Paul Cook

In addition to being a founding member, Paul Cook's cacophonous, basic, and hard-hitting drumming served as the backbone for revolutionary punk rockers The Sex Pistols. Born on July 20, 1956 in London, England, Cook took up drums as a teenager, and began jamming on covers with another local musician, guitarist Steve Jones. The duo hung out at a London clothing store, Sex, which was run by Malcolm Mclaren, an outspoken chap who briefly managed The New York Dolls (one of the main musical influences on Cook and Jones). Mclaren offered to manage the duo if they put together a band, which led to the entrance of singer Johnny Rotten and bassist Glen Matlock, and the formation of The Sex Pistols. With a look and sound completely unlike what had been infiltrating the pop landscape for years, The Sex Pistols took rock & roll back to its basics, and caught England's attention almost immediately -- helping to create the punk rock movement.

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