It had been renamed in 1972 to focus on another revival trend, the '50s rocker look associated with Marlon Brando.

McLaren's and Westwood's shop had opened in 1971 as Let It Rock, with a 1950s revival Teddy Boy theme. The band regularly hung out at two clothing shops on the King's Road in Chelsea, London: John Krivine and Steph Raynor's Acme Attractions and Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood's Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die. According to Jones, both he and Cook played on instruments he had stolen. The Sex Pistols evolved from the Strand (sometimes known as the Swankers), formed in London in 1972 by teenagers Steve Jones on vocals, Paul Cook on drums and Wally Nightingale on guitar. On 24 February 2006, the Sex Pistols-the four original members plus Vicious-were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, although they refused to attend the ceremony. In 2004, Rolling Stone placed them No. 58 on its list of the ' 100 Greatest Artists of All Time'. The Sex Pistols have been recognised as a highly 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. 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 final gig of a difficult and media-hyped tour of the US, Rotten announced the band's break-up live on stage. The Sex Pistols' only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977) became a UK number one and 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. They swore live on-air during a December 1976 television interview, while the lyrics of their May 1977 single ' God Save the Queen' described the monarchy a 'fascist regime', instantly popularizing punk rock in the UK. Under the management of Malcolm McLaren, they attracted widespread media controversies bringing them to the attention of the mainstream British press. Matlock was replaced by Sid Vicious in early 1977.

The Sex Pistols first line up consisted of vocalist Johnny Rotten ( John Lydon), guitarist Steve Jones, drummer Paul Cook, and bassist Glen Matlock. The band initiated the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians, while their clothing and hairstyles were a significant influence on punk image. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they were one of the most culturally influential acts in popular music. The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975.

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