Johnny Rotten

Together they were invincible. Each member feeling shunned by society, channeled their anger and hostility through a music that pushed societal boundries and most defintely questioned authority. While the Pistols were known for their cocky attitudes and and self-righteous behavior, each member (all four orginally named John) had their own personalities. John Lydon, who went by the moniker “Johnny Rotten,” was actually shy and introvertive. John Simon Richie, “Sid Vicious,” was quite the opposite. Never really knowing who he was (or

never really bothering to discover) Simon Ritchie decided to take on the role of Sid, and the Sex Pistols’s bad-boy rebellious image became his identity. When the Pistols formed, Sid took the vocals and inevitably volunteered (without consent of the other members) to front the band. His outgoing, in-your-face approach to press and public, as well as his trashy attention-seeking girlfriend “Nancy,” put Sid in the spotlight and on the cover of nearly every fan-zine or tabloid about the Sex Pistols.

From the moment Lydon met Sid, he knew he’d be at war with him. After all, Sid was the type of person that just couldn’t be told what to do (England’s 116). “He would make a joke at anyones expense,” said Lydon (Rotten 59).

The Pistols were like young assasins.That was the best selling point, and that’s was John Lydon provided. It would have been impossible for the Sex Pistols to have had the impact they did without him. It was Lydon’s very interest in the quirks of post-hippie pop that gave t

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