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...