Sid Vicious the glass missed, shattered on a pillar and partially blinded a girl in one eye. Vicious was arrested the next day and imprisoned at Ashford Remand Centre. Westwood sent him a book about Charles Manson to keep him occupied during his imprisonment. According to various publications (such as the biography "England's Dreaming" by Jon Savage) and films (namely "The Filth and the Fury"), Vicious was asked to join the Sex Pistols after Glen Matlock's departure in February 1977, due to Vicious being present at every gig. Manager Malcolm McLaren once claimed "if Johnny Rotten is the voice of punk, then
Sid Vicious Joe Strummer, recorded "Love Kills" and "Dum Dum Club" for the "Sid and Nancy" soundtrack. In 1986, the Ramones released "Love Kills" on their album, "Animal Boy" which was a tribute to both Sid and Nancy. The 1986 UK feature-film "Sid and Nancy", directed by Alex Cox, portrays the chaotic last phase of their lives, ending with a fictionalised stabbing scene. It starred Gary Oldman as Sid Vicious and Chloe Webb as Nancy Spungen. Oldman's performance was praised by "Uncut" as a "hugely sympathetic reading of the punk figurehead as a lost and bewildered manchild." Sid Vicious Sid Vicious (born