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The New York Times
Lyrical Punks, Eerie Crooners
By STEVE JONES
Published: May 1, 2005
Thirty years after helping to found the archetypal British punk band the Sex Pistols, the guitarist Steve Jones has a new gig. From noon to 2 p.m. each weekday on Indie 103.1 FM in Los Angeles, Mr. Jones is the host of "Jonesy's Jukebox," an ecumenical mix of rock, from punk and metal to glam and shameless pop, interspersed with the ex-Pistol's cockney-accented musings. (The program streams live at
www.indie1031.fm.). Speaking recently with Joel Topcik, Mr. Jones discussed what he's listening to and why.
Morrissey
I'm a huge Morrissey/Smiths fan. I made an attempt to write with him a couple years ago, but he never called me back. I ran into him a year later - the Pistols were doing a show and he came backstage - and the first thing he says is: "I'm sorry, Steve, I didn't call you. I was shy." Then the next year this fantastic album comes out, "You Are the Quarry" (Sanctuary). I love the way it's produced, and he's in top form. I liked the first single, "Irish Blood, English Heart," but the song that really captured me was "First of the Gang to Die." I started playing it a lot on my show, and they picked that to be the second single. So when he played at the Universal Amphitheater, he made a big fuss in between songs and gave "Jonesy's Jukebox" a big shout out for being the first to play his album and being supportive of him. It was really touching.
