| ISBN |
9780306824814 |
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0306824817 |
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