Without the Sex Pistols there would be no punk. And without Steve Jones there would be no Sex Pistols. It was Steve who, with his schoolmate Paul Cook, formed the band that eventually went on to become the Sex Pistols. Steve Jones's modern Dickensian tale began in the street 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.  In Lonely Boy, Steve describes how his interest in music and fashion saved him from a potential life of crime spent in remand centres and prisons. 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 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. Lonely Boy is the story of an unlikely guitar hero who, with the Sex Pistols, transformed twentieth-century culture and kick-started a social revolution.  “A bloody good story... Jones' own voice speaks loud and clear throughout Lonely Boy, a brutally honest and level-headed memoir.” - Record Collector “A hilarious and at times harrowing read.” - MOJO