"Nothing . . . . . . a naughty word!"

On this day in music history: December 1, 1976 - The Sex Pistols appear on the Thames television program “Today” with Bill Grundy. Booked on the evening talk show as a last minute replacement for label mates Queen, the band appears on the show to promote their debut single “Anarchy In The UK”. Following their performance, the band sit down for an interview with Grundy that quickly goes awry. When lead singer Johnny Rotten utters the word “shit” under his breath, the host asks him to repeat what he has said, and he complies. Feigning mock shock over Rotten’s slip, Grundy turns around and begins talking to the Pistols friend Siouxsie Sioux, with whom Grundy begins flirting. Irritated by Grundy’s semi drunken and condescending attitude during the interview, guitarist Steve Jones begins spewing expletives at the host during the shows’ last few moments, after Grundy provokes him to “say something outrageous”. The incident sparks a massive furor making the band instantly infamous, and putting them on the front page of every newspaper in the country the next day.

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