Sid Vicious Pistols bassist Glen Matlock as a talented vocalist, Vicious's abilities as a bass player were debated. During an interview for "," when 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 hepatitis, so he couldn't really play, not that he could play anyway." The only song that he played on in the studio was "Bodies." Vicious asked Lemmy, the bassist of Motörhead, to teach him how to play with the words, "I can't play bass," to which Lemmy replied, "I know." According to Paul
Sid Sings by Simon Jeffes. But on the video version of the song it features Vicious' vocals on "Sid Sings" but an instrumental version from "The Great Rock and Roll Swindle". There is also another demo version available from the album "Too Fast To Live", which is entitled "My Way (Take 3)". Mick Jones from The Clash was long rumored to play on the album. His two sets with Vicious have now been released on CD in the double album "Sid Lives", released by Jungle Records. The album was not designed by Jamie Reid, the Sex Pistols' art designer, but he created