Armed with safety pins, a razor blade sound, and no feelings, the Sex Pistols took over the world. They ascended out of the cesspool of 70's rock that was fueled by cocaine, money and an album called "Frampton Comes Alive." Just to let you know how well Frampton's eight-times platinum album fared in history, I found a copy in the discount bin this week for $1.00. Now! If I wanted to buy an original "God Saves The Queen" A&M 45rpm, I would have to shell out $14,000 or more. I am not saying Frampton wasn't important to a stoned kid wearing bell bottoms, or a cheerleader girlfriend driving a Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am, for he must have been like a golden god. That guy is probably on Wall Street - fat, bald and eating Viagra by the handful with his third wife.

In the age of the hipster, only the clothes and cars have changed for they are the ones listening to the now bald former golden god playing on a turntable that they purchased from Urban Outfitters while they suck back pints of microbrew. Cool, right? No fucking way, they just don't get it.

Lucky for us, there was a band once that said 'Fuck you, lets take some action instead of feeding the machine and become who we really are - people with brains who want to read, love, create a world we want and that smell bullshit a mile away. "Never Mind The Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols." "Is this the story of Johnny Rotten?" No! This is an interview with Glen Matlock - a true English gentleman who helped change the world.

What are you currently working on?

Been touring my one-man show and getting ready to present it at the Edinburgh festival in a month or so. Also, I have been writing a lot of new songs and will probably start work on a new album shortly. I put some of the songs down in a studio in upstate New York a couple of weeks back with my old muckers Slim Jim Phantom and Carl Slick and feeling pretty enthusiastic about what we have managed to get down in a short space of time so far.

What was the last book you read?

Loitering With Intent by Peter O'Toole. It's his self-penned biography of his formative years and somehow he manages to compare his upbringing with the rise of Hitler and it's brilliantly written with the most fantastic flowery language that proves that swearing can be both big and clever if in the right hands.

Tell us something that you really love about your home and about your life today?

Having my teenage boys living with me who against all advice have embarked upon a musical career. It is with great relief that being awoken at 5 am is not by burglars, but my boys and his band and roadies are lolling on the living room floor finishing off the beers from their rider and getting stuck into that dubious guilty pleasure known in England as the pot noodle.

Why did you start playing music?

Belligerence, stupidity and unbridled positive thinking.

What did you do that made you feel good when you were 16?

Football, fashion and fact-finding. I always had an inquisitive mind and applied myself to finding a way to get out of the 9 to 5 drudgery that was expected of me. I put myself in the right place at the right time and fate smiled on me for doing so.

Is there one band that you have been in that really stands out and why?

Well the Sex Pistols are obviously quite a feather in anybody's cap but I have felt lucky that through my checkered career, I have managed to straddle what came before and after the band and have got to play with some pretty cool cats. My biggest buzz was doing some shows with a near as damn it version of The Faces a few years back. They were the band I stood in front of the mirror miming to when I was fourteen and there I am on stage with Ronnie Wood, Mac & co. Tasty.

How do you feel about the myth of Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll?

Everybody starts out thinking they can handle it, but 99.9% ultimately can't. The fun is in the trying it out. The clever bit is knowing when and who has got the upper hand and doing something about it.

Where do you see music going in the future?

Teetering along like somebody who has had a good night out in a microbrewery – one step forward two steps back...

How do you feel about vinyl making a comeback?

Think it's great that you get the full bandwidth – it's not called a sampling rate for nothing. It all depends on the depth of your alcove shelves though.

If you could change one thing about the world what would it be?

Now you're asking! Reckon everybody should have to switch countries every five years. It would be a giggle but we would all get to see where people are coming from and might then all rub along a bit better. Mind you, I can't do it next season as QPR are back in the Premiership. There's always something..