Biography
Born John Wardle, Wobble was an old friend of Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten. When the Pistols broke up, Rotten formed Public Image Limited, and Wobble became the bass player. After the group's first few albums, Wobble had a falling out with Rotten and guitarist Keith Levene and departed for a solo career, also collaborating with artists such as Can members Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay and U2's the Edge.
He began listening to foreign music from places like North Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe and formed Invaders of the Heart with guitarist Justin Adams. The single Bomba' brought Wobble back to the public eye in 1990, and he collaborated with Sinead O'Connor and Primal Scream in addition to releasing the Invaders of the Heart album Rising Above Bedlam in 1991.In 1997 he started up his own independent record label, '30 Hertz Records', and released a series of critically acclaimed records. I Could Have Been A Contender is a 24 year retrospective of Wobble's best recordings spanning a fascinating career now entering its fourth decade. So sit back and enjoy these recordings from one of musics undoubted Genius'.
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