Everyone knows about Sex Pistols. Bar. The hottest punk band of the 70s. Ira's original line-ups featured vocalist Johnny Rotten, guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Matlock. In 1973, several members of the band often hung out at Malcolm MacLaren (who was once the manager of the New York Dolls) and Vivienne Westwood's store, Let It Rock. Later, Malcolm became their manager and Vivienne acted as their manager. Stylist. In 1975, Johnny Rotten (formerly John Lydon) joined in. Jones said that when he first saw Rotten, Yi had orange hair, and the T-shirt said "I HATE PINK FLOYD", and he opened his mouth. Nonsense, I don't know if it's a fool or a bully. That same year, the Sex Pistols had their first gig, and the plug was pulled before the show was over. After that, Ira went to haw all over the place, made foul language on live broadcasts, made trouble on the plane, signed with EMI and got fired. In short, the whole UK knows that these gangsters are gangsters. Rotten said, "All we're trying to do is destroy everything." "Fuck everything" has since become the ultimate goal of punks.
In 1977, bassist Matlock left because of his disagreement with Rotten. So, Sid Vicious, the core character of this gossip, appeared. The reason why Sid was dragged by Rotten to replace Matlock is said to be because he watched every gig of the Sex Pistols (so that Yi was a male groupie from the beginning = =), and Sid can't actually play bass at all, but Drummer for Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Flowers of Romance. As for agent Malcolm's photo of Sid, it was because of "his look and "punk attitude"". There was also a gossip that went like this: Malcolm later recalled that, long before the Sex Pistols were formed, his wife Vivienne Westwood once said to him, "Call the boy who always hangs around the store as the lead singer, that is, John. That." And by the time Johnny Rotten was pulled into the band, Westwood said Malcolm had the wrong guy, "not this John." What she really wanted to say was Simon John Ritchie, and that kid would be Sid Vicious.
Regarding Sid's bass skills, most people say, "He can't play bass at all"; as for those who know him and are close to him, they will say, "He's working hard to learn bass, really , at least after joining the Sex Pistols and before meeting Nancy, he has been working hard. But, he didn't learn it until he died." Because Sid's bass was so bad, the band members played during the show. Often having to turn off his amplifier, Sid is basically a decoration on stage, and the audience gets excited whenever they see him. When it comes to recording, I have to ask Jones or Matlock to do the bass part.
In fact, Sid, and even Sex Pistols, were all icons created by Malcolm in order to cater to the collective enthusiasm of young people at that time. Marco Pirroni (who and Vicious used to be members of Siouxsie & the Banshees) had a really sharp line when he said, "After that, it was nothing to do with music anymore. It would just be for the sensationalism and scandal of it all. Then it became the Malcolm McLaren story..." Speaking of Sid with San Qian yesterday, Yi said that Yi felt that Sid was the most Overrated Rock star, just because Yi died and then became a legend. It's not wrong for Yi to say that, but I still don't think it's serious (peers are jealous? Haha), Vicious has come this far, first of all, he can't control himself, and we can think that this is not what he wants, and secondly The love affair between him and Nancy is indeed very aesthetic. It is not about how good it looks, but it is artistic, lyrical and extreme, just like the original title of "Sid & Nancy" - "Love Kills", There is a classic scene in the film where Sid and Nancy are kissing in a dirty alley (the poster above), with garbage falling all around, implying to the audience that they need each other and love each other in chaos and despair. Regardless of the facts, at least it looks beautiful. Finally, Sid's My Way is really moving. When I didn't know who Sid was at first, I liked that crazy male voice (maybe it would have been better if he had been a vocalist), until now Every time I listen to it, I am moved every time. To a certain extent, similar to Kurt's Where did u sleep last night, it is a cover before death, and it is meaningful in hindsight.
Rotten's evaluation of Sid (or the Sid incident?) is still very pertinent (some water will quote again), "Up to that time, Sid was absolutely childlike. Everything was fun and giggly. Suddenly he was a big pop star. Pop star status meant press, a good chance to be spotted in all the right places, adoration. That's what it all meant to Sid." A person who knows nothing but is madly loved by everyone, and continues to this day , there are people who continue to be moved by his experiences, his love, his death, and become new followers. It's amazing, isn't it?
