Paul Cook
Born on July 20, 1956, Paul Cook was raised in the Hammersmith area of London. Unlike his friend Steve Jones, Cook came from a stable family and was always the most quiet and reserved of the Sex Pistols.He attended the Christopher Wren school in White City Estate, Shepherds Bush and it was here where he met Steve Jones. There was a considerable amount of difference between Cook's school report cards before and after he met Jones, the latter warned of 'bad influences'. In 1972-1973 Cook and Jones - and their school friend Wally Nightingale - formed the Strand. Paul was the first member of the group to actually invest in a piece of equipment (a drum kit) rather than steal it. Within the next 3 years the Strand would transgress into the Sex Pistols. After the band split in 1978, Cook and Jones recorded a few singles, under the name of the Sex Pistols, each taking turns on vocals until they formed The Professionals with Andy Allen. They released 3 singles and 2 albums, but never regained the success of their Pistols days. After the demise of the Pistols, Cook and Steve Jones initially worked on the soundtrack to the McLaren's film, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. Becoming disillusioned with Malcolm McLaren's antics, the pair started a new band, The Professionals, with Andy Allen.Cook then went on to appear with the group "The Chiefs of Relief" after a period out of the music industry, played with Edwyn Collins in the 1990s and reunited with the Pistols in 1996 for the "Filthy Lucre" world tour.Today Cook is a content family man, living in Shepherds Bush with his wife Jenny and their daughter Holly. He continues to work as a session musician for Edwyn Collins. He is is currently playing in the band Man-Raze.Cook, Paul
Cook, Paul
Cook, Paul
Cook, Paul
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