Young Flesh Required: Growing Up With The Sex Pistols - Softcover

"Alan G. Parker has forgotten more about the Sex Pistols than most writers could research in a lifetime." --London Evening Standard

Working on this book with Alan G. Parker and Mick O'Shea was tremendous fun. Both have an incredible knowledge of the band's inner circle and this comes across in the book. We would meet up to discuss progress on the book in the bar at the Sanctum Hotel in Piccadilly, which is rock'n' roll central as loads of famous bands stay there when they are in London. People like me wouldn't normally get past the doorman, but Alan is well known there. He'd reel off names of people who had contributed to the book, but for me the real star is Steve Connolly A.K.A. Roadent. He roadied for the Clash then jumped ship to work for the Pistols, so his anecdotes are priceless. Another star is Brian Jackson A.K.A. The 6th Pistol. Brian has a mountain of memorabilia on the band and was kind enough to let us use it in the book. So, if you are interested in bootleg cover images from Japan, for example, look no further. There has been a lot written about the Pistols, so why this book? Simple. Alan first met Sid's mum in 1984 and she asked him to write a book clearing her son's name over the murder of Nancy. Since then, Alan has lived and breathed the band. This is his last word on them as he concentrates on his new career as a film director. It is honest, heartfelt and, by turns, hilarious and touching.