The biographical drama mini-series titled ‘Pistol,’ which Steve Jones co-produced along with Craig Pearce and Danny Boyle, aired on Hulu last year, and the former band members had a lot to say about it. Glen Matlock shared his thoughts about the series with Joshua Toomey of the Talk Toomey Podcast. According to him, the depiction of him leaving Sex Pistols was everything but the truth.
It’s not a hidden fact that John Lydon despised the biopic and everything it portrayed, but Matlock only had a problem with how the story of his decision to leave the band was written and played out. The guitarist was disappointed at the director Danny Boyle for twisting the facts with that episode.
Despite his discontent, the guitarist was on the red carpet to support his former bandmate, Steve Jones. Although Glen thought, overall the mini-series could have been a fantastic project, he was frustrated that some things didn’t reflect what had really happened behind closed doors. However, at the end of the day, Matlock recognized Jones’ right to make the biopic as he was the founder of Sex Pistols.
Glen Matlock’s thoughts on the Sex Pistols biopic:
“It’s not; it’s a lie. I told Steve. He said, ‘What do you think?’ I said, ‘Mate, you got a shocking memory.’ So I was disappointed. It could have been so good, and I had a couple of meetings with Danny Boyle. I was assured this was gonna especially a bit about my leaving the band; that whole episode is a lie. It’s taken me 45 years to get people to agree with my way of thinking, and now he’s putting me back to square one, so I’m not very happy with Danny Boyle.
But I did go to a sort of a red carpet thing in Los Angeles, mainly to back Steve up, and Danny Boyle came up to me, and I told him what I thought of him. So there you go. But on the other end, I thought it was important that the show did get to be made. I know John wasn’t happy about it because it wasn’t based on John’s story; it was based on Steve’s, and Steve formed the band, so you know, morally, it was right, but I was ultimately disappointed.”
Matlock has been shouting from the rooftops, explaining his decision to leave after not wanting to put up with all that was happening within the band. Yet, his statements were again overshadowed by all the rumors about him being fired due to his love for the Beatles. However, Glen once again set the record straight that the biopic was not the truth of the matter.
