Glen Matlock

Glen Matlock (born August 27, 1956) was the original bass player of punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He left that band in late February 1977, the legend being that he was 'thrown out' because he &

Glen Matlock (born August 27, 1956) was the original bass player of punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He left that band in late February 1977, the legend being that he was 'thrown out' because he "liked The Beatles" (although in a television interview in 2002, Pistols guitarist Steve Jones stated that the real reason was that Matlock was "always washing his feet"). However, in his autobiography I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol, Matlock himself has stated that he left the band of his own volition as he was "sick of all the bullshit". Matlock was replaced by Sid Vicious (who did not play bass very well but was offered lessons by Matlock), and went on to form The Rich Kids, a New Wave/power pop band, with Midge Ure, Steve New and Rusty Egan. However, in John Lydon's autobiography Rotten: No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish, he claims that Matlock worked on later Sex Pistols material (including their album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols) as a paid session musician. Matlock later played bass on Vicious' solo album, Sid Sings.

Matlock rejoined the surviving Sex Pistols members for reunion tours in 1996, 2002 and 2003.