John Lydon takes partial blame for Sid Vicious' death

While speaking at Cheltenham Literature Festival this past weekend, John Lydon mentioned that he feels partly to blame for the death of Sid Vicious. He said:

Sid could not play an instrument and I could not sing. He didn’t stand a chance. His mother was a heroin addict. I feel bad that I brought him into the band, he couldn’t cope at all. I feel a bit responsible for his death. There you are, I have confessed my demons.

He also went on to talk about growing up in a working class family and when he had spinal meningitis, which caused him to be in a coma for four months.

Check out the full report on his talk here.