Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious | |
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Vicious at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco on 14 January 1978, the final Sex Pistols concert | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Simon John Ritchie |
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| Born | 10 May 1957 Lewisham, London, England |
| Died | 2 February 1979 (aged 21) New York City, US |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1976–1978 |
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| Partner | Nancy Spungen (1977–1978) |
| Website | sexpistolsofficial |
Simon John Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the second bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. After his death in 1979 at the age of 21, he remained an icon of the punk subculture; one of his friends noted that he embodied "everything in punk that was dark, decadent and nihilistic."