This year marks the 40th anniversary of punk: the British subculture that tore through the mainstream like a tornado, turning convention on its head. At its helm were The Sex Pistols, the rude, crude and lascivious London band, spearheaded by singer Johnny Rotten and bass player Sid Vicious, who in their two and a half-year tenure in the spotlight altered the face of music forever. The Sex Pistols' legacy is notoriously shrouded in myth and tragedy, due in part to Vicious' turbulent…
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