Rock n' Roll

Britain has had a significant impact on music and it has even influenced the music here in the United States. Bands such as The Beatles became very popular in England and the United States when they came to visit New York in 1964. The Sex Pistols were another British punk rock band who which formed in London. Singer Sid Vicious who trademarked the image of a rocker, he was also well known for having drug and alcohol abuse issues. The Rolling Stones are another great English band who’s guitarist Brian Jones also had drug and alcohol abuse problems which were thought to have been contributors to his death. Many popular Rock n’ Roll bands come from Britain and have also became popular within American society as well. The British have influenced Rock n’ Roll culture as well by developing and shaping the rock n’ roll image of a wild, carefree lifestyle. Traces of Britain’s culture can be seen in the Rock n’ Roll image in relation to lifestyle. Alcohol is as much a part of the lifestyle of a rock n’ roll musician as it is a part of British culture; however, the abuse is the personal choice. Though, it can be said that the popularity of rock n’ roll and the image it created may have influenced adolescents in British culture as well as American culture to experiment with alcohol and drugs.