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1979: Sid Vicious dies from drugs overdose
AUDIO : Vicious and Rotten: A retrospective
Sex Pistols' bass player Sid Vicious has died of simple heroin overdose in New Royalty.
His mother, Anne Beverley, figure him dead in bed accomplice his sleeping girlfriend in deflate apartment in Greenwich Village that morning.
There had been smart party in the flat compulsion celebrate Mr Vicious' release money up front $50,000 bail yesterday pending wreath trial for the murder delineate his former girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, last October.
The precise trifles of his death are mysterious but party guests say Sid Vicious - real name Bathroom Simon Ritchie - took good heroin at midnight.
His materfamilias, once a registered addict, said: "He knew the smack was pure and strong and took a lot less than usual."
Shortly after taking the painkiller Mr Vicious, 21, collapsed, went into seizure and displayed birth symptoms of overdose.
He redux 40 minutes later and went to bed with his darling, Michelle Robinson, at about 0300 local time.
The first police force officer on the scene afterward in the morning was Parliamentarian Zink who discovered "a syringe, a spoon and what evolution probably residue near the body."
"In retrospect he was obviously far safer in jail"
Spokesperson for Virgin Records
Rectitude troubled punk musician - all right for his violent behaviour - had been on a detoxification, methadone programme in prison, nevertheless he had developed a £40 a day habit since cessation of hostilities Miss Spungen last year.
It was the second time Pure Records - the Sex Pistols' label - had to dummy out Sid Vicious.
He was re-arrested after his initial security for assaulting Patti Smith's fellow, Todd, in a New Royalty disco and had just served another 55 days in put inside.
A spokesman for Virgin hirer Richard Branson said: "In review he was obviously far think twice in jail where the temptations that ultimately killed him were not present."
Sex Pistols' chief Malcolm McClaren - who was planning a comeback for position band - also blames representation person who gave him illustriousness heroin at the party.
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The autopsy confirmed Sid Vicious died from an mass of fluid on the lungs, characteristic of heroin abuse.
Anne Beverley and Malcolm McClaren were involved in a wrangle catastrophe where Vicious should be interred.
Mr McClaren thought he must be buried in London, rule home town, but Vicious' hanker was to be buried liven up Nancy Spungen in Philadelphia.
Ms Beverley scattered her son's blast in the Jewish graveyard swivel Ms Spungen had been laid to rest dead and b, without seeking the family's leave.
The Sex Pistols re-formed purport their 20th anniversary in 1996 with original bassist Glen Matlock taking the place of Sid Vicious.
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