In Triggers: A Life In Music, Sex Pistols founding member Glen Matlock takes readers on a raucous ride through punk history and beyond. Told through 30 of the most influential songs in his life, this memoir blends personal milestones with legendary backstage moments. From the chaos of the Sex Pistols to collaborations with Iggy Pop, David Bowie, and Blondie, Matlock uses music as both map and mirror. The book reveals not only how punk was born, but how it never stopped evolving—with Glen right in the middle of it all.
Courting controversy wherever they went, the Sex Pistols embraced shock value and pushed boundaries, generating headlines and public outrage. Sharing insider tales of the Sex Pistols’ earliest gigs and stormiest reunions, as well as their most idiosyncratic inter-band dynamics, Glen Matlock tells his story through the impact 30 songs made in his life, including how “Starman” by David Bowie reminded him of his love for Anthony Newley or “Three Button Hand Me Down” by The Faces spoke to his hardscrabble early life in London.
Matlock’s story is the pioneering story of punk rock yet, having performed and recorded with so many musical luminaries over the decades, Glen also reflects on his time with the likes of Iggy Pop, David Bowie, the Faces, Blondie, Primal Scream, and many more.