Sid Vicious backstage @ The Roxy 

Thanks you saved me from asking.

Thank you so much! ❤️✌️

About Ron and Scott asheton.

Oh you are the real hero

Good way to describe him. I remember being a kid and thinking he was this outrageous punk who didn't care about anything. You watch footage of him now and realise he was just a shy kid.

Very poetic and accurate.

Excellent way of putting it.

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Mind a két végén, égette a gyertyát, ennyi volt!

Don't be sad that he died, be happy that he existed.

because it's nice to see the real John ,Simon, not "Sid" briefly clean have a genuine smile, one more time; did I know him - a lady never tells.

and I mean on the final interview, even though he's says a "he's having no fun at all", briefly, blazing, clean, is my John.

although he's smoking weed & drinking, no smack & he's lucid, goofy & having fun at the Roxy

Probably a lie

I agree. Loved the video clip of sid in Paris outside the ice cream parlour. Wow what a happy man.

Parents who try to impress their children are a problem.

a kid of 21sure.

+Splodgy Wet Clunge 4 sure Big boy.

This was way before april 78 when the roxy closed so he's prob about 19 max.....and yes he is being very normal pre nancy

This was when he was with Nancy. They did their American tour and she was not allowed to come. Even though there were supposed to be no drugs on the tour Sid was still doing heroine at this time but it was given to him and controlled by none other than Malcunt McLaren.

@@angelyamarte2838 21 is still a child bruv

Darby Crash is the true lord of Punk

Yep, the ultimate nihilistic version of it, alright.

@@boke75 punk was more nihilism than anything else

I'd rather be a nerd and live a long life than die at 21.

John Lydon was an integral part of the Sex Pistols who wrote the songs with Glen Matlock and Steve Jones. He's also still alive caring for his wife.

I'm sure Freddie M must've liked that comment. haha

There's a story that Sid was with a tranny once

Amen.

Smiling Sid was the cutest Sid. ❤

❤

I still prefer the original bassist that actually could play.

In America--after Watergate, inflation, latch key childhoods, Viet Nam-- the Sex Pistols were a breath of rebellious, pissed off, fighting breath of fresh air. I still love Never Mind the Bollocks... Terrific album

He literally had no future, he died

“The Pistols” You’re cool

Ducati Ltwin shut the fuck up

ReisterJP Good ear man, cool jam.

dude totally. I think what's craziest to think about is how this is just what was naturally happening, like it just so happened to have been recorded.

for real man

I was just going to ask who was playing in the background. Thank you for answering the question

Why in my entire life have I never heard this Iggy song

He had the IQ of a turnip. Not intelligent at all. Even those who worked closely with him said he wasn't bright. He was a 1watt bulb living in a 100watt bulb world.

IQ of a turnip 😂😂😂 I love it. So true. Bless him.

But did not learn to play bass...

Say whatever ya want guys, i'll always love Sid No Matter What!

@@CaminoPalermo He certainly did. He was out of control way before Nancy came on the scene. Back in his New Court squatting days he'd strangle cats and mug the occassional old lady at knifepoint. Aside from all that, he once roasted a guinea-pig alive. Grotesque and disgusting and true, I'm afraid. All the classic symptoms of a psychopathic young man - if you can do that to defenceless animals, then doing it to people is the next progression. I despise Sid worshippers, I really do.

*Hard thing to do for a corpse.*

He's not even a corpse. He was cremated.

@@desertrose1226 uh... hard thing to do when you dont have a physical form

Maybe in some parallel universe he's some 65 year-old geezer swingin the clubs right now.

Thank you for your common-sense and really-not-all-that-hard-to-understand comments. Why people just lose their shit (or really, their minds) when talking about Sid Vicious is a shame.

Yeah, it is really sad. but it seems the way alot of people do it. Marilyn Monroe,Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Sid,Judy Garland, amy whinehouse. The list is endless.

kurt and jim had demons in there heads, they over medicated themselves to quell those voices. the demons won,,,, the firey pit

No way. Kurt Cobain did drugs mostly because of his stomach problems. Heroin was one of the drugs that helped him with the pain. Then soon after he started seeking oblivion because of his depressive state. It was never to overcome his shyness or anything like that. As for Jim, I honestly don't know.

Rebeca Cervantes Kurt Cobain was also known as a chronic liar. He probably first used heroin for recreational purposes and then found out how well it also helped with his stomach problems. I don't mean any offense to Kurt by calling him a chronic liar, but he was and he liked doing it; lying to journalists and what not, always fabricating stories.

On the first floor?

Yeah seeing someone shoot him up because his thumb was broken

I half expected to see the name Yoda above your comment LOL

Only u yourself can kick addiction. Cant blame others for your mistakes

So stfu & stop whining

And how the fuck do u know?

John MoyaSODMG it was literally Sid vs the world nobody even made a decent effort like getting him to rehab or some other stuff,he was literally allowed to kill himself. Sid is a perfect example of Media preying on a lost young boy and sacrificing his soul. There are other celebs who overdosed on drugs and receive all the support from both fans and families. Sid had neither of them. Many people show empathy towards other celeb overdose tragedy but say awful stuff about Sid almost everytime and before you call him a murderer just get your facts straight that it was never proven and it was in the old days where forensic science (DNA fingerprints)was not well developed. There are lots of unsolved murders even today. So fuck off with your judgement

Exactly.

