Sex Pistols - Bill Grundy Interview 1.12.76

[Andres10320]

Así deben ser las estrellas del buen punk rock

[sas12340]

first of all back during their time people didn't swear at all, secondly DO NOT DISRESPECT THEM they were pretty much the start of all punk rock.

[xstarbucksjunkie]

Steve is so sassy in this interview, I love it. And the end when he gets up and dances haha

[Hemux100]

rotter?!? wtf

[GelGsound]

Steve Jones is a prick. PiL>Sex Pistols

[Packager]

Fucking cracking interview, this. Just brilliant.

[sydbarrett5]

If you're middle aged and dressed conservatively, you're allowed to be drunk on television.

[NickellNo1]

THE GREAT ROCK AND ROLL SWINDLE. Probably the best album there has ever been.

[saintbradford]

Love how they dance to the theme music

at the end. You can't get much more punk than that.

[Meadoway40]

The sex pistols at this time were a bunch of young lads trying to be badass punks which they were in reality not, Rotten says 'shit' and then looks embarresed and apologises. It is only Grundys goading that gets them to say 'Bastard' and 'You dirty old fucker'. These boys were pretending to be mean muthers but were pussycats, apart from Vicious who didnt even know where he was.

[GergelAni]

@Meadoway40 Exectly,mate.

[Hintonmails]

@Meadoway40 No one did that shit on tv at that time you fucking idiot. No one had ever done this before.

[jibjab351]

@Hintonmails Your comment does not make sense, I think it is you who is an illiterate cockend. If you are going to make a comment, learn to write first or shut the fuck up.

[xKillzzz]

@Meadoway40 they wer all rude fuckers...in a good way

[Rmaggedon91]

@Meadoway40 You know nothing about the Sex Pistols

[flaxonx3]

@Meadoway40 They weren't trying to be anything mate, they got baited by a drunken old fool. We may live in an age of fakes in 2011 but in 1976 they invited the Pistols on the programme to make fools of this new punk cult and instead of getting managable fake caricatures got people being themselves and in Steve Jones, their worst nightmare. No they weren't pretending because they behaved in that studio as they did outside. Badass punks? Leave that to middle class Yanks in 2011.

[WickedLovelyyyy]

@Meadoway40 Maybe Sid Vicious didnt know where he was because he wasnt fucking there! lol Talk about being thick haha For somebody who acts like they know ALL about the personalities and mind set of the Sex Pistols and you cant even tell who is and isnt Sid Vicious? He wasnt even in the band yet you moron! And shockingly people are thumbing you up lol

[WickedLovelyyyy]

@Meadoway40 Just to add for you and the other idiots the Sex Pistols are all on the bottom row sitting...there is John,Steve,Glen and Paul.Sid Vicious joined after Glen was kicked out and replaced him as the bass player.So there you go lol

[TheSquirrel8485]

@Meadoway40 why is everybody so gay for sid vicious he didn't do shit for there music ur all like the little girls who listen to justin bieber because u think hes cute its about the music not the image

[Tiaaa182]

@Meadoway40 They coudn't try to be punk because they created punk

[naththeace]

@Meadoway40 Dont talk about stuff you clearly know nothing about!

[DeathToRetro666]

hahah the host is drunk off his as and so is the band. this clip rules

[Ali74]

oh yes that "nice clean" Keith Richards.

[BLAGASPLEEGAN]

lol i said a rude word .. what was it .. shit .. good heavens lol

[cheesydarkside]

lmao 'they turn us on'

[wetmidget]

the best part is the song that plays at the end

[doctormarmalade]

@wetmidget Yeah, and everyone starts dancing

[MsJeffersonAirplane]

this would make and pistol lover laugh

[o7ViiGHTMAREo]

@beakon7 Or you have a local library?

[MarsLord326]

you dirty old man LOL WELL IN MY SON

[MarsLord326]

HA HA TAKE THAT YA RICH CLASS GET PUNK FOREVER !!!!!!!!

[beakon7]

@MarsLord326 you own a computer. your rich

[waterprincess98]

BEST. MOMENT. ON. TELEVISION. EVER!

[22wells22]

sex pistols come across like what they were, stupid teenagers

[progrockcoffee]

@22wells22 At least they weren't provoking, patronizing, arrogant, and condescending like the only adult there, Bill Grundy.

[22wells22]

@progrockcoffee and they were being childish, moronic, confrontational and arrogant. and now their lead "singer" advertises butter on British TV... go Sex Pistols! They wouldn't know have known a cause if it came up and offered them a record deal

[progrockcoffee]

@22wells22 Only when Grundy goaded them. They were at least being authentic and not faking some sort of British sensibility and shock like Grundy was; Grundy was supposedly drunk during the interview, and he even tried to flirt with one of the groupies! Fucking rotter indeed.

