Sid Vicious (born John Simon Ritchie[1] 10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979) was an English musician best known as the bassist of the influential punk rock Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. They created fast, hard-edged music, typically with short songs, group Sex Pistols. In 2006 he was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in the area of rock music as a member of the Sex Pistols.

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Early life

Sid Vicious was born John Simon Ritchie in London to John and Anne Ritchie (née McDonald). His father was a guardsman at Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a rallying point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and crisis and a semi-professional trombone player on the London Jazz scene.[3] Shortly after Simon's birth, John Ritchie left the family. John ("Sid") and his mother moved to the island of Ibiza Ibiza is an island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Iberian Peninsula, Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza Town (Catalan:Vila d'Eivissa or simply Vila), Santa Eulà. She married Christopher Beverley in 1965 before setting up a family home back in Kent Kent's location between London and the continent has led to its being in the front line of several conflicts, including the Battle of Britain during World War II. East Kent was named Hell Fire Corner during the conflict. England has relied on the county's ports to provide warships through much of the past 800 years; the Cinque Ports in the 12th–1. Sid had taken his stepfather's surname and became John Beverley.

His stepfather died six months later, and by 1968 Ritchie and his mother were living in a rented flat in Tunbridge Wells where he attended Sandown Court School. In 1971, the pair moved to Hackney The London Borough of Hackney ( pronunciation ) is a London borough of North London, and forms part of inner London in East London. He also spent some time living in Somerset Somerset is a rural county of rolling hills such as the Mendip Hills, Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, and large flat expanses of land including the Somerset Levels. There is evidence of human occupation from Neolithic times, and subsequent settlement in the Roman and Saxon periods. Later, the county played a significant part in the, where he was a pupil at Clevedon Secondary Modern.

According to the band's photographer, Dennis Morris, Ritchie was "deep down, a shy person."[4] However, he did assault NME The New Musical Express is a popular music magazine in the United Kingdom that has been published weekly since March 1952. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, which first appeared in the 14 November 1952 edition. The magazine's commercial heyday was during the 1970s when it became the best-selling British music magazine journalist Nick Kent with a motorcycle chain with help from John Joseph Wardle (Jah Wobble).[5] On another occasion, at The Speakeasy (a London nightclub popular with rock stars of the day) he threatened BBC DJ and Old Grey Whistle Test The Old Grey Whistle Test was an influential BBC2 television music show that ran from 1971 to 1987. It took over the BBC2 late night slot from "Disco Two", which had been running since January 1970, while continuing to feature non-chart music. It was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers. According to presenter Bob Harris, the programme presenter Bob Harris.

Ritchie was given the nickname "Sid Vicious" by John Lydon (known as Johnny Rotten), after Lydon's pet hamster. The hamster had bitten Ritchie, who said that "[Lydon's] Sid is really vicious!"[6] The animal was described by Lydon as "the softest, furriest, weediest thing on earth."[7] At the time, Ritchie was squatting Squatting consists of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building, usually residential, that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use. According to author Robert Neuwirth, there are one billion squatters globally, that is, about one in every six people on the planet. Yet, according to Kesia Reeve, " with Lydon, Jah Wobble, and John Gray, and the four were colloquially known as "The Four Johns".

According to John Lydon, the two of them would often busk for money with Sid playing the tambourine. They would play Alice Cooper Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and broadcaster whose career spans more than five decades. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, boa constrictors and baby dolls, Cooper has drawn equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a grandly theatrical and violent brand of heavy covers, and people gave them money to be quiet. Once a man gave them "three bob" (three shillings, i.e. 15p in decimal currency) and they all danced.[8]

Music career

The Flowers of Romance and The Banshees

Vicious began his musical career in 1976 as a member of The Flowers of Romance along with former co-founding member of The Clash The Clash were an English punk band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk rock. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance and rockabilly. For most of their recording career, The Clash consisted of Joe Strummer , Mick Jones (lead guitar, vocals), Paul Simonon (bass guitar, Keith Levene (who later co-founded John Lydon's post-Pistols project Public Image Limited) and Palmolive and Viv Albertine, who would later form The Slits. He appeared with Siouxsie and the Banshees, playing drums at their notorious first gig at the 100 Club Punk Festival in London's Oxford Street Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. With over 300 shops, it is Europe's busiest shopping street, as well as the most dense. The street derives its name from being part of the old London—Oxford Road which began at Newgate, City of London. Today the road forms part of the A40, although it is not. According to members of The Damned, Vicious, along with Dave Vanian, was considered for the position of lead singer for The Damned but failed to show up for the audition.[9]

