Jah Wobble

Jah Wobble
Wobble in 2005
Background information
Birth nameJohn Joseph Wardle
Born (1958-08-11) 11 August 1958
Stepney, London, England
Genres
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Bass guitar
  • vocals
  • keyboards
  • drums
Years active1978–1984, 1986–present
Labels
Websitejahwobble.com

John Joseph Wardle (born 11 August 1958), known by the stage name Jah Wobble, is an English bass guitarist and singer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s; he left the band after two albums.

Following his departure from PiL, he developed a solo career. In 2012, he reunited with fellow PiL guitarist Keith Levene for Metal Box in Dub and the album Yin & Yang. Since 2013, he has been one of the featured pundits on Sunday morning's The Virtual Jukebox segment of BBC Radio 5 Live's Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo. His autobiography, Memoirs of a Geezer, was published in 2009.