No one embodied the Sex Pistols raw, anarchic excesses like bassist Sid Vicious. Told from an insider's perspective, Sid Vicious: Rock 'n' Roll Star covers the brief life of punk's original poster boy including everything from Vicious's lowly beginning as the only child of a drug-addicted parent to his obsession with violence and the notorious death of girlfriend Nancy Spungen. New material and numerous photographs capture the extremes of this charismatic rebel who crashed and burned at 21.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A short but turbulent life:
Sid Vicious: Rock 'n' Roll Star is a good little overview of the short but turbulent life of a strange and enigmatic figure. It's brevity does not compensate for quality, however and is suitable for dealing with such a short amount of time. The book paints Sid Vicious as a confused, paradoxical kid (I don't know if it is appropriate to refer to him as a man) who was trying to live up to his imagined ideal of what it was to be a 'Sex Pistol'. Along with his drug-fuelled union with Nancy Spungen, it was... more info
Great Photographs:
For photographs of Sid, this book is great. All pictures are in black and white. The writing is good as well, peering back to young John Beverly, and his care by drug addicted mother.
Great book on sid.:
Very good reading. Must have for a Sex Pistols fan.
On the sensational, controversial Sex Pistols leader:
Malcolm Butt's SID VICIOUS: ROCK N ROLL STAR is an important read for any who are familiar with Sid Vicious and know about his sensational, controversial background. Unlike other reports and surveys, Malcolm Butt's account comes from an insider's standpoint and reveals Vicious' childhood, his introduction to the Pistols, and his declines in a world of mental illness and heroin. A strong background knowledge of the punk scene in general, not just the Sex Pistols and Sid Vicious in particular, lends a... more info
