The bass guitarist died of a heroin overdose at the age of 21 on February 2, 1979, a day after he was released on bail after becoming the prime suspect in his girlfriend Nancy Spungen's death. Sid Vicious was the last member to join the Sex Pistols, but his story is one that doesn't extend much further than the band itself. He is very outspoken and has criticized Pistol, which the showrunner and cast have spoken about with Newsweek. In 2021, Lydon competed on the sixth season of The Masked Singer as Jester. Lydon has also released his own solo music and appeared on reality TV show I'm A Celebrity. After reforming PiL released two more albums. PiL remained active from 1978 to 1999 and released eight albums together before the group went on a hiatus until 2009. Johnny Rotten no longer goes by his stage name but his real name, John Lydon, which he has used since he left the group in January 1978.įollowing his departure from the Sex Pistols Lydon formed the group Public Image Ltd, or PiL, with Keith Levene, Jah Wobble and Jim Walker. From left to right, Johnny Rotten (John Lydon), Sid Vicious, Steve Jones and Paul Cook pose next to the tour bus on the Sex Pistols' final tour.
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