Sid Vicious

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a great struggle for both men. Richey Edwards was known as the face of self-injury. During interviews he would not shy away from the topic and even carved “4 REAL” into his left forearm during an interview with NME. He went on record saying, “When I cut myself I feel so much better. All the little things that might have been annoying me suddenly seems so trivial because I’m concentrating on the pain. I’m not a person who can scream and shout so this is my only outlet.” His lyrics also highlighted his ‘outlet.’ Lines from the second verse of “Roses in the Hospital” serve as prime example: “Stub cigarettes out on my arm/Roses in the hospital/Want to feel something of value.”
While this was a confession of Richey Edward’s practice Sid Vicious would have related. After joining the Sex Pistols in 1977, Sid Vicious and band mate Johnny Rotten would get together and stamp cigarettes out against their forearms. Frequently he bragged to interviewers that his body was blanketed ...

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The Manic Street Preachers would have been nothing with out Richey Edward’s potent lyrics. While he excelled as a songwriter he lacked all skill at playing the guitar. During show he would pretend to play his part with his amp turned off. For this reason Manic Street Preacher vocalist James Dean Bradfield recorded both lead and rhythm guitar parts for the band’s debut album Generation Terrorists.
Sid Vicious too was left off his band’s first album Never Mind the Bollocks… It’s the Sex Pistols. When asked as to why Sid hadn’t recorded his own bass part, Sex Pistol’s guitarist, Steve Jones explained “Sid was in hospital with hepatitis, so he couldn’t really play. Not ...

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