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38 - SEX PISTOLS – STEVE JONES
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SEX PISTOLS – STEVE JONES Personal notebook of Steve Jones, founding guitarist of the Sex Pistols, containing previously unpublished handwritten lyrics, including “Sid My Hero,” a tribute to Sid Vicious. SUPERB. A handwritten notebook attributed to Steve Jones (born 1955), guitarist and founding member of the Sex Pistols, containing several previously unpublished song lyrics, personal notes, phone numbers, and a drawing. Among the most remarkable documents is “Sid My Hero,” a multi-page text dedicated to Sid Vicious, the Sex Pistols’ bassist who died in 1979. The lyrics, written in blue ink, feature numerous cross-outs, corrections, and rewrites, revealing the various stages of the writing process. The “Sid My Hero” text, presented as an unreleased composition, offers a personal account of this relationship through the eyes of one of the band’s founding members. The notebook also contains, according to its original description, the lyrics to another unreleased song, “Once I Was a Queen,” as well as several personal annotations. A handwritten note addressed to Jones by Helen Wellington-Lloyd, known as Helen of Troy, appears on the first page. Close to Malcolm McLaren and the Sex Pistols’ inner circle, she helped create the band’s early graphic materials before Jamie Reid developed its now-iconic visual identity. The collection offers a rare glimpse into Steve Jones’s personal and creative world, beyond his role as guitarist in one of the founding bands of British punk. An Aguttes certificate of authenticity is included. Provenance: Steve Jones, then Adrian Harrington Rare Books February 29, 2012, private collection
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