Steve Jones Quotes & Sayings

“My very first gig was with the Sex Pistols, and it was also our first-ever gig. It was a very short set, and it was at Saint Martins College of Art in 1975. We were opening up for a band called Bazooka Joe, and their bass player at the time was Adam Ant, who went on to form Adam and the Ants.”

“I'm tired of Glen Matlock saying he was the songwriter for the Sex Pistols. I co-wrote as many songs... but I don't go shouting about it.”

“It's not every day you get to create a band like the Sex Pistols, and what it changed, on a musical level. I love that we've done something that was important.”

“I wasn't planning on being a guitar player; I was going to be a singer. And I was for a little bit in the Sex Pistols - that is, until we got John Lydon. And then I realized I wasn't really suited as a front guy.”

“I couldn't care less about what people think of me! I do what I do, and I don't care about what other people think is cool. I don't care about image!”

“I can't get enough of 'Call of Duty.' I'm the oldest guy who plays on PlayStation.”

“I live in Beverly Hills and I'm proud of it. The only things I miss are pie and mash shops and football games. I've lived in America longer than I lived in England. When I first got here, it just felt right to me. I like the open space, and the weather's great.”

“We didn't have lawyers and accountants. No one was watching out for our money. We'd go to the office and get money and go on our way. I was 19-20 years old then. I was stupid. I didn't know any better. We weren't getting our fair share of the money. That happens to young musicians all the time. It makes me mad when I think how stupid we were.”

“I'm not the kind of guy a girl would take home to her mother. She'd kick the girl out and probably call the cops on me.”

“The Sex Pistols was a part of my life. Just a small part.”