cryptique Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 link Malcolm McLaren dies aged 64 By Tom Peck Thursday 8 April 2010 Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of the Sex Pistols and impresario, has died. He was 64. McLaren had had cancer for some time. His condition recently suddenly worsened and he died this morning in New York. His body is expected to be brought home to be buried in Highgate cemetery, north London. His spokesman Les Molloy told The Independent: "He had been suffering from cancer for some time, but recently had been full of health, which then rapidly deteroriated. He died in New York this morning. We are expecting his body to be brought back to London and buried in Highgate Cemetery." McLaren was best known as the manager of the iconic punk band The Sex Pistols. He achieved the notoriety that never left him when The Sex Pistols' anti-establishment single God Save The Queen stole the number one spot during the Queen’s silver jubilee in 1977. Born in 1946 in north London, the son of war deserter Pete McLaren, who left home when Malcolm was was two, he was raised by his grandmother in Stoke Newington. He left home in his teens, attending and being expelled from several art colleges before leaving education altogether in 1971. That year he opened a clothes shop on the King's Road , Let It Rock, with Vivienne Westwood. The boutique sold primarily Teddy Boy-style clothes, before McLaren became disillusioned by the actions of the shop's patrons. The couple's son, Joseph Corre, went on to found the lingerie brand Agent Provocateur. By 1975 McLaren had renamed the store SEX. It was now selling S&M clothes. Also in 1975 he began to manage the fledgling punk band The Strand. After his assistant Bernie Rhodes had brought in John Lydon, whom he had encountered hanging around outside sporting green hair and a Pink Floyd T-shirt with the words "I Hate" daubed across it, Lydon became Johnny Rotten and the band The Sex Pistols. Controversy was always high on the band’s agenda, and it was McLaren, primarily, who ensured they achieved it. In May 1977, during the week of the Queen's silver jubilee, McLaren booked a boat trip down the Thames where the band were to perform their single "God Save The Queen" outside the Houses of Parliament. The boat was raided by police. McLaren was arrested. Whatever resentment the establishment had for him after this, it was soon to be magnified by the band themselves. The following year The Sex Pistols embarked on a tour of the US. They would return on separate flights. The band split up after a series of arguments, with members accusing McLaren of mismanaging them and withholding money. A solo career, with mixed success, followed. His 1983 album Duck Rock scored two top 10 hits, and is regularly cited as being a significant influences in bringing hip-hop to a wider audience in the UK. More recently, Mariah Carey and Eminem have sampled his work. More recently he stood for the then newly created London mayoralty in 2000. Amongst his policies was the serving of alcohol in libraries. In 2007 he was slated to take part in the ITV show I’m A Celebrity Get ME Out of Here, as Lydon had before him. In the end he never took part, arriving in Australia, dismissing the show as "fake" and promptly flying home again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 well damn, this sucks. RIP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouisvilleGreg Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I haven't watched the great r'n'r swindle in ages, maybe now's a good time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 The Sex Pistols fueled my years of teenage angst so this news is saddening for me. despite the fact that I never really admired the guy all that much, his contributions to the punk scene are undeniable. wonder what Mr. Rotten will say about this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted April 9, 2010 Author Share Posted April 9, 2010 wonder what Mr. Rotten will say about this?If I had to guess, I'd say something along the lines of "Rest in peace you dirty fucker." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chinese Apple Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 "She got a problem. She's got little Cho Cho." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Drw2_HmK0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 If I had to guess, I'd say something along the lines of "Rest in peace you dirty fucker." Seemingly he was almost gracious when asked about Malc's death. Gracious for him anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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