Sex Pistols

Before joining the band, Vicious had associations with The Bromley Contingent, the fashion avant garde Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English, to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics that followed the Sex Pistols. According to various publications (such as the biography England's Dreaming by John Savage) and films (namely The Filth and the Fury) Ritchie was asked to join the group after Glen Matlock's departure in February 1977 due to his being present at every gig. Manager Malcolm McLaren Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren was an English performer, impresario, self-publicist and former manager of the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls. As a solo artist, McLaren had an innovative career which helped introduce hip hop to the United Kingdom once claimed "if Johnny Rotten is the voice of punk, then Vicious is the attitude."

McLaren also said in person and in a documentary that if he'd met Vicious before he had hired Rotten to be the singer, Vicious would have been the Sex Pistols front man, because he had the most charisma of anyone on that stage. Alan Jones described Vicious as "[having] the iconic punk look (...) Sid, on image alone, is what all punk rests on."[10] His nails would be painted in a sloppy manner with purple nail polish.[11] Vicious played his first gig with the Pistols on 3 April 1977 at the Screen on the Green in London. His debut was filmed by Don Letts and appears in Punk Rock Movie. In November 1977, Ritchie met American groupie Nancy Spungen Nancy Laura Spungen was the American girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. Spungen has been the subject of controversy among music historians and fans of the Sex Pistols. Both the group and Ritchie visibly deteriorated during their 1978 American tour. The Pistols broke up in San Francisco after their concert at the Winterland Ballroom on 14 January 1978. With Spungen acting as his "manager," Ritchie embarked on a solo career during which he performed with musicians including Mick Jones of The Clash The Clash were an English punk band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk rock. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance and rockabilly. For most of their recording career, The Clash consisted of Joe Strummer , Mick Jones (lead guitar, vocals), Paul Simonon (bass guitar,, original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, Rat Scabies of The Damned and the New York Dolls The New York Dolls are an American rock band, formed in New York in 1971. In 2004 the band reformed with three of their original members, two of whom, David Johansen and Sylvain Sylvain, continue on today and have released two records of new material. The original bassist, Arthur Kane, died shortly after their first reunion concert' Arthur Kane, Jerry Nolan, and Johnny Thunders. Ritchie performed the majority of his performances at Max's Kansas City and drew large crowds. His final performances as a solo musician took place at Max's.[12]

Musicianship

Vicious was not recognised as a competent bass player. During an interview for Guitar Hero III, when Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones Stephen Philip Jones is an English rock guitarist and singer, best known for his highly influential work as guitarist and founding member of the punk band Sex Pistols was asked why he, instead of Vicious, recorded the bass parts of Never Mind the Bollocks, Jones responded, "Sid was in a hospital with hepatitis Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. The name is from the Greek hepar (ἧπαρ), the root being hepat- (ἡπατ-), meaning liver, and suffix -itis, meaning "inflammation" (c. 1727). The condition can be self-limiting (healing on its own) or can so he couldn't really play, not that he could play anyway."[13] Sid asked Lemmy, the bassist of Motörhead Motörhead are a British rock band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Ian Fraser Kilmister, known mostly by his stage name Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. The band was part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, which re-energized heavy metal in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Usually a power trio, Motörhead had, to teach him how to play bass with the words, "I can't play bass," to which Lemmy replied "I know." In another interview Lemmy stated, "Yeah. It was all uphill. And he still couldn't play bass when he died."[14]

