the Beautiful People of the Kings Road in their elegant bondagerie

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“A little vomit is a dangerous thing. There’s no point in going for that. Not unless you mean to do it properly. Vomit has to have some meaning, you know.”

“What about gobbing, should that stay?”

“Well, it is associated with the band, after all. Disgusting, really.”

“But we have to get into disgust, don’t we? Disgust equals the Pistols. Ugly times. You know? But will people be disgusted enough?” This was the constant worry of the publicity department at the moment. “I mean, it’s important to associate Sex Pistols with nastiness. They should be synonymous in the public’s view. We want the name in every paper by Thursday.”

“But the record isn’t mixed yet.”

“The record, dear, is the least of our problems. We want the front page of The Sun. And the rest of them, if possible. Our first problem is to find a nicer word for gob.”