[DrBadger123]

@22wells22 He put all the money from that butter commercial into reforming PiL.

[AThingForAstronauts]

Bill grundy = mighty douche.

[unclemort1960]

@speedboatjim thats right you would`nt want to spend your record company advance on silly things like amps would you

[MatheusBond]

I giggled at the people pushing each other.

[arita2006]

Their most famous interview - and it only happened because Queen had to pull out at the last minute and the producer had to find a last minute replacement....

[JordanEmonds]

Love how they take the piss out of the wank music at the end, could only be The Pistols :]

[Juanee31]

Oh my God.. thats siouxie sioux!! this is gem man.. great post!!!

[googleisshittoss]

Siouxsie Sue's face when Grundy says he'll see her after is a picture!.hahahaha

[Eddemer]

The dancing at the end is awesome

[SZRD]

"Oh, they're ~wonderful~ people..."

They ought to just keep the camera on Johnny Rotten. :)

[GeorgeASFTHM]

I very much doubt that the 1st December 1976 edition of About Anglia, Northern Life, ATV Today, Calendar, Granada Reports, Westward Diary, Day By Day etc, had as many complaints as Thames TV's regional news programme on that date...

[Terrilliser]

haha so effin funny!! Sex Pistols suck!

[Stube437]

I'd love to know what was said while the video of No fun was playing

[Stube437]

Some questions about this!

1-Why would Grundy think they'd be too idealistic to take money from the record co?

2-What was he going on to say when Rotten interupted him at 3.01

[angrysamoan666]

@Stube437 1) he's a cunt

2) 'He's a cunt'

[Razor61289]

Classic clip!

[racheljean]

this made a big impact on me when i was 14.

[seekah1]

1:16 sigh...there she is, what a cutie :) Classic Pistols footage here. The usual scene; Glen is a twat, Steve is hilarious, Rotten is witty and Paul comatose, lol. Brilliant in all of its cartoon imagery. In context back in '76 this would've been priceless television.

[AKAFriendlyJim]

They were such pricks and why the fuck has that guy wearing a swastika armband, there the fucking rotters!

[KittyHardexcore]

@AKAFriendlyJim

Sorry, You must be retarded, they wore clothing with swastikas for shock value and for the attention, You can't actually believe these people were Nazis, if you actually listened to any punk bands you'd understand they were completely to opposite.

[PUAnarchyNK]

@AKAFriendlyJim use your brain... to shock people...

[angrysamoan666]

@AKAFriendlyJim The Sex Pistols was a punk outfit mate, they swear and say the cunt word a lot

They also invaded Poland for Adolf but that got them in trouble

So they got back together

[kittymadd13]

OMG look at the cute little young siouxsie!!! XD

[EndlessLaymon]

Fuck Gaga. Pistols shit on that cunt for a laugh.

[DietDrMario]

i heard that johnny rotten was walkin down the street and a person came up to him and said

"im jewish and do you know how offensive that is?"

johnny then hugged the guy and said "i love you"

[CerebralCrisis]

When was this? (:

[mllean0nyme]

THANK YOU ORSON , YOU MAGNIFICENT !! :)

"The 2 minutes that scared England", "The Filth and the Fury".

[GHReaper1996]

OWNED

[CerebralCrisis]

Who says, "We fackin' spent it, din't we"?

I used to think that it was Steve, but in this clip, it sounds distinctly like John? :/

[stockdaleaxe]

@CerebralCrisis It was Steve Jones

[CerebralCrisis]

Cheers. ^^

[1969sharpSkinhead]

you dirty fucka :D

haha original punk spirit of 76 ya fucking cunts! Oi! Oi!

[allofyour10]

they were nazis?? holly shit...

[intenzez]

@allofyour10 no, they just wore swaztikas to piss people off, myself, i don´t like it, but i like the music, not the uniform

[allofyour10]

@intenzez yeah. that sound like the sex pisrols LOL

[intenzez]

@allofyour10 yah ;)

[karlosrules]

They look so bored lol i like how jones starts dancing at the end... "we fukin spent the money" p.s. The pistols were totally not influenced by metal.. They were more influenced by old school rock n roll, the whole new york 70s cbgbs movement and maybe like a little glam i.e. T rex, bowie..

[karlosrules]

I love this imterview...great job putting the pieces tohether

[TheSammeke007]

SEX PISTOLS=SEX PISTOLS

[Razamabaz]

The pistols were great but as much as they deny it. they took a lot from metal.

[MrSKINFLICK]

thanks a lot Orson from Germany, never seen the full version. once again: this could´ve shocked really no one in Germany at t h a t time anymore ..........isn´t that strange???

