Sid and Nancy

Richard Jobson writes about the Romeo and Juliet of the punk era in the Telegraph. The 1983 book about Nancy, And I Don’t Want to Live This Life, written by her mother, Deborah Spungen, made a great impact on me growing up. It details the struggle of a family coping with a loved one’s mental illness and drug dependency. It’s a tragic story, but written with great love and affection. If you haven’t read it, do.