Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie, later named John Beverley, was an English bass guitarist and vocalist most famous as a member of the influential punk group the Sex Pistols.
Vicious joined the Sex Pistols in early 1977 to replace Glen Matlock, who had fallen out of favour with the rest of the group. Due to intravenous drug use, Vicious was hospitalized with hepatitis during the recording of the Sex Pistols' debut album Never Mind the Bollocks. Accordingly, Vicious' bass is only partially fe...
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