[TheROTTEN79]

why use No Fun as the clip when the Anarchy In The Uk video is widely availible?

[imgoing2hellcom]

first time seeing this.....THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME....love this shit...love from nyc

[rollingcube]

happy you'd dead, bill grundy, you tosser

[danfromabove]

what a fucking rotter

[ricosuavable]

@danfromabove i know the sex pistols are a bunch of tossers.

[hofsteveO]

Bill Grundy never worked on TV again after this.

It must be said he did all he could to encourage the Pistols to "Misbehave"..

[madmax8903]

Yeah, and I remember his show was one of the most popular on TV at the time and he one of the top personalities. Kind of like Simon Cowell suddenly disappearing into oblivion.

[marcfedak]

@hofsteveO , Good point hofsteveO. Before I saw this interview on Youtube, I was under the impression that the Sex Pistols were the ones who initiated the infamous obscenity, but in fact, Bill Grundy egged them on. Even though he lost his job as a result of this interview, it's one of rock n roll's classic moments.

[yianni1071]

Had to laugh at Grundy's comment 'The clean Rolling Stones' They were more off their heads on drink and drugs at this time than the pistols were!!!

[hofsteveO]

"The clean" stones....lol

Keefs blood samples in the 70's were pure Class A..

[unclemort1960]

@yianni1071 true at that time `keef `was bang on the smack ,he even had his blood changed in a swiss clinic

[skeletonkey6]

@unclemort1960 That is actually just a myth. Any time Keith is asked about that, he tells the interviewer that it was made up by the media. Look through the Keef interviews on here, you'll eventually find one that adresses that story.

[unclemort1960]

@skeletonkey6 small faces/faces organist ian maclagen said that keith once stuck a syringe of heroin through his jeans into his rear .more myth?

[jmwestful]

@yianni1071 yeah. the stones really went nuts in the 70s

[kisbie]

@yianni1071 Pretty sure he's being ironic with that comment. As if to say, "and you thought the Stones were degenerates. Wait until you see this bunch!"

[SouMelhorQueTu]

Awnser this to me: What is a country? Aren't we all a part of the same species? Aren't this borders just mountains and lines on a map?

Have a jolly fucking christmas ^^

[jackwilshiresfakeid]

Have a lie down.

[ukp571]

Hope your still getting your medication, because you are clearly a nutcase.

[aliofly]

that is the most idiotic comment I have ever read on youtube, and there's alot of fucking competition

[ragbones111]

what a dumbfuck comment - something about arabs and tough youths cutting your throat - a fantasy wetdream maybe?

[BunnisOnFire]

ps. bill grundy what a cunt

[BunnisOnFire]

good effort , the first time i seen it all since it was live,

[EpicWinOrFail]

Lol Steve Jones rules "You dirty fucker"

[razorfeather]

someone should rip off that nazi swastik off his shirt ,and make his eat it .. what a dick .

I'm sick of people's ignorance , i don't care if they were nazi punks . Its a lack of respect and inhuman.

[rigormortiiis]

What a retarded sheep you are.

[motorocset1588]

I was watching Nationwide on the other side when this came on. I remember ITV broadcasting an official apology later that evening and wondering what that was all about. Started listening to the John Peel Show soon after that. My best mate was a punk and he turned me onto the scene, the clubs and the music.

Agree with everything said about Siouxsie. Classy woman, great music and as big a style influence as the Pistols and the Clash. Still looks great in her 50s. Criminally underrated dresser.

[rigormortiiis]

Um, and how old are you?

[essexboy240]

HAHAHAHA He asked for that.

[NightShade1218]

That was destined to happen. And I'm glad it did.

What a fucking rotter...

[djsunsunboy]

arretez de regarder ma video sur youtube inaadinah. you're all faaaakin rotters hahahaha

[neverforeverkate]

Who is the black girl in the back?

[Paradoxical003]

IDK, but shes awesome!

[israelight1]

im still tryna figure out who she is too....

[neverforeverkate]

Its Simone Thomas. She was a member of the bromley contingent. The bromley contingent were groupies for the pistols.

[unclemort1960]

@neverforeverkate they were`nt really groupies just some of the earliest fans half of `em were blokes

[israelight1]

I wanna fuck Siouxsie!!!!

[Paradoxical003]

sorry, married.

[Zodiacmw]

Not any more.

[Paradoxical003]

what do you mean, they divorced!?

news to me.

ok, looks like she open property.

you do know shes over 50 though right?

[Movies4UUU]

wot a fuckin rotter

lol

[mcjeff1234]

john sells butter now on adverts,fuckin anarchy to the end

[Canaboy12]

i honestly never understood 80s music but this helps..

