The Sex Pistols, They're the Devil's Children! |
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"The Pistols are presenting one alternative to apathy and if you don't like it, that's just too bad. Anarchy is self-rule and that's better than anything else." --Johnny Rotten. |
The Sex Pistols, formed in 1972, represented the anger of unemployed British youths who thought they had no future. Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Wally Nightengale started the band, originally known as the Swankers. Glen Matlock joined, but was eventually dropped along with Nightengale because they looked "too clean cut." Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious replaced them to form the Sex Pistols.The Pistols' sound was based heavily on American punk. Band members loved US punk bands like New York Dolls, Iggy Pop and the Ramones. In fact Sid Vicious learned to play the guitar by playing along with the Ramones' album. Their stage show was also influenced by American punk. They dressed in black torn clothes, and yelled and spat at the audience. The Sex Pistols' songs were basically about hate and anarchy. The Pistols' hits like "God Save the Queen" and "Anarchy in the UK" were banned in Europe.
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