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Punk Rock Girl
The all-female (or mostly female) British punk band The Slits formed in London in the late 1970s. But the band’s guitarist, Viv Albertine, had already been living at the center of the punk scene: hanging out with Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious before anyone had heard of the Sex Pistols. Her boyfriend was Mick Jones of the Clash.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe all-female (or mostly female) British punk band The Slits formed in London in the late 1970s. But the band’s guitarist, Viv Albertine, had already been living at the center of the punk scene: hanging out with Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious before anyone had heard of the Sex Pistols. Her boyfriend was Mick Jones of the Clash. She discusses her life and work, as detailed in her new memoir, “Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys.”
