Sid Vicious

Sid Vicious was a British musician best known as the bassist for the punk rock band the Sex Pistols during the late 1970s. His rebellious attitude and chaotic lifestyle embodied punk's raw energy and defiance of mainstream norms. Vicious's career was marked by controversial behavior and struggles with substance abuse, culminating in his tragic death at age 21 from a heroin overdose. Despite a brief tenure with the band, his persona became iconic in punk culture, symbolizing both its rebellious spirit and its darker, self-destructive tendencies.