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Lot 107
Sex Pistols: Handwritten lyrics by Johnny Rotten for 'Out Of My Head'/'Did You No Wrong',
1975/1976,
15 December 2016, 12:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,250 inc. premium
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Sex Pistols: Handwritten lyrics by Johnny Rotten for 'Out Of My Head'/'Did You No Wrong',
1975/1976,
in blue ballpoint on a sheet of (damaged) lined paper, entitled Out Of My Head, eight lines, some incomplete, together with a letter of provenance from Nils Stevenson, lyric sheet 5¾ x 8in (14.5 x 20cm)
in blue ballpoint on a sheet of (damaged) lined paper, entitled Out Of My Head, eight lines, some incomplete, together with a letter of provenance from Nils Stevenson, lyric sheet 5¾ x 8in (14.5 x 20cm)
Footnotes
Nils' letter states: 'Some of John's words for what later became 'DID YOU NO WRONG'. Early days song, one of the first they did and used to open up with it. Not sure how I came by it - probably given it by Malcolm or someone when I began working for him...'
Originally written by drummer Paul Cook before Johnny joined the band, the lyrics were substantially altered by Rotten. There is a recording of a live version of the song from an April 1976 concert at The Nashville which has a similar chorus to that written here so this lyric sheet is likely to date from late 1975/early 1976.