{"product_id":"9780306903175","title":"Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMemoir by the guitarist of the legendary, groundbreaking punk pioneers the Sex Pistols\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Jones's modern Dickensian tale began in the streets of West London, where as a lonely, neglected boy living off his wits and petty thievery he was given purpose by the glam art rock of David Bowie and Roxy Music. He became one of the first generation of ragamuffin punks taken under the wings of Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLonely Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, Steve describes the sadness of never having known his real dad, the abuse he suffered at the hands of his stepfather, and how his interest in music and fashion saved him from a potential life of crime. He takes readers on his journey from the Kings Road of the early '70s through the years of the Sex Pistols, punk rock, and the recording of \"Anarchy in the UK\" and \u003ci\u003eNever Mind the Bollocks\u003c\/i\u003e. He recounts his infamous confrontation on Bill Grundy's \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e program—the interview that ushered in the \"Filth and the Fury\" headlines that catapulted punk into the national consciousness—and he delves into the details of his self-imposed exile in New York and Los Angeles, where he battled alcohol, heroin, and sex addiction but eventually emerged to gain fresh acclaim as an actor and radio host.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonely Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an unlikely guitar hero who, with the Sex Pistols, transformed twentieth-century culture and kick-started a social revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Betsy Locke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019622465776,"sku":"9780306903175","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780306903175_p0.jpg?v=1769887519","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780306903175","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}