Person · Male
Sid Vicious
- From
- Lewisham, United Kingdom
- Active
- 1957–1979
- Releases
- 22
- punk
- rock
About
John Simon Ritchie (born Simon John Ritchie; 10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), known professionally as Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the second bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. After his death in 1979 at the age of 21, he remained an icon of the punk subculture; one of his friends noted that he embodied "everything in punk that was dark, decadent and nihilistic".
Member of
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Siouxsie and the Banshees additional, drums (drum set)
Discography
Singles
Live
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Search and Destroy (live)
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No Lip (live)
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The Chaos And Disorder Tapes Apple Music
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Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols
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The Chaos Tapes 1978: Live Radio Broadcast
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Search & Destroy
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Live At Max's Kansas City
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Live In Concert
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Better (To Provoke A Reaction Than To React To Provocation)
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Sid Vicious & Friends
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Sid Dead Live Apple Music
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Sid Vicious With The Idols
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The Vicious White Kids feat. Sid Vicious
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Live at the Electric Ballroom
Links
Also known as
John Simon Ritchie
Tags
- classic pop and rock
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 637504e3-be95-4005-83ee-3ebb91f9fcf9
- ISNI
- 0000000073636748
- IPI
- 00046610986
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.