Simom John Ritchie (Sid Vicious)

Before joining the Sex Pistols, he was a member of another punk band, The Flowers of Romance, in which he sang and played various instruments. With the Sex Pistols, he recorded an album in 1977, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. In January 1978, after the departure of singer Johnny Rotten, the band broke up. In the following months, Vicious recorded a number of songs for The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, a film about the band's history starring Malcolm McLaren.

During his brief but chaotic time with the Sex Pistols, he met Nancy Spungen, who would become his partner and manager. The two entered into a destructive, drug-fueled relationship that culminated in Spungen's death on October 12, 1978, in room 100 of the Chelsea Hotel, where they were staying. Vicious was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, though he was later released on bail. He was also convicted of assault after attacking Todd Smith at a concert and underwent a rehabilitation program at Rikers Island prison.

To celebrate Vicious's release from prison, his mother threw him a party. Afterward, he used heroin; later, while sleeping, he died of an overdose.