4 October 2025<\/time>\n <\/p>\nThe Skids frontman Richard Jobson has paid tribute to his hometown roots in The Story of The Skids \u2014 a new documentary directed by punk artist Mark Sloper which premiered last week to packed audiences across Scotland.<\/p>\n
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The Skids frontman Richard Jobson has paid tribute to his hometown roots in The Story of The Skids \u2014 a new documentary directed by punk artist Mark Sloper which premiered last week to packed audiences across Scotland<\/p>\n
The film, directed by the celebrated punk artist and filmmaker Mark \u2013 known professionally as Mark Illuminati \u2013 charts the rise of Dunfermline\u2019s punk pioneers from their beginnings in Fife\u2019s former royal capital to their enduring influence today. <\/p>\n
Much of the documentary focuses on Richard\u2019s reflections on growing up in the area, his creative inspirations, and his pride in the city\u2019s musical heritage.<\/p>\n
Richard narrates the film, sharing memories of penning punk anthems such as Into the Valley and The Saints are Coming at Dunfermline Library. <\/p>\n
He told the Dunfermline Press: \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of special things about the (then) town. It\u2019s our job to highlight them and be very humble about it. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cThat library is a special place, because it gave me time to think. It\u2019s in one of the most spectacular areas that I think I\u2019ve ever seen, it\u2019s just breath-taking. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cMy feeling is that they should pedestrianise the whole Maygate. They could turn it into this beautiful place where you can have markets and do different things, making it a creative hub in the heart of an important city.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nMuch of the filming took place inside the Old Town Barber Club on Maygate, run by Richard\u2019s brother Brian Jobson. <\/p>\n
\nEarly scenes revisit long-closed venues such as the Bellvue Hotel and the Kinema Ballroom \u2013 the latter once hosting David Bowie and The Clash \u2013 where Richard recalls headlining as a defining moment for The Skids.<\/p>\n
\nOne story in the film recounts their ill-fated second gig, planned during a Communist Party event in Pittencrieff Park to support Chilean refugees. <\/p>\n
\nRichard said: \u201cThat was until Stuart Adamson opened by telling the crowd how \u2018if this was a Communist country, you wouldn\u2019t be allowed to see a band like this\u2019, at which point the plug was pulled.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHe added: \u201cI took a much more internationalist approach with the band, but the magnet was always coming back to Dunfermline, and I think the key to that was Stuart, because he lived in the centre.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nSkids Guitarist Stuart Adamson went on to form Big Country in 1981, achieving worldwide fame before his death in 2001. <\/p>\n
\nRichard later launched The Armoury Show and moved into writing and television before reforming The Skids in 2017.<\/p>\n
\nReflecting on the band\u2019s longevity, he told the Press: \u201cI think through various things that we\u2019ve been doing, we\u2019ve kept The Skids relevant. When you play a song like Working for the Yankee Dollar, it probably means more today than it did when we wrote it way back then, because of the politics of today that are almost indescribably horrific. <\/p>\n
\n\u201cSuddenly these songs have another meaning, as does Into the Valley, even Masquerade and Charade. They all feel very contemporary because they were commentaries on the world as I saw it when I was 15, 16, 17. I always thought the world would get better, and it didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nDirector Mark Sloper is famous in Britain\u2019s punk art scene and recently gained attention as Oasis\u2019 official artist for their 2025 comeback tour. <\/p>\n
\nThe band commissioned him to produce two neon artworks celebrating their first two albums, Definitely Maybe and (What\u2019s the Story) Morning Glory?, priced at \u00a34,000 each in official Oasis pop-up stores.<\/p>\n
\nMark famously caused a stir in 2020 when he unveiled a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II with blue hair, a nose ring and a heart tattoo bearing the word \u2018Philip\u2019. <\/p>\n
\nThe artist said: \u201cThe message was she said it was really good but didn\u2019t like the Philip tattoo and would prefer the lion and unicorn crest. I never got the print back so assume it may be hanging in her toilet. When I was told she had been shown the portrait, I was happy to make the change.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nSpeaking about his latest collaboration with Oasis, Mark added: \u201cNoel and Liam Gallagher clearly love the punk aesthetic, and I\u2019m overjoyed to be part of the reunion tour as Oasis still have that punk spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n
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