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

brittisk musiker och sångare

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Sid Vicious was an English bassist for the Sex Pistols, a highly influential punk rock band of the 1970s, who became a cultural icon of the punk movement before his early death at age 21. His brief life and controversial persona have made him a significant figure in rock music history and punk culture.

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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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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

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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
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
pseudonym
Sid Vicious
end of work period
1979-00-00
significant person
Viv Albertine
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Sid Vicious, född John Simon Ritchie 10 maj 1957 i Lewisham i London, död 2 februari 1979 i New York, var en brittisk basist i Sex Pistols (ersatte Glen Matlock) och solosångare.

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