rico Posted 26 November 2013 Share Posted 26 November 2013 John Lydon may have said The Rolling Stones looked “silly†performing at Glastonbury earlier this year, but the former Sex Pistol and PiL frontman has only praise for Mick Jagger. In an interview with the Daily Record, Lydon has revealed that Jagger ‘secretly’ paid Sid Vicious’ legal fees, after the Pistol’s bass player had been charged with the murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen. As Lydon told journalist John Dingwall of theRecord: “Nancy Spungen was a hideous, awful person who killed herself because of the lifestyle and led to the destruction and subsequent death of Sid and the whole fiasco. I tried to help Sid through all of that and feel a certain responsibility because I brought him into the Pistols thinking he could handle the pressure. He couldn’t. The reason people take heroin is because they can’t handle pressure. Poor old Sid. “Her death is all entangled in mystery. It’s no real mystery, though. If you are going to get yourself involved in drugs and narcotics in that way accidents are going to happen. Sid was a lost case. He was wrapped firmly in Malcolm’s shenanigans. It became ludicrous trying to talk to him through the drug haze because all you would hear was, ‘I’m the real star around here’. Great. Carry on. We all know how that’s going to end. Unfortunately, that is where it ended. I miss him very much. He was a great friend but when you are messing with heroin you’re not a human being. You change and you lose respect for yourself and everybody else. “The only good news is that I heard Mick Jagger got in there and brought lawyers into it on Sid’s behalf because I don’t think Malcolm lifted a finger. He just didn’t know what to do. For that, I have a good liking of Mick Jagger. There was activity behind the scenes from Mick Jagger so I applaud him. He never used it to advance himself publicity-wise.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairy Posted 27 November 2013 Share Posted 27 November 2013 I reckon Mick would have loved to have Sid on bass. Imagine Keith and Sid on the same stage. But in all honesty well played Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 30 January 2014 Share Posted 30 January 2014 Did anyone see Christmas 1977 with the Sex Pistols over Christmas? Fantastic documentary with footage of the Pistols last UK gig. They actually held a children's Christmas party to support the striking firemen (I think) and played 2 gigs 1 in the day for the kids (they actually played Bodies at this gig) and another for adults in the evening. Brilliant program with interviews with Lydon Cook and Jones. Well worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted 30 January 2014 Author Share Posted 30 January 2014 Did anyone see Christmas 1977 with the Sex Pistols over Christmas? Fantastic documentary with footage of the Pistols last UK gig. They actually held a children's Christmas party to support the striking firemen (I think) and played 2 gigs 1 in the day for the kids (they actually played Bodies at this gig) and another for adults in the evening. Brilliant program with interviews with Lydon Cook and Jones. Well worth a watch. Never Mind The Baubles? not watched it yet,but sounds quite interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 30 January 2014 Share Posted 30 January 2014 Never Mind The Baubles? not watched it yet,but sounds quite interesting Yes, it must be it, well worth watching. Let us know what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted 21 February 2014 Author Share Posted 21 February 2014 Just caught up with this,great documentry,unreleased footage and it was good to see a different side to the Sex Pistols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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