According to Paul Cook, in the few months between joining the band and meeting Nancy, Vicious was a dedicated worker and tried his hardest to learn to play; indeed, this period was Cook's favorite in the band.[15] Viv Albertine went further in defence of his ability, saying that one night she "went to bed, and Sid stayed up with a Ramones The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1974 and are often cited as the first punk rock group. Despite achieving only limited commercial success, the band was a major influence on the punk rock movement both in the United States and the United Kingdom album and a bass guitar, and when I got up in the morning, he could play. He'd taken a load of speed and taught himself. He was so quick."[16] Keith Levene, a member of The Flowers of Romance with Vicious and later a member of The Clash The Clash were an English punk band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk rock. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance and rockabilly. For most of their recording career, The Clash consisted of Joe Strummer , Mick Jones (lead guitar, vocals), Paul Simonon (bass guitar, and then Public Image Ltd, also recounts a similar story: "Could Sid play bass? I don't know, but one thing I do know was that Sid did things quickly. One night, he played the first Ramones album nonstop, all night, then next morning, Sid could play the bass. That was it; he was ready! I told you Sid did things quickly!"[17]

Nancy Spungen's death

On the morning of 12 October 1978, Vicious claimed to have awoken from a drugged stupor to find Nancy Spungen Nancy Laura Spungen was the American girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. Spungen has been the subject of controversy among music historians and fans of the Sex Pistols dead on the bathroom floor of their room in the Hotel Chelsea The Hotel Chelsea is a New York City hotel and landmark, primarily known for its history of long-term residents. The Chelsea has housed numerous writers, musicians, artists, and actors, including Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, Arthur C. Clarke, Dylan Thomas, Sid Vicious, Robert Mapplethorpe, Larry Rivers, and multiple people in Manhattan Manhattan is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York. It consists of Manhattan Island and several small adjacent islands: Roosevelt Island, Randall's Island,, New York. She had suffered a single stab wound to her abdomen and appeared to have bled to death. The knife used had been bought by Vicious on 42nd Street and was identical to a collector's knife given to punk rock vocalist Stiv Bators, of the Dead Boys, by Dee Dee Ramone Dee Dee Ramone, born Douglas Glenn Colvin, was a German-American songwriter and bassist, best remembered as a founding member of the punk rock band The Ramones. According to Dee Dee's wife at the time,[18] Vera King Ramone, Sid had bought the knife after seeing Stiv's.

Vicious was arrested and charged with her murder. He said they had fought that night but gave conflicting versions of what happened next, saying, "I stabbed her, but I didn't mean to kill her. I loved her, but she treated me like shit", then saying he didn't remember and at one point arguing Spungen had fallen onto the knife.

The bail Traditionally, bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail . In some cases bail money may be returned at the end of the trial, if all court appearances are made, no matter whether the person is found of $50,000 was originally set but after some court hearings and work from his lawyer, it was dropped to $25,000. Malcolm McLaren fought and the bail was eventually covered by his record company.

On 22 October, ten days after Spungen's death, Vicious attempted suicide by slicing his wrist and subsequently became a patient at Bellevue Hospital Bellevue Hospital Center, founded on March 31,1736 and most often referenced just as "Bellevue", is the oldest public hospital in the United States. It is best known outside New York City from many literary, film, and television mentions as "Bellevue," most always in reference to its psychiatric facilities. It is located in New. He was charged with assault after an altercation with Todd Smith (singer Patti Smith Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 début album Horses. Called the "Godmother of Punk", she integrated the beat poetry performance style with three-chord rock. Smith's most widely's brother). Vicious was arrested 9 December 1978 and sent to Rikers Island jail for 55 days. He was released on bail on 1 February 1979.

One theory regarding the murder is that Spungen was killed in a robbery or drug deal gone wrong, in which one of those involved was Rockets Redglare, later to become known as a stand-up comedian and actor. Redglare, who died in 2001, always denied any part in her death. He stated that the other dealer known to have been there that evening had left before him to obtain more heroin, and was due back after he had left the building. He said he believed that the other dealer returned, found Vicious out cold, and attempted to steal the remaining drugs, leading to a confrontation with Spungen.[19]