[JanTomasArmengol]

The Sex pistols 1975-1978 so... you honestly never understood 70s music ;)

[emibug1996]

Ahahahaha that's what you get for flirting with Sioux. Love how they all start dancing in the end, though Siouxsie was dancing throughout most of it!

[TheAceFaces]

i love how in the end, jones starts 2 dance

[Stakker]

How embarrassing. It's lame.

[jeffryfourmile]

excellent - thanks for posting (I met Siouxsie and Budgie)

[daywalkerclone]

dude got what was coming.. lol..

he got owned..

[MystyMary]

rofl

[SugarSpunQuill]

Lmfao. I love it =)

"Say something outrageous"

I guess he asked for it.

[norway1945]

Johnny Rotten is hot

[CerebralCrisis]

I thought it was only me who thought so. x) Mm.

[norway1945]

@CerebralCrisis Hehe..No, you're not the only one.. I don't know but there's something strong and intelligent about him. I like his facial features and of course his personality.. I assume many people think he's very intimidating or seems a bit harsh but I think once you get to know him or talk to him he would appear very different.. He seems like a funny bloke as well.. Has my sense of humour;D

[CountessOfPluto]

Hahahahaha ohhh yeah, he had it coming :p stupid ass, the best part if the awkwardness Siouxsie experimented in those moments :p

[Passthepie]

4-5 mins made them, and fucked him up, funny in a sad way

[ScubasteveScaryEire]

Ha ha ha... Look at them jumping up and dancing at the end... Mad bastards...

[SFFOOL76]

fucking rotter - such a great expression

[PETEEAT]

i remeber it well it all seems pretty tepid now with every tom dick and molly  showing their vag off for t'pence

[travelogue200]

Bill actually makes Rotten look pretty stupid at 3.20+ or rather Rotten makes himself look pretty stupid. If you said it was white, he'd say it was black. And this is the idiot that now sells butter. Rotten was nothing more than a just contradictory "sod". What a con and what a "fucking rotter"!

Thanks for piecing this together. (Steve Jones was always a sexy bugger that's for sure!)

[apathyinternational]

that was sorta the point of the sex pistols - they took contrarianism to its logical extreme. but if they weren't damn talented, they never would've mattered in the first place

[pmc3131]

no talent, just hype.

[teaandsugar]

you absolute cunt, drop dead

[travelogue200]

How old are you? 12? And that's me being generous

[travelogue200]

Yeah , right back at ya'.

[travelogue200]

Oh, dear, somethings bitten your ass good and proper. Keep your wig on sweetie.

[DawktahS]

Love the dancing at the end, and how Steve just stands up with his arms out all triumphantly. lol

[ANT0N000]

hi anyone want to chat

ANYONE UP? I NEED SOMEONE TO TALK TO JR

[mephutbol]

thanks, good work!

[marcmud70]

This is just beautiful- I guess him hitting on Siouxsie Sioux was just the last straw!!!!

[Xenomorph52]

She got so much hotter over the years.

[sidandmoi]

So your saying she was hot during this interview?

[Xenomorph52]

No, I'm sayin' she looked bad here, she got so much prettier.

[sidandmoi]

agree

[SAHBfan]

She didn't look too upset, somehow - I think she was more pissed off when one of the guys at the front called him a dirty old man - hence the face...

[captainrice13]

Haha. The bigoted drunken old sod had it coming.

[AristYdes]

unhappily the song they perform had been released almost ten years before and they sound just like the stooges except for the fact that Johnny Rotten is like Iggy Pop in his sleep

[EvilRobotChicken]

The dancing at the end is hilarious, I don't know why...

[shroomingnewman]

its funny cuz they had just sabotaged that dirty old man and were acting stupid!

[bjr43]

The filth and the fury baby!

[LironEfrat]

I love the Sex Pistols so much.

אבל מה הפאקינג קטע עם הצלב קרס?

היא רוצה שאני אפתח לה את האמא?

זונה >.>

[PaulRoberts]

Bill Grundy's 'Oh Shit' at the end of that says it all really.

[Franzy138]

Where the fuck is sid..?

[OrsonTheMagnificent]

Their bass player was Glenn Matlock at that time, Sid hadn't joined the band yet.

[AristYdes]

yes, at least they played some "thing"

[m001900]

lol wot a bunch of dicks

[NutsandGuts]

"you dirty ballstard" LOL

[Tomlawrence1983]

Still funny to watch after all these years,but I often wonder what would have happened if Sid had been there.

He'd have probably attacked Grundy with a bike chain!

[DizzyKnux]

oh shit..

[DaMuttzNutz]

I remember it well. Certainly pricked that smug twat Grundy's little bubble. Pistols deserve an MBE for that alone.