Though there’s some discrepancy about the reason of the departure of original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock from the band. There will be always two things that was true. Glen and Johnny didn’t get a long. Which was fueled by the late piece of shit Malcolm McLaren trying to grow tension between the band members to create animosity to solidify that image he was creating. The second thing is there is how much Glen contributed to the Never Mind the Bollocks albums recording. If memory serves me right. Glen only performed bass on one song, Anarchy in the U.K. But he is a credited songwriter on 10 out of the 12 tracks on the album. Glen was replaced by Sid Vicious. Who, because he couldn’t play to save his life, only appeared on two tracks. Guitarist Steve Jones actually did most of the bass work on the album.
Regardless, no matter what you think, Glen was a very important part of the Sex Pistols history. I agree with something that Steve Jones’ once said in an interview. “ Jones said that the group would have recorded more albums if Matlock had stayed in the band and they had not participated in the television interview with Bill Grundy" I believe that to be true. But I believe that Glen was just one of many catalyst of the Sex Pistols history. Glen had a part in the writing of the songs and the music. If Glen wasn't railroaded out, then there would have been no Sid. And who knows what would have happened. Honestly, I don't know if they would have had the legendary future success. Because like it or not it was all the trouble, the replacing Glen with Sid (Though as a musician he sucked), to only one album. Then of course the abrupt break up (You ever get the feeling you've been cheated?) But that's an entirely different story.
As most who know me, know I am pretty much a lifelong fan of the Sex Pistols. My friend Dave is no different. He was able to obtain a signed copy of an EP of Glen's called Sexy Beast. It was released in 2018. It featured Earl Slick on guitar and the Stray Cats Slim Jim Phantom on drums and Jim Lowe on bass. Dave gave this to me as a gift. It is also signed by Earl Slick. To say this is awesome would be an understatement. Now I have autographs of three of the original Sex Pistols. Thank you my friend.