Right?! Me too

English you dumb dum

No

He sounded British but he looked Chinese.

@@Gerardoooooooo lol

@@Gerardoooooooo Lmaoooo

I think about my mate every day. Never made it to see 40. Sensed he was going in a bad direction already at 17.

@@fretboardmaster70 had the same thing ,mate drank himself to oblivion died at 40 heart attach. Sometimes the writing is on the wall. Sadly.

@@fretboardmaster70 Sorry.

He probably never wanted to die old either... I understand that. It's not just the fact that you get old, but you see everyone getting old and you lose a lot of people, friends and family. In cases like this it's almost better dieing young and remain a legend for ever...

I think he went a bit dark because Nancy turned up with the shit.

Yeah I don't want to get old either. I'd like to go in my forties. Still young, but still old enough to have enjoyed life's experiences.

@Stopthewar Taylor Nice trip. I think to travel my bicycle around Europe maybe 2019.

Not true look at Keith or Dylan....

Not many people really cared about Sid. His mother was a no-good and Nancy was an addict.

@@desertrose1226 Nancy was every bit as much a victim of totally incompetent and unloving parents as Sid was.

....with no talent whatsoever.

@@mistervertigo8193 much like bez 😂

With a horrible personality yes. 👎

@@mistervertigo8193 Negative Negative Negative...didn't your momma ever tell you... if you can't say anything nice keep your fly trap shut... or something to that order...God really doesn't like Ugly...just saying...

Bloody bad business all the way around

She was right. He was a rockstar. She made him a legend.

The answer to this is....Nope..., help how? ?put him on a Lorry and drop him off at rehab...don't think so....sit down in a circle hold hands and spill your guts about how bad it was for you as a child growing up...no dad...mom's on dope...just can't see it...Doesn't work...YOUR the only one that can Help yourself....most who die from H are not trying to kill themselves, they fuck up ether by scoring from someone that has better dope than what you're use to doing and you want to make sure your going to get high so you put more in....or you get clean for 3 or 4 months and then you say fuck it just one more time....not thinking you load it up like you did in the past...but you're tolerance is way low....and it's all over.....Like I've always said (you can aways do more but if you do to much it's to fucken late)I just want to get high not die....sorry for the rant I kinda got off course there....

"spready" freddy mercury lol

@@juliusmorgan2292 I've never heard that one before

@@marvinthemaniac7698 he wanted it on his headstone

@@juliusmorgan2292 did he get it?

It's Sid Vicious

+Richie A too bad he didnt make bass cool

+Richie A It was Johnny Rotten, the Ramones, the Clash, the Dead Boys, the Dictators, DK's, Circle Jerks, and X that influenced me the most.

he was untalented human carbage

Angus1966 what the fuck are you rambling about

yeah me too always wanted to be like sid

Punk had a bigger scene in the '80s than in 1977. It went underground, got tougher, often a lot faster and more abrasive. U.S. punk (check out Soul Jazz's _Punk 45_ compilations) and mostly hardcore punk through the '80s (scenes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Washington D.C., New York, &c.) and British street punk/UK82, Oi!. Check out the playlist on my channel if interested in U.S. punk. Plus, MTV and punk: that's a paradox. You could say Nirvana did that, but Kurt wasn't punk; Kurt was more an emo ahaha

EERR no. You have to have some talent to be a real star. Tragedy is the only reason we remember Sid. Fucking great looking and iconic tho he was. But he would not have lead Mtv into the 80s! Are you on drugs or summink Pablo??

Pablo Avero I agree I think it kind of sux that no one really got mainstream play in the 80s but thank god Kurt just made it over the threshold for punk grunge in the 90s but it still is like being 10 yrs behind on punk grunge rip Kurt and Sid

It’s arguable that Billy Idol had the career Sid could’ve had if he’d been a decent singer and kept away from the drug scene in the late 70s. Their images were similar, except one had black hair and the other blonde. They had the same sneer and attitude, they knew each other and were part of the same scene, Idol was in the Bromley contingent, the first group of people to follow the pistols about, and he had been in one of the original punk bands, Generation X.

@@maxjansen5167 I agree with almost all you have put here, but I'd say Kurt was pretty fucking Punk.

Sid was ok when off drugs but like any druggie he became a tit. He had a very bad temper.

Certainly had a lot of charisma...ie: good-looking and an atitude.

You are good hearted and see the best in him

***** Pahahaha..!

Wasn't he like 12 when he strangled the cat?

Me too unfortunately...

Tell me about it........the Power of that Kitty....can Make men do unbelievably stupid shit....

He was relaxed with Nancy more than anyone else. Nobody knew Sid better than Nancy. Not even his mother. Maybe the only person as close to Sid as Nancy was John Lyndon but even then he didn’t see the sides of Sid, Nancy saw. Yeah they fought but he would have left and so would she if they didn’t truly love each other.

"Kindhearted?" He strangled cats to death, blinded a young girl by smashing a bottle in her face and beat Nancy Spungeon relentlessly.

I wouldn't say talented

No, the saddest thing is all these stupid comments from stupid thick people.

Oh, the irony !

Could be Sid’s greatest moment.

And people say he wasn't "punk"!

Idiot!

Haha that's why I love Freddy mercury :)

Freddie's death was tragic as well. Neither Sid nor Freddie were angels, but definitely icons.

kristofer batdorf he's a complex character, some times seems far older mentally than 21, yet other times just a kid.