Antagonistic and anarchic, the Sex Pistols were at the centre of the punk
explosion of the late 1970s, lighting up a grey Britain with a snarling blitz of
raw, unhinged, rebellious rock'n'roll. Inspired by the raucous DIY attitude of
American bands like The Ramones, Iggy and the Stooges and the New York Dolls,
the gang of young hoodlums who hung out at Vivien Westwood's clothes shop Sex,
were orchestrated into the UK's most controversial band by impresario Malcolm
McLaren. Dressed by Westwood in bondage gear and safety pinned t-shirts with
short spiky hair, they shot to nationwid...