Death

On the evening of 1 February 1979, a small gathering to celebrate Sid's having made bail was held at the home of his new girlfriend, Michele Robison, with whom he'd started living the day he got out of Bellevue Hospital the previous October. Vicious was clean, having been detoxed from heroin Heroin, or diacetylmorphine , also known as diamorphine (BAN), is a semi-synthetic opioid drug synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy. It is the 3,6-diacetyl ester of morphine (di (two)-acetyl-morphine). The white crystalline form is commonly the hydrochloride salt diacetylmorphine hydrochloride, though often adulterated thus during his time at Rikers Island. However, at the dinner gathering, his mother had some heroin delivered, against the wishes of Sid's girlfriend. The person who delivered it, Peter Kodick, came and stayed for a while. Vicious overdosed later that night. Everyone who was there that night worked together to get him up and walking around in order to revive him.[20] Much later that night, Sid and his girlfriend fell asleep together. Vicious was discovered dead late the next morning. An autopsy confirmed that Vicious died from an accumulation of fluid in the lungs that was consistent with heroin overdose. A syringe, spoon, and heroin residue were discovered near the body. It was theorised that he had taken too much of the nearly 100%-pure heroin to shoot up the third dose himself. After his recent overdose, he should have been unconscious all night.

A few days after Vicious' cremation, his mother found a suicide note A suicide note or death note is a message left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide. It is estimated that 12-20% of suicides are accompanied by a note. However, incidence rates may depend on ethnicity, method of suicide, and cultural differences, and may reach rates as high as 50% in certain demographics. A suicide note can be in in the pocket of his jacket:

We had a death pact, and I have to keep my end of the bargain. Please bury me next to my baby in my leather jacket, jeans and motorcycle boots Motorcycle boots are associated with motorcycle riders and range from above ankle to below knee boots They have an outside of a typical boot but a low heel to control the motorcycle. To improve motorcycle safety, motorcycle boots are generally made from a thick, heavy leather and may include energy absorbing and load spreading padding, metal,. Goodbye..[21]

Nancy was buried in a Jewish cemetery A Jewish cemetery serves as any other cemetery for the burial of the dead, and holds other qualities which are not found in Christian cemeteries and Vicious, who was not Jewish, could not be buried with her. According to the book Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain, Vicious' mother scattered his ashes Cremation is the process of reducing dead bodies to basic chemical compounds in the form of gases and bone fragments. This is accomplished through high temperatures and vaporization. Contrary to popular belief, the cremated remains are not ashes in the usual sense, but rather dried bone fragments that have been pulverized, typically in a device over Nancy's grave.

Discography

Singles

Albums

Films that include Sid Vicious

  1. Sex Pistols Number One (1976, dir. Derek Jarman)
  2. Will Your Son Turn into Sid Vicious? (1978)
  3. Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979, dir. Michael O'Donoghue)
  4. The Punk Rock Movie (1979, dir. Don Letts)
  5. The Great Rock N' Roll Swindle (1979, directed by Julien Temple Temple grew up with little interest in film until he discovered the works of director Jean Vigo when he was a student at King's College, Cambridge. This, along with his interest in the early punk scene in London in 1976 led to his friendship with The Sex Pistols, and he began to document many of their early gigs; Julien Temple Temple grew up with little interest in film until he discovered the works of director Jean Vigo when he was a student at King's College, Cambridge. This, along with his interest in the early punk scene in London in 1976 led to his friendship with The Sex Pistols, and he began to document many of their early gigs's The Great Rock N' Roll Swindle features famous Sid Vicious footage, such as his videos for "My Way" and "Something Else," along with various live Sex Pistols footage. There is also a video for "C'mon Everybody," of which only snippets are shown in the film; VHS/DVD)
  6. DOA (1981, directed by Lech Kowalski)
  7. Sid and Nancy Sid and Nancy is a 1986 film directed by Alex Cox. The film materialized during a time of renewed interest in the period of punk rock, heroin addiction and specifically the life of Sid Vicious. It stars Gary Oldman as Vicious and Chloe Webb as his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen (1986, directed by Alex Cox, DVD)
  8. Buried Alive (1991, Sex Pistols)
  9. Decade (1991, Sex Pistols)
  10. Bollocks to Every (1995, Sex Pistols)
  11. Filth to Fury (1995, Sex Pistols)
  12. Classic Chaotic (1996, Sex Pistols)
  13. Kill the Hippies (1996, Sex Pistols, VHS)
  14. The Filth and the Fury (2000, directed by Julien Temple, VHS/NTSC/DVD)
  15. Live at the Longhorn (2001, Sex Pistols)
  16. Live at Winterland (2001, Sex Pistols, DVD)
  17. Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols (2002, Sex Pistols, VHS/DVD)
  18. Punk Rockers (2003, Sex Pistols, DVD)
  19. Blood on the Turntable: The Sex Pistols (2004, directed by Steve Crabtree)
  20. Music Box Biographical Collection (2005, Sex Pistols, DVD)
  21. Punk Icons (2006, Sex Pistols, DVD)
  22. American Hardcore (2007, DVD)
  23. Chaos! Ex Pistols Secret History: The Dave Goodman Story (2007, Sex Pistols, DVD)
  24. Pirates of Destiny (2007, directed by Tõnu Trubetsky, DVD)
  25. Rock Case Studies (2007, Sex Pistols, DVD)
  26. Who Killed Nancy? (2009, directed by Alan G. Parker)

