Sid Vicious

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bassist human musician punk rock musician

Sid Vicious was the volatile bassist of the pioneering British punk band the Sex Pistols, infamous for his self-destructive lifestyle and early death.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bassist → human → musician → punk rock musician →
activeYears	1970s →
ageAtDeath	21 →
alsoKnownAs	John Simon Beverley →
associatedAct	Sex Pistols →
associatedWith	Nancy Spungen →
birthName	John Simon Ritchie →
burialPlace	cremated in New York →
causeOfDeath	heroin overdose →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom →
coveredSong	"My Way" by Claude François and Jacques Revaux →
culturalIconOf	punk subculture →
dateOfBirth	1957-05-10 →
dateOfDeath	1979-02-02 →
genre	punk rock →
grewUpIn	London, England →
hairColor	black →
influencedGenre	punk rock →
instrument	bass guitar → vocals →
knownFor	controversial public image → self-destructive lifestyle →
legalIssues	arrested in connection with the death of Nancy Spungen →
memberOf	Sex Pistols →
mother	Anne Beverley →
musicMovement	British punk rock →
nationality	British →
notableFor	being bassist of the Sex Pistols → iconic figure of the British punk movement →
notableSong	"My Way" →
occupation	bassist → singer →
partner	Nancy Spungen →
placeOfBirth	Lewisham, London, England →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
portrayedBy	Gary Oldman →
portrayedIn	film "Sid and Nancy" →
recordLabel	Virgin Records → Warner Bros. Records →
residence	London, England → New York City, United States →
stageName	Sid Vicious →
style	aggressive performance → provocative stage presence →
usedHeroin	true →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hotel Chelsea →	famousResident
Rikers Island →	hasNotableInmate
Gary Oldman →	portrayed
Sid Vicious →	stageName