Sex Pistols Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Sid Vicious’ Estate Sign Publishing Deal With BMG (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and the estate of Sid Vicious have signed a new global publishing administration agreement with BMG.
The deal includes their portion of the pioneering band’s songwriting catalog; singer John Lydon and original bassist Glen Matlock are not involved in the arrangement.
The Pistols barely lasted two years but their influence on music and culture is immense and enduring, best exemplified by their galvanizing 1977 debut album, “Never Mind the Bollocks.” It is indisputably one of the most exciting and influential albums in rock music history.
Michael Howe, BMG’s VP, Music Publishing, said, “Steve, Paul, and Sid’s works with Sex Pistols are among the most important cultural and creative music of the last half-century.
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