Additionally, whilst Jones has insisted that Glen Matlock disliked many of Johnny Rotten's lyrics, Glen Matlock has said that he had no issue with them.
17 Facts About Glen Matlock
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Glen Matlock left the band in late February 1977, with contemporary reports stating that he was 'thrown out' because he liked the Beatles.
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The claim was fictional, with Steve Huey of AllMusic claiming that Glen Matlock "was even more enamored of The Faces and the mod groups prominently featured on London pirate radio in the late '60s, as were Steve Jones and Paul Cook".
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However, Glen Matlock denied the "session musician" label, stating that all but two of the songs appearing on the album had already been recorded as singles or b-sides before his departure.
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Jones said that the group would have recorded more albums if Glen Matlock had stayed in the band and they had not participated in the television interview with Bill Grundy.
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Glen Matlock went on to form Rich Kids, a new wave power pop band, with himself as bass guitarist and singer, Midge Ure, Steve New and Rusty Egan.
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Glen Matlock played bass on the Iggy Pop album Soldier and The Damned album Not of This Earth.
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Under the moniker Rhode-Twinn, Glen Matlock was brought to play on Gary Twinn's 1990 single "Bike Boy" on Bernard Rhodes' own Sacred record label.
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Twinn and Glen Matlock stayed in touch and began writing and recording with The Damned drummer Rat Scabies and Generation X guitarist Bob "Derwood" Andrews as Dead Horse in 1996.
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Glen Matlock played bass guitar and sang for a time in the bands The Philistines and The Flying Padovanis.
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In January 2010, Glen Matlock reformed Rich Kids for a one-off benefit concert in aid of Steve New.
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Glen Matlock joined a reformed Faces, playing at the Vintage at Goodwood festival near Chichester in August 2010.
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In 2012, Glen Matlock made his acting debut in British drama film The Paddy Lincoln Gang, performing a docudrama scene at a live Faces concert.
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Glen Matlock joined Blondie for their April 2022 UK and US tour, filling in for bassist Leigh Foxx who was unable to tour due to a back injury.
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Glen Matlock is portrayed by Christian Lees in the 2022 Craig Pearce - Danny Boyle FX biographical drama miniseries, Pistol.
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Glen Matlock signed a new worldwide record deal with Cooking Vinyl and will release his new album, Consequences Coming, on 27 April 2023.