Paul Cook
Paul Cook
Background information
Birth name	Paul Cook
Born	July 20, 1956
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Rock, Punk rock
Instrument(s)	Drums
Label(s)	Virgin Records, Warner Bros.
Associated acts	Sex Pistols (1975 - 1978, 1996, 2002 - 2003) The Professionals (1980 - 1982) Chiefs of Relief (1987 - 1988) Man-Raze (2004 - Present)

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Career

Cook was raised in the Hammersmith, London. Unlike his friend Steve Jones, Cook came from a stable family and was always the most quiet and reserved of the Sex Pistols. Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London, approximately 5 miles (8km) west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Steve Jones Steven Phillip Jones (born September 3, 1955) is a British rock and roll guitarist and singer, best known as a guitarist for the punk band 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 a band, 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 three years The Strand would evolve into the Sex Pistols. Sir Christopher Wren, (20 October 1632–25 February 1723) was a 17th century English designer, astronomer, geometrician, and the greatest English architect of his time. ... White City is a place in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in London in England. ... Shepherds Bush is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham situated 4. ... Steve Jones Steven Phillip Jones (born September 3, 1955) is a British rock and roll guitarist and singer, best known as a guitarist for the punk band Sex Pistols. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ...

After the Pistols split in 1978, Cook and Steve Jones initially worked on the soundtrack to Malcolm McLaren's film, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. The two also recorded a few songs using the Sex Pistols name, Cook singing lead on the album version of the song Silly Thing. Becoming disillusioned with McLaren's antics, the pair started a new band, The Professionals, with Andy Allen. Allen caused some legal problems; he played bass on the "Silly Thing" and the first few Professionals recordings, but had no record contract and had been neither credited nor paid. Consequently, the Virgin Records compilation album Cash Cows, which featured the Professionals track "Kick Down the Doors" from these sessions was withdrawn. Malcolm McLaren (born 22 January 1946) is an English impresario, musician and self-publicist who is best known as being the manager of the punk rock band Sex Pistols. ... The Great Rock n Roll Swindle is a 1980 documentary film directed by Julien Temple featuring the Sex Pistols. ... Silly Thing is a record company in Hong Kong. ... After the break up of the Sex Pistols and the debacle of the Sham Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook formed The Professionals. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... An album (from Latin albus white, blank, relating to a blank book in which something can be inserted) is a packaged collection of related things. ... After the break up of the Sex Pistols and the debacle of the Sham Pistols Steve Jones and Paul Cook formed The Professionals. ...

The Professionals would release four singles and one album (though a demo's album surfaced later), but never regained the success of their Pistols days.

In the early 1980s, Cook, along with fellow ex-Pistol Steve Jones discovered the English New Wave girl-group Bananarama and Cook helped the trio record their debut single "Aie a Mwana" and acted as a producer on their 1982 debut album "Deep Sea Skiving". Stephen Phillip Jones (born May 3, 1955) is an English rock and roll guitarist and singer, best known for his work as guitarist for the punk band Sex Pistols. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bananarama are an English girl group who found worldwide fame with their melodic pop and new wave songs. ... Aie a Mwana is the first single released by English girl group Bananarama. ... Deep Sea Skiving is the debut album by Bananarama, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). ...

In the late 1980s, Cook surfaced with the group Chiefs of Relief with former Bow Wow Wow guitarist Matthew Ashman, and, after a period out of the music industry, played with Edwyn Collins in the 1990s. He reunited with the Pistols in 1996 for the Filthy Lucre world tour. The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... Bow Wow Wow was a New Wave band organized by Malcolm McLaren, who is better known as the man behind the Sex Pistols. ... Bow Wow Wow was a 1980s New Wave band organized by Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren in 1980 whose music is described as having an African-derived drum sound.[1] McLaren persuaded guitarist Matthew Ashman, bassist Leigh Gorman and percussionist David Barbarossa of the original lineup of Adam & the Ants... Edwyn Collins (born 1959) is a Scottish musician from Edinburgh. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... See also: 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // January 8 - Madonnas stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. ... Filthy Lucre were a band featuring Phil Lewis on lead vocals and guitar, Steve Dior on guitar, Jim Writ on bass, and MC Bones on drums. ...

Today Cook is a content family man, living in Shepherds Bush with his wife Jenny and their daughter Hollie. He continues to work as a session musician for Edwyn Collins, and with the band Man-Raze. Shepherds Bush is a district in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham situated 4. ... Edwyn Collins (born 1959) is a Scottish musician from Edinburgh. ... Man-Raze is a side band of current Def Leppard and former Girl guitarist Phil Collen, former Girl bassist Simon Laffy, and former Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook. ...