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Sid Vicious
Born Simon John Ritchie May 10, 1957 in the Lewisham area of London, England,
the controversial punk rock provocateur known as Sid Vicious burned boldly and
brashly until his untimely death in 1979. Sid Vicious met John Lydon aka the
future Johnny Rotten at Hackney Technical College in 1973 and the pair began
hanging out at Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's now-iconic Kings Road
clothing store, SEX. It was during this time that Simon Ritchie became Sid
Vicious, named after an incident involving John Lydon's pet hamster Sid. Sid
Vicious began busking and frequenting London r...
