"I was mad into punk and remember the Sex Pistols doing an interview on ITV, Pearce recalls to FourFourTwo. It was the first time that I'd heard anyone swear on TV as a teenager, I thought it was brilliant!"
"I used to go and see bands, and still go to at least one gig a week now. I went to watch an audience with John"
"Pearce's love for punk rock is well-documented, with the former electrician, who began his career with non-league Wealdstone, never shy in waxing lyrical about his favourite guitar bands, which often put him at odds with some of the more anodyne dressing room favourites of his era."
Music and football intersected in England in summer 1996 as Euro 96 coincided with the Britpop era and The Lightning Seeds' Three Lions became England's soundtrack. Stuart Pearce featured in the Three Lions video while maintaining a strong preference for punk rock. Pearce began his career as an electrician and non-league player at Wealdstone before rising to Nottingham Forest and the England squad. The Sex Pistols reunited in 1996 and Pearce, a long-time fan, attended gigs during the tournament and continues to go to live shows.
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