Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock on being asked to play bass for “boring” Oasis and why he never found Johnny Rotten’s lyrics “sincere”

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Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock has spoken to NME about once being invited to join Oasis, what the future holds for the punk icons with Frank Carter, and his thoughts on John Lydon‘s lyrics and pro-Trump stance.Matlock is currently touring the UK to promote his 2023 solo album ‘Consequences Coming’.

Speaking to NME, the 68-year-old discussed his part in Blondie’s “heavy” and “atonal” new album and reflected on the Sex Pistols’ recent UK reunion tour, which featured himself, original members Steve Jones (guitar) and Paul Cook (drums), with guest vocalist Frank Carter in place of the estranged Lydon.Check out our full interview below, where he alo expressed annoyance at the ongoing veneration of “likeable nitwit” Sid Vicious, who replaced him as the Pistols’ bassist in 1977, and explained his dissatisfaction with Danny Boyle’s 2022 Pistol TV biopic, which was adapted from Jones’ memoir Lonely Boy.NME: Hi Glen!

You’ve always had eclectic music tastes. Is that something you wanted to convey with ‘Consequences Coming’, which features rock’n’roll and doo-wop?Glen Matlock: “Yeah, I’d like to not just be known as the punk rocker bloke from a long time ago – there’s an element of that.

There’s only good music and bad music. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I tend to be right and everyone else is wrong!”The title track is about feckless politicians getting their just desserts.