Rabble-rouser who wants to be a model citizen

AS a founding member of a band that sent shockwaves through the music industry, sparked youthful rebellion on both sides of the Atlantic and sealed its place in rock music history, Glen Matlock can be justifiably proud of his place in the pantheon of musical legends.

But that was almost 40 years ago. No matter that The Sex Pistols lasted less than three years and only made one studio album - or that bass guitar player Matlock left the band before its release and was replaced by Sid Vicious. Or that the band ignored its induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. You wouldn't expect anything else of self-styled punk-rockers intent on wreaking anarchy on the world.

Compared to his co-founders Steve Jones, Paul Cook and John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) and their larger-than-life mentor Malcolm McLaren, Matlock was relatively restrained, content to concentrate on making music and making waves for all the right reasons. In the intervening years he has reinvented himself more than once, continued to play in bands, tour (including several Pistols reunions) and tried to shake off the spectre of The Sex Pistols.