Paul Cook Biography and Timeline

Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols evolve from The Strand, a band formed in 1972 with Jones on vocals, Cook on drums and Wally Nightingale on guitar

Saint Martins College

Drums at the first Sex Pistols gig, helping launch the band before a student audience.

Role range: 1972-1978

Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols originally comprise vocalist Johnny Rotten, guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock (later replaced by Sid Vicious)

Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall

Performs at the Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall, a concert later treated as a catalyst for local punk.

Role range: 1972-1978

Sex Pistols

Following a showcase gig held during London's first punk festival, at the 100 Club in Oxford Street, in September 1976, the Sex Pistols sign to the major label EMI

Anarchy in the UK

The band's first single, "Anarchy in the UK", is released

Anarchy in the UK

Drums on Anarchy in the UK, giving the first single its direct and forceful attack.

Role range: 1972-1978

Pretty Vacant

Drums on Pretty Vacant, one of the band's most successful and enduring singles.

Role range: 1972-1978

Never Mind the Bollocks

Provides the hard, direct drumming throughout Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.

Role range: 1972-1978

Cook Leads Portsmouth Promotion Challenge

Cook leads Portsmouth into the League Two promotion race, laying the groundwork for a championship-winning season.

Cook Wins League Two Title with Pompey

Cook guides Portsmouth to the League Two championship, as a dramatic final-day win gives the club the title on goal difference.