Who was Nancy Spungen and how did she die? Murder case explored ahead of Hulu s Pistol premiere
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Sex Pistol Sid Vicious made his last live stage appearance when he appeared with Rat Scabies from The Damned, former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock and Nancy Spungen at London's Electric Ballroom. (1)On this day in punk history 1978Sex Pistol Sid Vicious made his last live stage appearance when he appeared with Rat Scabies from The Damned, former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock and Nancy Spungen at London's Electric Ballroom. (1) Dropping out of college and moving to New York, she reportedly made her way to the top of the emerging punk crowd, ultimately developing her abusive and often violent relationship with Vicious in 1977 after traveling to London. Spungen and Vicious built a reputation travelling through the UK and USA and later on (after the band broke up) as a pair. network's upcoming limited series will drop on this May 31, reviving and depicting the legacy of The Sex Pistols, who, at the forefront of the punk movement, introduced their revolutionary to the world.
Photo: Popperfoto/Getty ImagesRemembering Nancy Laura Spungen who died 43 years ago today aged 20Photo: Popperfoto/Getty Images Born to a middle-class family in Philadelphia in 1958, Nancy Spungen was raised Jewish and had a complicated childhood, and was said to be outrageously abusive. After Nancy was brutally murdered in a New York hotel, her mother, Deborah Spungen, wrote a titled And I Do Not Want To Live This Life: A Mother's Story Of Her Daughter's Murder. In the memoir, Deborah called the punk star a difficult child, describing her often abusive and physically violent relationship with her siblings. Reports state that Spungen was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager and spent time in a psychiatric institution. At 17, she briefly attended the University of Colorado before dropping out and moving to New York City in 1975, at the peak of the punk movement and heroin epidemic. In an interview with New York magazine, photographer Eileen Polk, who was acquainted with Nancy Spungen, disclosed that, "She was blatantly honest about it: She brought drugs for the bands. In order to be a groupie you had to be tall and skinny and have fashionable clothes…. And then here comes Nancy." She added, "She’s not trying to be cute or charming. She wasn’t telling people she was a model or a dancer. She had mousy brown hair and she was a bit overweight. She basically said ‘Yeah, I’m a prostitute and I don’t care.'" Nancy Spungen, Sid Vicious & Lemmy, 1978 http://t.co/a3gOqCHM6eNancy Spungen, Sid Vicious & Lemmy, 1978 http://t.co/a3gOqCHM6e In 1977, Nancy moved to London, following rock band members of The Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunder and Jerry Nolan, and met Sid Vicious, The Sex Pistols' bassist, for the first time. In 2009, The Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren told The Daily Beast that, "Nancy…taught Sid all about s*x and drugs and the lifestyle of a New York rocker." Sex Pistols - November, 1977 - Luxembourg
photo by Bob GruenSex Pistols - November, 1977 - Luxembourgphoto by Bob Gruen Although the two were inseparable, the rest of The Sex Pistols' members allegedly despised her for her evidently aggressive and intimidating behavior. According to reports, The Heartbreakers manager, Leee Childers, said: "[S]he was a junkie, a drug supplier and an all-around lowlife. … She was a very, very, very, very, very, very bad influence on people who were already a mess. She was a troublemaker and a stirrer-upper." In January 1978, The Sex Pistols broke up after their last tour performance, allegedly due to Vicious' addiction to drugs and Spungen, a few months after which the couple moved to the Chelsea Hotel in New York, where 20-year-old Nancy Spungen was found dead in October the same year.
Who was Nancy Spungen and how did she die Murder case explored ahead of Hulu s Pistol premiere
Emma Appleton will be playing Nancy Spungen in Hulu's upcoming limited series, Pistol (Image via @pistol/Instagram, @PunKandStuff/Twitter) Nancy Spungen was an icon from the 70s' punk rock scene, and someone who most parents would warn their children about. English punk rock band The Sex Pistols' bassist Sid Vicious, originally John Simon Ritchie, and Spungen initiated their romance in 1977, not long before the latter was found dead at the Chelsea Hotel in New York in 1978. On this day in punk history 1978Sex Pistol Sid Vicious made his last live stage appearance when he appeared with Rat Scabies from The Damned, former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock and Nancy Spungen at London's Electric Ballroom. (1)On this day in punk history 1978Sex Pistol Sid Vicious made his last live stage appearance when he appeared with Rat Scabies from The Damned, former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock and Nancy Spungen at London's Electric Ballroom. (1) Dropping out of college and moving to New York, she reportedly made her way to the top of the emerging punk crowd, ultimately developing her abusive and often violent relationship with Vicious in 1977 after traveling to London. Spungen and Vicious built a reputation travelling through the UK and USA and later on (after the band broke up) as a pair. network's upcoming limited series will drop on this May 31, reviving and depicting the legacy of The Sex Pistols, who, at the forefront of the punk movement, introduced their revolutionary to the world.
Who was Nancy Spungen
Remembering Nancy Laura Spungen who died 43 years ago today aged 20Photo: Popperfoto/Getty ImagesRemembering Nancy Laura Spungen who died 43 years ago today aged 20Photo: Popperfoto/Getty Images Born to a middle-class family in Philadelphia in 1958, Nancy Spungen was raised Jewish and had a complicated childhood, and was said to be outrageously abusive. After Nancy was brutally murdered in a New York hotel, her mother, Deborah Spungen, wrote a titled And I Do Not Want To Live This Life: A Mother's Story Of Her Daughter's Murder. In the memoir, Deborah called the punk star a difficult child, describing her often abusive and physically violent relationship with her siblings. Reports state that Spungen was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager and spent time in a psychiatric institution. At 17, she briefly attended the University of Colorado before dropping out and moving to New York City in 1975, at the peak of the punk movement and heroin epidemic. In an interview with New York magazine, photographer Eileen Polk, who was acquainted with Nancy Spungen, disclosed that, "She was blatantly honest about it: She brought drugs for the bands. In order to be a groupie you had to be tall and skinny and have fashionable clothes…. And then here comes Nancy." She added, "She’s not trying to be cute or charming. She wasn’t telling people she was a model or a dancer. She had mousy brown hair and she was a bit overweight. She basically said ‘Yeah, I’m a prostitute and I don’t care.'" Nancy Spungen, Sid Vicious & Lemmy, 1978 http://t.co/a3gOqCHM6eNancy Spungen, Sid Vicious & Lemmy, 1978 http://t.co/a3gOqCHM6e In 1977, Nancy moved to London, following rock band members of The Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunder and Jerry Nolan, and met Sid Vicious, The Sex Pistols' bassist, for the first time. In 2009, The Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren told The Daily Beast that, "Nancy…taught Sid all about s*x and drugs and the lifestyle of a New York rocker." Sex Pistols - November, 1977 - Luxembourg
photo by Bob GruenSex Pistols - November, 1977 - Luxembourgphoto by Bob Gruen Although the two were inseparable, the rest of The Sex Pistols' members allegedly despised her for her evidently aggressive and intimidating behavior. According to reports, The Heartbreakers manager, Leee Childers, said: "[S]he was a junkie, a drug supplier and an all-around lowlife. … She was a very, very, very, very, very, very bad influence on people who were already a mess. She was a troublemaker and a stirrer-upper." In January 1978, The Sex Pistols broke up after their last tour performance, allegedly due to Vicious' addiction to drugs and Spungen, a few months after which the couple moved to the Chelsea Hotel in New York, where 20-year-old Nancy Spungen was found dead in October the same year.