On this date 42 years ago, Sid Vicious died of a drug overdose. He was 21.
Before Sid Vicious was in the Sex Pistols, he asked Lemmy Kilmister to teach him to play bass. But only after a few days, Lemmy gave up and said, "Sid, you can't play bass."
Sid replied, "No, I know," and walked away.
A couple of months later, Lemmy met Sid at The Speakeasy in London.
Sid Vicious: "Hey, Lemmy, guess what? I’m in The Pistols!"
Lemmy: "What do you mean?"
Sid Vicious: "I’m the bass player in the Pistols. It’s great, innit?"
Lemmy: "You can’t play bass, Sid."
Sid Vicious: "Yeah, yeah, I know, but I’m in the ####ing pistols!"
Also on this date in 1981, Iron Maiden released Killers. This is my favorite album of theirs.
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