Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (877 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01KT2DTO2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 491 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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The new gold standard Hilarious, profane, occasionally mind-boggling, and always brutally honest, Lonely Boy was clearly not ghost-written. I've always loved Steve as a personality as well as a guitarist and this book explains why in no uncertain terms.This might be the most enjoyable rock autobio I've ever read - and I've read 'em all. Vive le Jonesy!. "Hilarious but very deep" according to Eric Blame. Steve Jones' journey through his life with the early success and demise of The Sex Pistols. Interesting career with a happy ending. One of the best rock autobiographies ever written.. "I was not disappointed. Everyday I'd look forward to my allocated reading" according to Robert Rose. I was never a huge Sex Pistols music fan. That said, as a fan of punk music and lifestyle, I was very aware of, and always a bit curious to know more about them. I coincidentally became a big Steve Jones fan when visiting Los Angeles and stumbled onto "Jonesies Jukebox" radio show when the now shuttered Indie 101 was still on the LA airwaves.Steve&rsqu
He recounts his infamous confrontation on Bill Grundy's Today program--the interview that ushered in the "Filth and the Fury" headlines that catapulted punk into the national consciousness. 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.Steve Jones's modern Dickensian tale began in the street of Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush, West London, where as a lonely, neglected boy living off his wits and petty thievery he was given purpose by the glam art rock of David Bowie and Roxy Music. And without Steve Jones there
He was the man who kick started the Sex Pistols, one of the most influential bands in British music and ended up as one of the least likely guitar heroes in rock 'n' roll.”. Radio X, 9/16/16From being a young oik in Hammersmith to being a sex addicted, burnt out addict in LA, Steve Jones has led a bloody interesting life