The Best Of Steve Jones (Post-Pi$ToLs)

 

Many guitarists will cop to stealing licks from famous musicians, but Steve Jones actually stole their guitars (and amps) as he learned to play.

After the Pistols petered out, Steve Jones and Paul Cook formed The Professionals. They split after one LP (but Cook and singer-guitarist Ray McVeigh made a new Professionals album without Jones in 2017 called What In The World).

Cook and Jones also played on Johnny Thunders' album So Alone and singles by The Lightning Raiders and The Greedies (the latter with members of Thin Lizzy). They partnered with Jimmy Pursey and Dave Tregunna as the Sham Pistols. Cook and Jones co-produced and played on Joan Jett's first single.

Steve Jones did some session work for Gen X, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and the NYHC band Kraut. Jonesy and Paul Simenon even played on a Bob Dylan record! Jones, Cook and Simenon also appeared as members of The Looters in the movie Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains.

Jones' next band was Chequered Past (a group that included former members of Blondie), which ended when frontman Michael des Barres left to replace Robert Palmer in the Power Station.

Steve Jones made two solo albums in the late 80's, while writing and playing on Iggy Pop's albums Blah-Blah-Blah and Instinct, as well as Iggy's classic theme for the movie Repo Man. Jones contributed to solo albums by des Barres, Andy Taylor (Duran Duran, Power Station), and the actor Don Johnson. Steve has also done production work (beginning with 1979's self-titled Avengers EP and The Wall's second single). He also hosted a longstanding radio show called Jonesy's Jukebox.

In the 90's, Jones jammed at the Viper Room with P (Gibby Haynes, Flea, and Johnny Depp) and The Neurotic Outsiders (GnR's Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, Duran Duran's John Taylor). Cook and Jones reunited in 1996 with John Lydon and Glen Matlock for the "Filthy Lucre" tour. 

After the Professionals' reunion in 2017, Steve Jones wrote an autobiography (Lonely Boy, 2019). His book is the basis of an upcoming TV miniseries about the Sex Pistols (who are suing each other again).

Stinky has compiled a superlative set of songs from The Professionals, Steve's solo work, Chequered Past, and The Neurotic Outsiders; plus his collaborations with fellow punk and pre-punk luminaries Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Johnny Thunders, Chrissie Hynde, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Sham 69, and Thin Lizzy. Ladies and gentlemen, Stinky LePew presents the fabulous Steve Jones!