Editing Sid Vicious (section)

== Legacy ==
Several online sources state that the estate of Sid Vicious continues to earn approximately $400,000 annually in royalties. These statements are not verified. In ''Lonely Boy'', Jones states that Vicious' estate passed to maternal cousins.<ref name="Jones 2017 194"/>

In 1986, ''[[Vicious (play)|Vicious]]'', an American play about the life of Sid Vicious premiered in Los Angeles and was the theatre debut of actor [[George Clooney]], who played a male prostitute drug dealer.<ref name=P>{{cite web|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|title=George Clooney Admits Memorizing His Lines for Broadway's Good Night, and Good Luck Is 'a Nightmare': 'I'm Scared!'|url=https://people.com/george-clooney-memorizing-his-lines-for-broadway-is-a-nightmare-11682190|date=February 19, 2025|author=Quinn, Dave}}</ref>

In 2006, the Sex Pistols were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. The surviving members declined to attend the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sprague |first1=David |title=Sex Pistols Flip Off Hall of Fame...Feb 2006 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sex-pistols-flip-off-hall-of-fame-78131/ |website=rollingstone.com |date=24 February 2006 |publisher=Rolling Stone Magazine |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Trzcinski |first1=Matthew |title=The Sex Pistols Refused...July 2021 |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-sex-pistols-refused-to-be-at-their-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-induction.html/ |website=cheatsheet.com |date=10 July 2021 |publisher=Showbiz CheatSheet |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref>

[[Green Day]] frontman [[Billie Joe Armstrong]] said of Vicious: "[He] was everything that's cool about punk rock: a skinny rocker who had a ton of attitude, sort of an [[Elvis]], [[James Dean]] kind of guy".<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7235474/58_the__pistols | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520012914/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7235474/58_the__pistols | archive-date=20 May 2009 | title=The Immortals – the Greatest Artists of All Time: 58) the Sex Pistols : Rolling Stone | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] }}</ref> [[Steven Severin]] of Siouxsie and the Banshees remembered Vicious in positive terms: "Before he got deeply into drugs, he was one of the funniest guys. He had a brilliant sense of humour, goofy, sweet, and very cute."<ref name="auto3"/> In 2009, Lydon told ''[[The Independent]]'': "I'm sorry, God, for the day I brought Sid into the band. He felt so isolated, poor old Sid, because he wasn't the sharpest knife on the block. The best aspect of his character, which was his humour, just vanished the day he joined the Pistols."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adshead |first1=Adam |title=John Lydon: 'I regret...Dec 2009 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sex-pistols-31-1302338 |website=NME |date=15 December 2009 |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref>

In 1996, Anne Beverley sold Vicious's bass guitar{{nbsp}}– a white [[Fender Precision Bass]] with a black [[pickguard]] and a leather strap with the name 'Sid' etched into it{{nbsp}}– to Steve Jones for £2,000.<ref name="Jones 2017 194"/>

On 20 January 2009, ''In Search of Sid'', a 30-minute documentary about Vicious recorded by his close friend [[Jah Wobble]] was aired on the [[BBC Radio 4]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pingitore |first=Silvia |date=7 May 2020 |title=Interview with post-punk legend Jah Wobble about music, Sid Vicious, star signs, Brexit and everything else you can think of |url=https://the-shortlisted.co.uk/jah-wobble-invaders-heart-interview/ |access-date=29 June 2022 |website=the-shortlisted.co.uk}}</ref>

In 2011, a suit of Vicious's sold at auction by [[Christie's]] for £11,000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sid Vicious |url=https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5497096 |website=christies.com |publisher=Christie's |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref>

As of 2025, Vicious-themed souvenirs are widely available for purchase. Many recordings with Vicious have been repeatedly released. His singles "My Way" and "It's Shit" were last released by the American label Cleopatra Records in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sid Vicious – My Way |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/2175250-Sid-Vicious-My-Way |publisher=Discogs |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> Also in 2021, Cleopatra's sub-label, Anarchy Records, released the album ''Love Kills''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sid Vicious – Love Kills |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/18439864-Sid-Vicious-Love-Kills |date=20 April 2021 |publisher=Discogs |access-date=2 February 2022}}</ref>