There’s a special relationship between drummers and bass players. And while Blondie’s Clem Burke and former Sex Pistol (and current Blondie stand-in) Glen Matlock may not actually be husband and wife, they bicker with such unselfconscious, free-flowing ease that they might as well be.
We join the pair of transatlantic punk rock legends in Colchester. They’re in the UK’s oldest recorded town to play with Lust For Life (a Katie Puckrik-fronted band of Iggy Pop alumni). Drinks have been poured, and Glen – full of cold in cap and scarf – is just embarking upon a story concerning late Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan as Clem, suited, booted, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, every inch the rock star, bursts through the dressing room door.
