In the space of about seven months in 1976-77, the Pistols were signed to EMI (then dropped), signed to A&M (then dropped) and signed to Virgin (and kept).
In a jeering display of monarchical mockery, the band ferried alongside the Queen on the River Thames, blasting the treasonous anthems plaguing the Commonwealth.
As the Sex Pistols' founding bassist Glen Matlock was becoming unhappy with hysteria around the band, Johnny Rotten was encouraging his pal Sid Vicious to join.
The Sex Pistols unleashed a barrage of obscenities when they appeared on the U.K.'s 'Today' show in 1976. The punk band instantly became famous in Britain.