That was the main difference between us and them.Nick WellsJeremy Diggle, who was the president of the students' union, switched them off, they had done their 20 minutes. It was something different but they were too loud and the space was not big enough. It didn't seem that significant at the time.Jeremy DiggleThe whole band had a presence. Glen was in a little pink number, I seem to remember, Lydon was in a ripped jumper But enough was enough and I unplugged them They were bloody awful and untogether I was not expecting anything else. People yelled at us to get off because they wanted Bazooka Joe We nearly had a fight with them They thought we were an oddity because of our attitudes We weren't being nice. He just looked at the audience, glazed.Paul MaddenPaul Cook put down his sticks and said, "Now for the real thing," referring to Bazooka Joe and the Bazooka Joe singer leapt across the drum kit and it turned into a punch-up.Glen MatlockPaul has got a good habit of saying the right thing at the wrong time We were nervous when we played. Malcolm bought a bottle of vodka and that had kicked in by then as well.Paul CookIt must have been a terrible racket, because someone pulled the plug on us There was a big fight.
A few months later I saw them and they were unbelievably brilliant, perhaps the best band I have ever seen.Adam AntThere weren't many there, maybe a dozen or so people, Jordan, Michael Collins, Andy Czezowski. They did "Substitute," and "What'cha Gonna Do About It" with the lyrics changed, "I want you to know that I hate you baby." Then John lost interest. He'd eat sweets, pull them out and suck them and just spit them out. As I came in I remember them doing a cover of the Small Faces "All Or Nothing". From their choice of material they seemed like an average punk rock band but I wasn't really watching.
It was a 100-watt amp in a little room with no stage and it was great Everyone was looking at us. It seemed like millions of people at the time.Glen MatlockWe played "Substitute". We were going to to play "Pretty Vacant" but the plug got pulled. We did "Stepping Stone" and "What You Going To Do About It" and we were also going to do "Did You No Wrong" and "Problems" but that never happened.Pat Collier (eventually joined The Vibrators; now a successful producer)It didn't seem like a momentous occasion at the time. When we started playing, the Mandrax was hitting me and I cranked the amp up.