Sid Vicious

Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious
	Vicious at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco on 14 January 1978, the final Sex Pistols concert
Background information
Birth name	Simon John Ritchie
Also known as	John Simon Ritchie; John Beverley;
Born	10 May 1957; Lewisham, London, England
Died	2 February 1979 (aged 21); New York City, US
Genres	Punk rock
Occupation(s)	Musician; singer;
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar; vocals; drums;
Years active	1976–1979
Labels	Virgin; EMI; A&M;
Formerly of	Sex Pistols; Siouxsie and the Banshees; Vicious White Kids; The Flowers of Romance;
Partner(s)	Nancy Spungen
Website	sexpistolsofficial.com/bio/sid-vicious/

John Simon Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. Despite dying in 1979 at age 21, he remains an icon of the punk subculture; one of his friends noted that he embodied "everything in punk that was dark, decadent and nihilistic."^[2]

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^ ^a ^b Savage, Jon (18 January 2009). "Sid Vicious: Little boy lost (Jan 2009 )". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
^ Sommerlad, Joe. "Sid Vicious is still punk’s biggest mystery, 40 years after his death". The Independent, 2 February 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023

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[auto7-2] Savage, Jon (18 January 2009). "Sid Vicious: Little boy lost (Jan 2009 )". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

[3] Sommerlad, Joe. "Sid Vicious is still punk’s biggest mystery, 40 years after his death". The Independent, 2 February 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023

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