Wobble: 'Lydon called me about PiL return'

Jah Wobble has revealed that John Lydon contacted him before reforming Public Image Ltd last year.

Together with Keith Levene and Jim Walker, the bassist and Lydon were the founding members of the post-punk group. The current version of PiL features Lydon together with Lu Edmonds, Bruce Smith and Scott Firth.

Asked about the band's comeback, Wobble told Metro: "John did call but reformation is a risky thing for me; I'm definitely a bloke who needs to go forward.

"With a lot of reunions, people have very expensive lifestyles, kids in private school and they've got to get the money."

He added: "The way I play pushes things to the edge - musically, it's like watching the Russian State Circus perform.

"You think, 'That bloke's going to fall' and it's very exciting - you're falling for the right reasons, not because you're lazy."