Jah Wobble
john Wardle became Jah Wobble, it is said, courtesy of a drunken mispronunciation of his name by the late Sex Pistol, a hybrid of original music from the Chinese Dub Orchestra—where his second wife Zi Lan Liao was a ghuzeng virtuoso—sitting on top of his distinctive boomy, clubby bass-lines. Wobble’s other roles include writing—he has had poetry published, as well as a well-received autobiography—and academia. Not bad for an East Londoner who was once supposedly better-known for his prowess with his fists while under the influence. How times have changed: We've met him, and he's a very affable fellow.
