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
Vicious White Kids her at rehearsals, Matlock made sure her microphone was not plugged in on the night of the gig. The name of the band came from an amalgamation of Sid Vicious, The Rich Kids and Rat Scabies' part-time outfit The White Cats. The Vicious White Kids are described as heavy punk rock, much like Matlock and Vicious’ former band, the Sex Pistols. The band performed in the Camden Electric Ballroom, a two-story concert venue in London, England. The Vicious White Kids performed several cover songs by musicians and bands such as the Stooges, the Ramones, Frank Sinatra, and the New York