Glen Matlock (born 27 August 1956)[1] is an English musician, best known for being the bass guitarist in the original line-up of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols.

[6][4] Matlock left the band in late February 1977,[7] with contemporary reports (given to news outlets by manager Malcolm McLaren) stating that he was 'thrown out' because he liked the Beatles.

[15] In the 2002 Classic Albums documentary about Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Jones stated that in retrospect, pushing Matlock out of the band was a mistake: "We were what we were.

[29] Under the moniker Rhode-Twinn, Matlock (and Steve New) was brought to play on Gary Twinn's 1990 single "Bike Boy" on Bernard Rhodes' own Sacred record label.

[30] Twinn and Matlock stayed in touch and began writing and recording with the Damned drummer Rat Scabies and Generation X guitarist Bob "Derwood" Andrews as Dead Horse in 1996.

He toured with a loose collective of punk and post-punk stars, Dead Men Walking, which included Mike Peters of the Alarm, Kirk Brandon of Theatre of Hate and Spear of Destiny, and Pete Wylie of Wah!

[32] One newspaper, comparing the current lifestyles of the Sex Pistols, wrote: "Only original bassist Glen Matlock remains touring with his own band, an irony given that he was sacked for being too conservative".

He was joined on stage by original members Rusty Egan and Midge Ure, as well as Mick Jones of the Clash and Gary Kemp from Spandau Ballet.

In April 2011, he stood in for Mani playing bass for Primal Scream at the Japan Tsunami appeal concert at Brixton Academy in London.

[36] In late 2011, the International Swingers, a band comprising Matlock, Clem Burke, James Stevenson and Gary Twinn, was formed.

The band, based in Los Angeles, toured Australia and the USA and continues to perform occasionally and released a self titled album in 2015.

[37] In 2012, Matlock made his acting debut in British drama film The Paddy Lincoln Gang,[38] performing a docudrama scene at a live Faces concert.

Matlock is portrayed by Christian Lees in the 2022 Craig Pearce - Danny Boyle FX biographical drama miniseries, Pistol.