old thread revival alert,
39 years ago today Sid played the drugs once too often, and I was watching John Lydon on needle time this very morning (recorded) had some nice things to say about Steve Jones and Paul Cook's playing, confirmed Glen Matlock liked pop a bit too much and didn't get the irony on his lyrics (and Steve Jones didn't know what they were).
Back to Sid, I don't think he was as bad as the publicity made him out to be, just played root notes but that's what Steve Jones played on most of the Pistols songs after Matlock got the sack, McClaren also made a big thing of the fact that none of them could play, which is obviously not true.