SEX PISTOLS
The punk happened between 1975 and 1979. Sex Pistols was the symbol of the movement. The place was England.
Despite the impact on the history of rock, everything happened very quickly.
In late 1975, under the guidance of Malcolm McLaren, John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Glen Matlock started the rehearsals.
They did the first show in November at St. Martin's College (Vox, September 1995, p . 64).
They made several shows in English colleges. They played covers of The Small Faces and The Who and they created their own songs.
In April 1976, after seeing the Pistols, Joe Strammer left the his own group and he created the Clash.
In May, a fan in the audience, Sid Vicious, became a symbol of the movement. He would play bass on the Sex Pistols.
Until then, however, despite the fame, the musicians were not satisfied. John Lydon:
"The tour was characterized by fights and no money. It was a nightmare." (Vox, September 1995, p. 64)
In October, the musicians signed a contract with record label EMI, which would later be canceled because of the scandals of the band.
In November, it was the time for "Anarchy In The UK":
"I'm an antichrist
I'm an anarchist
I do not know what I want
But I know how I get it
I wanna destroy."
In December 1976, the musicians (of Sex Pistols) would shock quite the conservative population on TV show.
It was the time for "Anarquy Tour of The UK", with Sex Pistols, Clash, Damned and Heartbreakers.
In 1977, the Pistols were signed to Virgin Records and they released "God Save The Queen" in May.
In October, it released the album "Never Mind Bollocks".
The US tour was in January 1978. Nothing has changed. The confusion continued. In one show, the bassist Sid Vicious said to the public:
"You cowboys are all a bunch of fucking fagots!"
One guy in the audience reacted and he was attacked by Vicious with his bass. The boy was removed from the show by police.
On January 14, the Pistols would play their last show.
Paul Cook and Steve Jones traveled to Rio de Janeiro. Sid Vicious was hospitalized because of heroin use. John Lydon went to New York, saying he did not sing more with the Pistols. It was the end.
In 1978, Sid Vicious was arrested, charged with the murder of her girlfriend. In 1979, he died of a heroin overdose.
John Lydon created another band, Public Image Ltd (PIL).
They did another tour once. They played in Brazil.
That was it.
The punk happened between 1975 and 1979. Sex Pistols was the symbol of the movement. The place was England.
Despite the impact on the history of rock, everything happened very quickly.
In late 1975, under the guidance of Malcolm McLaren, John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), Paul Cook, Steve Jones and Glen Matlock started the rehearsals.
They did the first show in November at St. Martin's College (Vox, September 1995, p . 64).
They made several shows in English colleges. They played covers of The Small Faces and The Who and they created their own songs.
In April 1976, after seeing the Pistols, Joe Strammer left the his own group and he created the Clash.
In May, a fan in the audience, Sid Vicious, became a symbol of the movement. He would play bass on the Sex Pistols.
Until then, however, despite the fame, the musicians were not satisfied. John Lydon:
"The tour was characterized by fights and no money. It was a nightmare." (Vox, September 1995, p. 64)
In October, the musicians signed a contract with record label EMI, which would later be canceled because of the scandals of the band.
In November, it was the time for "Anarchy In The UK":
"I'm an antichrist
I'm an anarchist
I do not know what I want
But I know how I get it
I wanna destroy."
In December 1976, the musicians (of Sex Pistols) would shock quite the conservative population on TV show.
It was the time for "Anarquy Tour of The UK", with Sex Pistols, Clash, Damned and Heartbreakers.
In 1977, the Pistols were signed to Virgin Records and they released "God Save The Queen" in May.
In October, it released the album "Never Mind Bollocks".
The US tour was in January 1978. Nothing has changed. The confusion continued. In one show, the bassist Sid Vicious said to the public:
"You cowboys are all a bunch of fucking fagots!"
One guy in the audience reacted and he was attacked by Vicious with his bass. The boy was removed from the show by police.
On January 14, the Pistols would play their last show.
Paul Cook and Steve Jones traveled to Rio de Janeiro. Sid Vicious was hospitalized because of heroin use. John Lydon went to New York, saying he did not sing more with the Pistols. It was the end.
In 1978, Sid Vicious was arrested, charged with the murder of her girlfriend. In 1979, he died of a heroin overdose.
John Lydon created another band, Public Image Ltd (PIL).
They did another tour once. They played in Brazil.
That was it.