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Sid Vicious

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Also known as John Simon Ritchie, Simon Beverley, John Beverley, Simon John Ritchie, John Simon Ritchie-Beverly

bassista e cantante britannico (1957-1979)

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Sid Vicious, born John Simon Ritchie in Lewisham, was a British musician and bass guitarist active from 1976 to 1979. He performed in the punk rock genre and was a member of the bands Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Vicious White Kids, and The Flowers of Romance. His musical career was associated with the record labels Virgin Records and EMI. Ritchie spoke English and was unmarried to Nancy Spungen.

He died on February 2, 1979, in Manhattan. The manner of death is listed as misadventure and suicide. His birth name was John Simon Ritchie, and he used the pseudonym Sid Vicious.

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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…

Known for

  • 70 Years of Youth Revolt — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Here to be Heard: The Story of The Slits — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers — Self2017
  • Sad Vacation: The Last Days of Sid and Nancy2016
  • Never Mind the Baubles: Xmas '77 with the Sex Pistols — Sid Vicious (archive footage)2013
  • Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols — Self - Bass2013
  • Sex Pistols: Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols — Self2012
  • Queen: Days of Our Lives — Self (archive footage)2011
  • Sex Pistols: The Whole Story — Self2011
  • Sid! By Those Who Really Knew Him — Himself2009

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1957
Active to
1979
classic pop and rockpunkrock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
147,957
Total plays
1,113,905

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punkpunk rockbritish70sBritish Punk

John Simon Ritchie-Beverley (May 10, 1957 – February 2, 1979), better known as Sid Vicious, was an English punk rock musician and bassist for the Sex Pistols. He died of a heroin overdose at the age of 21. In November 1977 Ritchie met American groupie Nancy Laura Spungen and they immediately began a relationship (Spungen had come to London looking for Jerry Nolan of The Heartbreakers). She was a heroin addict, and inevitably Ritchie, who already believed in his own "live fast, die young" image

via Last.fm · Sid Vicious

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Simon
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Lewisham
Place of death
Manhattan
Occupation
bass guitarist
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
punk rock
Instrument
bass guitar
Record label
EMI
Image
Sid Vicious 1978 (cropped).jpg
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Commons category
Sid Vicious
date of birth
1957-05-10
date of death
1979-02-02
manner of death
Suicide
unmarried partner
Nancy Spungen
name in native language
John Ritchie
birth name
John Simon Ritchie
start of work period
1976-00-00
member of
The Flowers of Romance
pseudonym
Sid Vicious
end of work period
1979-00-00
significant person
Viv Albertine
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Article · Italiano

Sid Vicious, pseudonimo di John Simon Ritchie (Londra, 10 maggio 1957 – New York, 2 febbraio 1979), è stato un bassista e cantante britannico, membro della band punk rock Sex Pistols.

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