Steve Jones recently shared why he hasn’t seen his former Sex Pistols bandmate, John Lydon, for over sixteen years during a recent chat on the ‘Rockonteurs’ podcast.
“I haven’t spoken to him in years,” Jones’s words read. “2008 was the last time I spoke to him. We did 30 shows around Europe. We did a bunch of festivals and all that, Japan, Australia. We ended up at Hammersmith Odeon, Hammersmith Apollo, and then we had one more show in the Basque country and that was it.”
The two’s last concert together took place on September 5, 2008. “I was done after that, no more,” the guitarist added. “Too much. Too old, too much, not enough done.”
Sex Pistols went their own ways after the split until a TV series about their history, ‘Pistol,’ premiered in 2022. Lydon filed an unsuccessful lawsuit against his former bandmates to stop the show.
This year, Jones, Paul Cook, and Glen Matlock reunited without Lydon for a new set of dates. Frank Carter replaced the original singer.
“This is different,” the guitarist said of the new lineup. “It’s a different vibe. Night and day.”
“[Frank] doesn’t try to be John,” he continued. “It’s just fun. You know what I mean? And it comes across as fun. Plus we’re playing it how it should be played. And you got this lunatic jumping around all over the place. And he brings a big element to the fun part of it.”
Now, Sex Pistols is planning to return for more shows in 2025. Details are under wraps.