Sid Vicious
English bassist (1957–1979) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the punk musician. For the professional wrestler who competed under the ring name Sid Vicious, see Sid Eudy.
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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Birth name | Simon John Ritchie[1][2] |
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Born | (1957-05-10)10 May 1957 Lewisham, London, England |
Died | 2 February 1979(1979-02-02) (aged 21) New York City, US |
Genres | Punk rock |
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Years active | 1976–1979 |
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Partner(s) | Nancy Spungen |
Website | sexpistolsofficial |
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