WALLY NIGHTINGALE his story, with RON EVANS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

[@poorboy59]

thanks for the video from Italy... remember Wally...

[@nambc777]

RIP Wally..❤️🌹

[@GriefTourist]

To be frank I don't think Wally can blame the Pistols for his bad fortune. They wouldn't have become the band we know them as if he had stayed. It's a sad story but it's a merciless business.

[@mjh5437]

True..He probably would have become heroin addicted a lot sooner and heavier if he`d been getting royalties any sooner.

[@afc89]

Yes he didn't look the part granted, but they could have given him a job as a roadie or something, he would have probably been happy to still be apart of it, to sack him off completely was well out of order.

[@rodeoruz]

The first time I heard "Did you no wrong" I immediately thought "Status Quo". The song had/has a far lesser Sex Pistols type song/punk construct and was imo far more mainstream Top 20 single/LP 'conventional/traditional' rock. A surprise it to hear it first time around as a B side. I always thought that Submission had a lesser aggresive punk melody and vibe also.

[@rumpraisin]

Did you no wrong reminds me of Down Down by Status Quo.

[@mjh5437]

The riff for Submission is much the same as The Doors` song "Hello I Love You".

[@andyaggro2703]

Great interview, had the pleasure of meeting Ron at my neighbours house and playing a load of songs.

[@davelewis4215]

Jonny, This is a really interesting informative excellent video mate 👍

[@starbuckita]

Well done Johnny. I never heard about this, cool Ron put Wally's story in a book too. Sad to hear some of this, but proper his music contribution gets known. I hope this story gets told more. Glad of the ones that do quit the drug and do their music like Pete Doherty.

[@markgreet3543]

Respect rest of the band.

[@ajones747]

Wally was a good guitarist...the playing on the video is great.

[@BeesWaxMinder]

A couple of years ago I went to Dublin for my birthday from the new John Lennon Airport and inside are murals of the Fab four leering down at you and to my amazement who should be queueing up with me but Pete Best! I wondered what must be going through his mind seeing his replacement, Ringo up there While he was getting the same cheap ass Ryanair flight that I was getting… The truth is there are many many Wally Nightingales out there -TOO MANY! It’s a very cutthroat business, rock ‘n’ roll…

[@GriefTourist]

I heard he made a million out of the Beatles Anthology albums.

[@BeesWaxMinder]

@@GriefTourist I believe so… (He certainly had enough money to buy my dad’s receipt of the first Beatles van to him for his Beatles museum on Matthew Street, here in Liverpool!)

[@bridgetpollock6760]

Great interview. Real interesting.

[@markgreet3543]

Martain sold many rare pistols, in St martains Square leic had a great big record cart.

[@ShoreTars]

Great piece of history and a really good book - some very enlightening stories in there!

[@andrewwilson711]

Great interview thanks

[@markgreet3543]

Good guitar playing, this is such a good 🎵 amazing respect to wally.

[@rumpraisin]

The Great Rock n Wall Swindle.

[@markgreet3543]

Martain macdonald lived in leicester who did many pistols bootlegs, I knew his brother martain bought loads of rare pistols items back in the day.

[@johnsimonritchie326]

The famous Wally Nightingale. Alas, poor Wally, I knew him Horatio.

[@markgreet3543]

All good johnny, I'm a big pistol fan 250 items in my collection,seen them live 6 times on reunion tours and met glen,and John respect to you and your knowledge.

[@artfulsplodger4828]

Just received the book, it's taken nearly 2 months, but I've got it now 👍 will leave a review once I've read it 😀

[@GRBAquatics]

Very Cool. Nice Work. Very interesting and Entertaining. Thankyou.

[@markgreet3543]

Love ❤ this version of did you no wrong.

[@mathewwatson3331]

Fantastic interview on a very interesting period of the pistols history. I’m going to have to get the book !! It’s a shame that wally being sacked hit him so hard and that he couldn’t recover and move on from it. From reading between the lines and after hearing this interview, it looks like Mr Jones’ “I started playing 3 months before the first gig” story is BS & looks like Wally taught and set him on his way with guitar a lot longer than those ‘3 months’ 😉

[@markgreet3543]

Book looks good, no wonder wally was not happy if he wrote the riff it's an amazing tune.

