Most Controversial Rock Stars Of All Time

03/19/2009
. (MusicRadar) Being dead for 30 years has done little to keep Sid Vicious out of the hearts and minds of music fans. The notorious Sex Pistols bassist was just named the Most Controversial Rock Star Of All Time in a new poll.

Vicious, who died of a heroin overdose in 1979, after being accused of stabbing to death his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, scored a whopping 25 percent of the 2,000 music fans who were polled by Orange.uk.co.

Ranked in second place was Ozzy Osbourne, while Rolling Stone Keith Richards came in third. - more on this story

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