These days you have to do that in all different shapes and forms but that doesn’t mean that you don’t believe in what it is that you are doing. They always go down just as well as Pretty Vacant, God Save The Queen or the new songs that I am playing now.Īll of us who will be playing that night have strived to be working musicians and that is what we do. Whenever I am playing around the world I always put a couple of Rich Kids numbers into my set list simply because I am proud of them as they are very good. It is a great chance for all of us to revisit those songs. Whilst I don’t want to be maudlin about it in any way, we will play our songs and rock out as much as we possibly can. Having said that if you don’t rehearse then you come unstuck.įor you will it be a time for celebration or reflection? I suppose that it’s a bit like being a footballer, and all of the training that they have to do (laughter). Doing gigs is fine but the rehearsing is a right pain in the arse. The only thing is that we have got to rehearse now in order to be able to revisit all of those songs. O n Thursday 23rd June you and Midge (Ure) are getting Rich Kids back together to play at the O2 Islington Academy along with The Professionals. I thought that they were fucking cheeky to be honest (laughter). I was quite chuffed about that as I hadn’t asked them, they had just got up there. I looked round and there were The Blockheads on stage behind me singing away. The Blockheads, well let me tell you they are a right bunch of cheeky cunts.Īt the end of my gig I finished with the old Faces number All Or Nothing, and I could hear all of these voices singing backing vocals. No I was doing some backstage PR for The Blockheads. We first met a few years ago backstage at Butlins in Minehead.įucking hell you weren’t a blue coat were you (laughter). Hang on a minute, we’ve met before haven’t we? If I am being honest with you, there are not enough hours in the fucking day (laughter). So as usual you are keeping yourself fairly busy? Plus I will be touring Australia and America later this year so it’s great to get a little time off to be honest with you. I have recently got back from doing a show in Estonia I have been gigging in Italy and I am also producing a Japanese band. Hi Kevin I’m good thanks mate, you just fire away (laughter).įirstly let me thank you for taking the time to speak to me.Īnd just how is life treating Glen Matlock today? Whilst preparing for the show, he took the time to have a chat with Kevin Cooper and this is what he had to say. On February 2016, it was announced that Rich Kids will reform for a joint headline show with The Professionals at the O2 Islington Academy o n 23rd June. The band, based in Los Angeles, toured Australia and also the US West Coast on numerous occasions In late 2011, Matlock joined Clem Burke, James Stevenson and Gary Twinn as part of a group known as The International Swingers. He was joined on stage by original members Rusty Egan and Midge Ure, as well as Mick Jones of The Clash and Gary Kemp from Spandau Ballet. In January 2010, Matlock reformed the Rich Kids for a one-off benefit concert in aid of Steve New. Matlock was replaced by Sid Vicious, and he went on to form Rich Kids a new wave power pop band, with himself as bass guitarist, singer Midge Ure (guitarist, singer and keyboard player), Steve New (guitarist and singer) and Rusty Egan (drummer). He is credited as a co-author on ten of the twelve songs on Never Mind The Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols, although he had left the band by the time the album was released. Glen Matlock is an English musician best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band The Sex Pistols. Glen Matlock, founder member of The Sex Pistols and Rich Kids chats with Kevin Cooper about his acquaintance with Midge Ure, being in The Sex Pistols, his love for bespoke suits and the Rich Kids forthcoming one off gig at the O2 Islington Academy.