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Steve Jones formed and powered one of the most influential bands in music history.  That simple fact is enough for anyone's legacy, but the story of how he did it is a living cultural and musical history.

He was the driving force behind the Sex Pistols.  Not only did Steve, along with school mate Paul Cook, provide the thunderous rhythm section which drove the Pistols songs, but out of desperation he gave a 200% effort to make the Pistols move along. 

In his aptly named 2017 autobiography, ‘Lonely Boy’, Steve set out an astonishing life story.

Born in Hammersmith, West London, his first years were spent in a flat opposite the legendary music venue, Hammersmith Odeon.   Inspired by gigs and records by Roxy Music, Rod Stewart and The Faces and The New York Dolls, Steve became a true music original.

It’s appropriate that the series “Pistol", should be loosely based on his life and adventures.  His story also chronicles growing up in West Nora forster.