[@jettboy5265]

great book , absolutely merciless business plus if you dont keep coming up with the goods your out

[@BeesWaxMinder]

Been desperate to hear anything about this guy

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

Check out the book too

[@BeesWaxMinder]

@@BudgetGuitarShow Will Do🫡 I’ve just checked “did you know wrong” on Spotify Etc and he still hasn’t got a songwriting credit so presumably his estate wouldn’t be getting any streaming royalties🤷‍♂️?

[@markgreet3543]

Singing is good as well.

[@markgreet3543]

In leicester my home town.

[@mjh5437]

Strange how Ron has quite a posh accent in comparison to Steve Jones`s yobbo Cockney accent if they went to the same school(?)

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

I think it's because Ron lived in a posher area after and has picked up the accent

[@markgreet3543]

Did not know it was wally riff did you no wrong.

[@mjh5437]

If Wally`s sister is refusing to accept his royalties for Did You No Wrong I wonder where the hell they go??

[@erikmolnar6585]

Great video. I got into the Pistols in 1987 after I shoplifted one of their live albums from a used bookstore. It was almost impossible for me to find anything other than the movie Sid and Nancy back then. Around 1990, I borrowed someone's copy of The Punk Rock Movie, and then I got the book ... And I Don't Want to live this Life for Xmas. Then the Great Rock and Roll Swindle was officially released in 92, and I was waiting at the doors at the record store open for a vhs copy of that. When John's book Rotten came out, it was a Bible. And then I read Noel's book, 12 Days on The Road (I'd later become online buddies with Noel for about 5 years before he died, He loved Sid. I don't think he liked the other band members? He would always reply with swear words when I'd ask. We were messaging, and I could tell if they were aimed at me or if he was answering my question. When the Filth and the Fury came out at Blockbuster, I was there at store open and had two vcrs ready to copy it. Luckily, It had no Macrovision and I made a beautiful illegal copy of it. Don't worry, I bought the DVD as soon as I could. What an incredible experience. After nearly 15 years of being fascinated with the Sex Pistols and their history, that was really the first time all of the members were there to tell the story. And Julien Temples adding all that great archival footage just made me feel like I was transported to that time and place with the band. The marijuana probably helped :^) Anyway, I tried to find a little info on Wally but only saw some kinda sad looking pictures and learned that he died in 96. So this video is fantastic! He really sounded like a great guitarist. Did he teach Steve anything on playing. They look very similar in their moves and the type of guitars. I know someone had to teach Steve how to play those leads? I know I had to seek out people in 92 when a friend gave me my first guitar and amp. I never got good but it's great to pick up after a few drinks sometime. I hook my phone up to the aux input on my amp, play a drum loop off KZbin and I have an instant drummer. If only I had the speed those guys were doing back then 😆. Any thanks for the video. Sorry for the long winded comment, but I love the history of the Pistols. Kinda played out Bollocks but now I love that shifty live at Burton On Trent cassette. Sounded horrible on my Walkman in 87. But sounds much better on Bose and Klipsche with my Yamaha amp and Onkyo cassette deck. Rest in Peace Wally. It's a shame he died. Would have been great to hear from him these days. I believe he would have found some solace or whatever the word is knowing that he is someone people now know was a big part of the bands history

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

I am a HUGE Pistols fan too, I also run the SEX PISTOLS RARITIES youtube channel. Steve did learn Lead guitar from Wally. It's a shame they blanked him. This book is really a great insight into him.

[@twistedspanner]

What Key West did a song and did a video for it which got aired on TV. Well where the fuck is it?. Let's see it FFS!!!

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

Its in the interview section of this video..... The whole video is there

[@markgreet3543]

Hey Johnny if your doing any more Pistols tours let me know I live in leicester, sids cousin lives in leicester, if you want me for a beer let me know talk pistols all night cheers mate.

[@mjh5437]

I`d like to hear an interview with Sid`s cousin,what is his name?

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

@mjh5437 the late David Ross.

[@markgreet3543]

@@BudgetGuitarShow im sorry to hear.

[@newcybrown6352]

Didn`t his cousin have a lot of Sid`s paintings ?

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

He did yes, all in the hands of other family and solicitors now.

[@glengamble526]

Bubbles?

[@electricleg207]

It was once rumoured that Wally became Elvis Costello ! Rubbish of course but made good copy.

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

Yeah, I remember that rumour.... started by Jonesy himself. But as we all know, Elvis Costello was the son of the R WHITES lemonade man and appeared in one of the adverts as guitarist

[@sputnikwar]

Interesting, but amateurish.

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

Well, I am on a Budget.......this is not a Channel 4 documentary.