Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones Calls Bass Player a Mommy’s Boy

Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones has been talking about the ’70s glory days with U.S. magazine Hustler. According to NME.com, Steve Jones called original Pistol Glen Matlock a “middle-class mommy’s boy.”

He also said he was “tired” of Matlock talking about writing “God Save the Queen,” “Anarchy in the U.K.” and “Pretty Vacant.” He said, “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… At the time he hated the words, which John [Lydon] wrote. Glen’s mom didn't like it… He was a bit of a middle-class mommy's boy, really…”

Recently, Matlock has been serving as the bass player in the Faces, standing in for the late Ronnie Lane.

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Ringo Starr Calls for Peace on the Anniversary of John Lennon’s Death

Beatles legend Ringo Starr unveiled his self-designed replica “Knotted Gun” statue for the Non-Violence Foundation in the Gibson Guitar Studio in Central London today. He urged others to back the Non-Violence Project campaign.

Thursday, December 8 marks 31 years since John Lennon was murdered and Ringo Starr is aiming to spread Lennon’s famous message of peace.

In an urgent call to action, Ringo urged musicians from across genres and generations to unite behind The Non-Violence Foundation (NVF) and its aim to put a stop to violence affecting young people. Ringo was joined at the “Knotted Gun” unveiling held exclusively in the Gibson Guitar Studio by Bafta’s Rising Star nominee Adam Deacon and MOBO Award-winning hip-hop artist Akala.

Ringo Starr said: “I am doing the best I can – how about you?”

The former Beatle created his own design on the charity’s signature logo of the knotted gun statue “Non-Violence” which was originally created by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reutersward as a memorial tribute to John Lennon.

Founded in 1993, NVP is a Swiss-based, non-profit international youth education and leadership initiative. It promotes social change, with representation on five continents. NVP’s goal is to become the world’s foremost organization for violence prevention education and to create a meeting place for the next generation of leaders.

To learn more about Non-Violence Project, please visit http://www.nonviolence.com/, and to learn more about the Knot Violence art project, please visit http://www.knotviolence.org/.

Photo Credit: Lauren Keogh

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Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil Calls ’90s Bands Depressing

Motley Crue are celebrating their 30th anniversary this summer with a North American tour alongside Poison and New York Dolls, and one thing is evident when it comes to this combination: Boring, it is not. After all, these guys are long known for their larger-than-life, amped-up live shows. It’s wild and free hair metal with a bad-boy, rabble-rousing reputation.

Singer Vince Neil couldn’t agree more that the Crue are all about a killer stage production.

“Most bands forget that this is entertainment, and you’ve got to put a show on,” he told Ultimate Classic Rock. “Most of these bands are content to wear jeans and a t-shirt, and just stand there and play their music. Which is kind of missing the point.”

He added that shows are supposed to be fun: “That’s why all those ’90s bands disappeared – they were … depressing people.”

Neil also went onto reveal that Motley Crue plan to release a new record in the “next year or so.” Moreover, after taking this summer off, Neil promises Crue Fest 3 will be back next summer.

“I like putting out new music. I don’t think we’d ever not put out new music,” he said. “Right now, we’re just focused on touring. Once this tour starts slowing down, then we’ll start putting some stuff together and put a record out...”

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