The band broke up because I couldn't bear Rotten anymore because he was an embarrassment with his silly hats and his, like, shabby, dirty, nasty looking appearance.

" His nails would be painted in a sloppy manner with purple nail polish. During an interview for Guitar Hero III when Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones was asked why he instead of Vicious recorded the bass parts of Never Mind the Bollocks Jones responded "Sid was in a hospital with yellow jaundice and he couldn't really play not that he could play anyway. They would play Alice Cooper covers and people gave them money to be quiet.

Vicious joined the Sex Pistols in early 1977 to replace Glen Matlock. Sid Vicious born John Simon Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979) was an English musician who was the bass guitarist of the punk group Sex Pistols.