Person
Sid Vicious
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 10, 1957
- Died
- Feb 2, 1979
- From
- Lewisham, London, England United Kingdom
Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie, was an English musician and vocalist. He achieved fame as a member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, replacing Glen Matlock, who had fallen out of favour with the rest of the group. American expatriate Chrissie Hynde, before she formed the Pretenders, tried to convince Ritchie to join her in a sham marriage so she could get a work permit in the UK. John Lydon nicknamed Ritchie "Sid Vicious" after Lydon's pet hamster Sid.
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Queen: Days of Our Lives
The Filth and the Fury
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
D.O.A.
The Clash: Westway To The World
Classic Albums: Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols
Who Killed Nancy?
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits
NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
The Punk Rock Movie
Punk and Its Aftershocks
Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy
Classic Albums
Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers
Sex Pistols - Live at the Longhorn