(Sid & Nancy in history. Sid wears a Nazi t-shirt, while Gary Oldman in the film wears a communist t-shirt with a sickle and axe = =)
Of course, a lot of things happened after Sex Pistols, but I'm too lazy to talk about it, after all, the center of the gossip is Sid. In 1977, Sid met Nancy. Nancy was smoking heroin at the time (you must know that even among addicts, heroin is a forbidden area that is easy to dare not touch), flesh-and-blood and prostitute. According to Rotten, Nancy is equivalent to a person who is about to commit suicide. She pulled Sid. Then Sid went from bad to worse, and the Sex Pistols grew estranged, and on that fateful night, at the Chelsea Hotel, in the room where Bob Dylan is said to have stayed, Nancy died, sitting on the bathroom floor, leaning against the sink. , covered in blood. In 1978, on the morning of October 12, Sid was arrested. It is said that the tenant next door ran out to see what was going on. Sid said to the man, "I killed her...I can't live without her." But A lot of evidence shows that Sid did not and was not able to kill Nancy. As for who did it, there are different opinions and it is hard to say. In short, Sid was released on bail. On the tenth day after Nancy's death, Sid attempted to commit suicide by cutting his wrists. He was sent to the hospital for a long time, and finally came out of the hospital. He was sent to the hospital again for beating Patti Smiths' brother, Patti Todd. go to jail. He wrote a poem to Nancy in prison, it was short and cheesy, but everyone could see how much he loved Nancy:
You were my little baby girl
And I shared all your fears
Such joy to hold you in my arms
And kiss away your tears
But now you're gone there's only pain
And nothing can do
And I don't want to live this life
If I can't live for you
To my beautiful baby girl
Our love will never die.
On February 2, 1979, Sid went too, the cause of death was a heroin overdose. Nancy, who started taking heroin at first, was stabbed to death in the end, while Sid, who had been self-mutilating, died of drug use, so Xiao Shui felt that they died for each other. People have always thought that Sid was self-inflicted. Until 2006, a Canadian show The Final 24 had an episode devoted to Sid's death, and then came to an astonishing conclusion: Sid was killed by his own mother, and she took advantage of Sid to fall asleep. He was given an overdose of heroin. Sid's mother, who died in 1996, reportedly admitted she did it on purpose because she didn't want her son to go to jail for murdering Nancy.
Now I'm going to move on to the movie. Gary Oldman's Sid is really nothing to say, even hated Rotten of this film (because the director did not consult him when he was shooting the film, which made him angry), and admitted that Oldman was a great actor (of course if Oldman had him If you give me some pointers, I will undoubtedly be able to play better), you must know that Oldman tried to lose weight in order to play the thin Sid well, so that he collapsed and fainted and was sent to the hospital. But Rotten was less polite about the rest of the show, and basically every character and every plot was slammed by him, and that's wrong, and that's wrong. Someone asked him in the interview, "Did the movie get anything right?" He replied, "Maybe the name Sid." Indeed, there are many historical flaws in this film, the most serious one is naturally the famous piece on Sid's head and neck The padlock necklace (in the film Oldman's neck is the real thing contributed by Sid's family). Most people were misled by the film and saw it as a symbol of Sid & Nancy's unwavering love, when in fact, this necklace was given to Sid by Chrissie Hynde, the lead singer of The Pretenders. In addition, Sid did not stab the word "NANCY" on his chest, he actually stabbed "GIMME A FIX".
Nancy in the film is old and ugly, which makes Xiao Shuiha sad. In the bottom of my heart, Yi Da felt that this role was none other than Courtney Love. In fact, Courtney did apply for this role back then, but the investor strongly demanded an experienced actress, so Courtney had to play a role in the film, almost at the end of the film, although there were only a few scenes, Still amazing. Xiao Shui continued to dig, and then actually dug up Courtney's audition video - Yi was almost amazed while enjoying the benefits brought by the Internet - that year was 1986, Courtney was still an unknown little girl, neither a A good singer and not a good actor (in fact, she was inclined to take the acting path at the beginning), neither Hole (the band became an army in 1989), nor Kurt (they only met in 90). In the video, she said "I am Nancy Spungen." with confidence. Sa called a prophecy, sigh.
There is also a gossip, which Xiao Shui deliberately left to the end, although it is neither explosive nor reliable: it is said that POGO was invented by Sid. He said that because he stood in the back row every time he watched the performance, he could not see clearly, so he had to jump hard. Jumping and jumping, so there is POGO. Whether it's true or not, at least Sid used to bump into each other in the dark just like those young people who were tired of YYT, MAO, and D22. cry. sweat. In full swing. Before joining the Sex Pistols, before fame hit him, before meeting Nancy, before all misfortune and death. Thinking about it this way, it's a bit of a relief.
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