Paul Cook

Born on July 20, 1956, Paul Cook was raised in the Hammersmith area of London. Unlike his friend Steve Jones, Cook came from a stable family and was always the most quiet and reserved of the Sex Pistols.

He attended the Christoph

Born on July 20, 1956, Paul Cook was raised in the Hammersmith area of London. Unlike his friend Steve Jones, Cook came from a stable family and was always the most quiet and reserved of the Sex Pistols.

He attended the Christopher Wren school in White City Estate, Shepherds Bush and it was here where he met Steve Jones. There was a considerable amount of difference between Cook's school report cards before and after he met Jones, the latter warned of 'bad influences'. In 1972-1973 Cook and Jones - and their school friend Wally Nightingale - formed the Strand. Paul was the first member of the group to actually invest in a piece of equipment (a drum kit) rather than steal it. Within the next 3 years the Strand would transgress into the Sex Pistols.