The Sex Pistols have been recognised as an influential band. Further one-off performances and short tours followed over the next decade. Rotten, Jones, Cook, and Matlock reunited for a successful tour in 1996. A film about the couple, Sid and Nancy, was released in 1986. Vicious died of a heroin overdose in February 1979, following his arrest for the alleged murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen.
Over the next few months, the three remaining members recorded songs for McLaren's film of the Sex Pistols' story, The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle. In January 1978, at the end of their turbulent tour of the US, Rotten announced the band's break-up. The Sex Pistols' only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) - a UK number one - is a staple record of punk rock. "God Save the Queen" was banned by the BBC and nearly every independent radio station in Britain, making it one of the most censored records in British history. The release of the song popularised punk rock in the UK. Through an obscenity-laced television interview in December 1976 and their May 1977 single " God Save the Queen", the latter of which attacked Britons' social conformity and deference to the Crown, calling the monarchy a "fascist regime". Under the management of Malcolm McLaren, the band attracted some controversies that both captivated and appalled Britain. The Sex Pistols originally comprised vocalist Johnny Rotten ( John Lydon), guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook, and bassist Glen Matlock Matlock was replaced by Sid Vicious in early 1977. Their fashion and hairstyles were a significant influence on punk image, and they are often associated with anarchism within music. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they were one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music. The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975.
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