It’s an album I’m kinda pleased with, songs I’ve been writing for the past few years. It’s some stuff that I recorded a year and a half, two years ago, in upstate New York with some mates of mine – Slim Jim Phantom from the Stray Cats on drums, Earl Slick on guitar – and it’s a bit of a departure for me.
So Glen, tell us about the new album Good To Go A Teenage Sex Pistol – Matlock (2nd left) with Lydon, Jones and Cook
To celebrate the release of Good To Go he’ll be playing a five-night residency in London, starting on July 30.īut before all that, armed only with an acoustic guitar, he’ll be doing his bit to make the world a safer place by performing at a peace festival in the demilitarised zone on the border between North and South Korea. Now he’s back with a new band, featuring David Bowie sideman Earl Slick on guitar and a catchy collection of songs, ranging from swampy blues-rock to skiffle and rockabilly. He’s twice revived Rich Kids for one-off shows and released an autobiography I Was A Teenage Sex Pistol, along with several solo albums with his backing group The Philistines. The short-lived group made one Mick Ronson-produced album, Ghosts of Princes in Towers, after which Matlock toured with Iggy Pop and played bass on his Soldier album.Ī tireless live performer, he’s gone on to have stints in numerous bands including his beloved Faces, along with three Pistols reunion tours. Shortly after quitting, he formed power pop quartet Rich Kids in 1977, sharing lead vocals with a pre- Ultravox Midge Ure. Replaced by Sid Vicious – so the legend goes – for the heinous crime of “liking The Beatles“, Matlock has been arguably the busiest of the ex-Pistols ever since.
No sooner had EP’s Matt Catchpole finished recounting the exploits of John Lydon and Paul Cook at Camden Rocks, than he got the chance to have a chat with Glen Matlock ahead of the release of his new solo album Good To Go.
Sex Pistols – you go years without encountering one – and then three come along at once.
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