Wobble, who was a close friend with Sid Vicious, said in an interview that they bonded because of their lively personalities, lower-class backgrounds, keen intelligence, and nose for trouble. They all loved music and getting drunk. More significantly, perhaps, they were outsiders.
"At school, Sid was an incorrigible attention-seeker and general nuisance [...]" said Wobble.
'"Today he's one of the chosen few who enjoy a symbolic relationship with his age: nihilistic, senseless, empty, vain, talentless, iconic. He's a gift for students of postmodern theory, who find his myriad identities, instant celebrity, self-inflicted wounds, and fascination with Nazis endlessly meaningful, but the man behind them elusive and one-dimensional."
Punk, to Marji, represents cultural freedom as well as a temporary sanctuary from the repressive environment in Iran, and loneliness in Austria. Like Sid Vicious, Marji was an outsider in Europe, troublesome and rebellious at school, and struggled for her identity. Whenever she felt repressed, lonely, or confused, Marji turns to punk rock, but she never finds the solution.
The rebellious, nihilistic, and elusive nature of punk rock, exemplified by Vicious's life, entices troubled youths like Marji. Sadly, this liberation is only temporary.
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