In popular culture

References

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  2. ^ "Works written by: BEVERLEY JOHN SIMON". ACE Title Search. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1719356&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  3. ^ The Filth and The Fury, St. Martin's Press, 2000, pg. 13
  4. ^ "Sid Vicious Biography - hotshotdigital.com". hotshotdigital.com<!. http://www.hotshotdigital.com/WellAlwaysRemember.2/SidViciousBio.html. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  5. ^ Wells, Steven (8 January 2008). "The Guardian". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2008/jan/08/musicalhackattacks. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  6. ^ The Filth and the Fury, St. Martin's Press, 2000, pg. 90
  7. ^ Lydon, John, "Rotten," Plexus Publishing (1993), p. 57. ISBN 978-0859653411.
  8. ^ The Filth and The Fury, St. Martin's Press, 2000, pg. 41
  9. ^ "The Damned". Octopusmediaink.com. http://www.octopusmediaink.com/TheDamned.html. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  10. ^ "Punk: The Definitive Record of a Revolution: Stephen Colegrave, Chris Sullivan: Books". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1560257695. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  11. ^ The Filth and The Fury, St. Martin's Press, 2000, pg. 39
  12. ^ "Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols Bring The Filth and the Fury". Max's Kansas City. http://www.maxskansascity.com/punk. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
  13. ^ "Sex Pistols | Features". Sexpistolsofficial.com. http://www.sexpistolsofficial.com/index.php?module=features&features_item_id=88. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  14. ^ "It's only Rock & Roll but he likes it!". http://www.roomthirteen.com/cgi-bin/feature_view.cgi?FeatureID=364. Retrieved 9 February 2007.
  15. ^ The Filth and The Fury, Julien Temple, 2000; "The best time in the band of all was when Sid first joined - he was really determined to learn the bass and fit in and be part of the band"
  16. ^ England's Dreaming, Jon Savage, Faber & Faber, 1991, P.194
  17. ^ "Keith Levene Interview Part 2 - Greg Whitfield". www.punk77.co.uk. http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/clashkeithlevineinterview2.htm. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  18. ^ "Vera Ramone King: Poisoned Heart". SuicideGirls.com. 1 June 2009. http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Vera+Ramone+King%3A+Poisoned+Heart/. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  19. ^ "Robbery, drug deal or revenge?". Trutv.com. http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/celebrity/sid_vicious/5b.html. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  20. ^ "BBC ON THIS DAY 2 1979: Sid Vicious dies from drugs overdose". 2 February 1979. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/2/newsid_2523000/2523601.stm. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  21. ^ Furek, Maxim W. (2008). The Death Proclamation of Generation X: A Self-Fulfilling Prophesy of Goth, Grunge and Heroin (i-Universe), 101.

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NAME Vicious, Sid
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ritchie, John Simon
SHORT DESCRIPTION Bassist, Songwriter, Composer
DATE OF BIRTH 10 May 1957
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DATE OF DEATH 2 February 1979
PLACE OF DEATH New York City, New York, United States

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