Steve Jones

Steve Jones is one of those rare figures where the myth and the man are equally fascinating — the kid from Shepherd's Bush who essentially taught himself guitar by stealing equipment from rock stars, then channeled all that raw, untrained energy into some of the most explosive riffs punk ever produced. His playing on records like Never Mind the Bollocks wasn't just loud; it was a wrecking ball with a melody buried inside, and that combination is genuinely hard to pull off. What I find just as impressive is what came after the chaos: rather than disappearing into the wreckage like so many of his contemporaries, he rebuilt himself in Los Angeles, collaborated with Iggy Pop and Bob Dylan, and turned his life story — addiction, survival, reinvention — into an honestly told memoir and a beloved radio show, Jonesy's Jukebox. That second act takes real guts.

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Name (English)

Steve Jones

Name (Japanese)

スティーヴ・ジョーンズ

Reading

すてぃーゔ・じょーんず

Born

September 3, 1955 (age 71)

Origin

Shepherd's Bush, United Kingdom

Occupation

guitarist / radio personality / songwriter / actor / singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Goat

• Official sitehttp://www.cookandjones.co.uk/
• Xhttps://x.com/JonesysJukebox
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve%20Jones%20(musician)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q347986

Tags

• guitarist
• radio personality
• songwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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