‘He looked mad; he looked like he cut his own hair without a mirror’: An interview with Jonh Ingham

Jonh Ingham was the first journalist to conduct a formal interview with the Sex Pistols. His article put in place many of the since ‘perceived wisdoms’ about the band and introduced the world (or at least the world of those who used to obsess over the British music press) to Johnny Rotten. This interview took place in March 2026 and seeks to record Ingham’s memories of punk as it emerged into the United Kingdom in 1976.