Sex+Pistols+by+M.+Virella

Sex Pistols: Taking the World By Storm The punk rock scene is really growing all over the world, and the Sex Pistols are the icon of this chapter of rock music. In January of 1978, the Pistols embarked on their first and last US tour. They will forever be remembered as the beginning of the punk wave The Sex Pistols’ journey was not all peaches and cream. Lead bassist Sid Vicious suffered from a chronic drug problem. He attempted suicide once his girlfriend Nancy was found dead. He was charged in 1978 for murdering Nancy Spungen. Lead singer Johnny Rotten was fed up with Sid’s drug problem and the creative direction of the band, which led him to quit in January 1978. The three remaining band members tried their hand at singing, taking turns for certain songs. They also occasionally had guest vocalists on some tracks. When nothing too big was happening with them, they decided to part ways. For over twenty years they were each working on solo projects and other bands. In 2005, The Sex Pistols were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, an honor which they rejected. Today they go around playing reunion shows, without Sid Vicious. He died of a tragic drug overdose in 1979. -**Matthew Virella** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_Pistols