Was one of the most influential british punk rock bands fom the 70s. The original line up consisted of the lead singer Johnny Rotten (real name John Lydon) guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook and bassist Glen Mattlock. Glen was later replaced with Sid Vicious (real name Simon John Ritchie.) Some of their songs include God Save the Queen, Seventeen, Bodies, EMI, Holiday in the Sun, and probably their best known Anarchy in the U.K.. In 1978 Sid was accused of murdering his american girlfriend Nancy Spungeon. A few months later while awaiting trial in 1979 Sid passed away of a heroine overdose and Nancy's murder was never solved. This probably marked the end of their historical rein on the punk scene in the 70s.
by I DONT CARE ABOUT THIS WORLD March 27, 2010
Get the Sex Pistolsmug. by Deranged November 23, 2003
Get the Sex Pistolsmug. The greatest sellouts in the history of music, a 'band' made up of four of the least talented people ever to make music, they were manufactured simply to promote manager Malcolm McLaren's shop. Had some guy called Sid Viscous on bass, who despite being loved by idiots everywhere, was actually unplugged when the band played live because he was so poor on his instrument.
by ChrisOiBoy! August 22, 2005
Get the Sex Pistolsmug. One of the most overrated bands in history.
The band was extremely shitty. But they had a great producer so they sounded good on their album. They sucked extremely hard live though. Funny how a great producer can make a shitty band sound good.
Wrote offensive lyrics about pretty much anything. They got popular because of that. They also put the "anarchy" lable on punk music. You know, that sign Avril Lavigne uses too all the time, hahaha.
All in all, a band that got famous because they pretty much hated everything and everyone. Their bass player sliced up his girlfriend and commited suicide after that. Or did he die from an heroin OD? Either way it wasn't pretty.
The band was extremely shitty. But they had a great producer so they sounded good on their album. They sucked extremely hard live though. Funny how a great producer can make a shitty band sound good.
Wrote offensive lyrics about pretty much anything. They got popular because of that. They also put the "anarchy" lable on punk music. You know, that sign Avril Lavigne uses too all the time, hahaha.
All in all, a band that got famous because they pretty much hated everything and everyone. Their bass player sliced up his girlfriend and commited suicide after that. Or did he die from an heroin OD? Either way it wasn't pretty.
by Dick October 1, 2005
Get the Sex Pistolsmug. A "punk" band from the 70's. A shitty sellout band that later went mainstream. They were 4 people in it and they sucked at playing their fucking istruments. Their lyrics were nothing new and they DID NOT start "punk"... they killed it.
I reather shoot myself in the chode than listen to another "punk kid" say that the Sex Pistols were real punk.
by Fly-Zoola the PUNK RULAH! February 19, 2005
Get the Sex Pistolsmug. just as i said! all the sex pistols did was make punk what it got known for ! which at the end of the day every one apart from Punks though! violent agressive shit! well at least you can understand what they are singing about unlike SlipknoT
by PunkTomSalisbury July 7, 2005
Get the Sex Pistolsmug. an early British Punk Band, Not the 1st however, the Ramones were the 1st proper punk band, many before the Ramones and Sex Pistols set the aesthetic for punk (bands like the Stooges) but the Sex Pistols really brought punk rock to the United Kingdom. Possibly the british band with the most banned songs/albums ever. Their 1st single "Anarchy in the UK" is possibly one of the best punk songs. Ever. and the controversial "God save the Queen" remains a punk classic.
by Deathbyspoons August 9, 2004
Get the the sex pistolsmug.