Dig Music Home > Music News > Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren dies
Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren dies
According to his girlfriend, Young Kim, McClaren died at a Swiss hospital where he was receiving ongoing treatment for cancer.
Those close to him say the news has come as a shock, because he had seemed in reasonable health, despite his cancer.
British media have reported that McLaren's body is to be flown back to the UK and buried in London's Highgate cemetery.
"Malcolm McLaren was a man who changed the world and is a lasting influence," his girlfriend said. "Without him the world would be a very different place culturally in art, music and fashion."
Source: ABC News 
Register to add tags
Artist Biography
Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren (22 January 1946 - 8 April 2010) was an English performer, impresario, self-publicist and manager of the Sex Pistols and the New York Dolls. As a solo artist, McLaren had an innovative career which helped introduce hip hop to the United Kingdom. Early years McLaren was born to Pete McLaren, a Scottish engineer, and Emmy Isaacs in post-World War II North London. His...
This entry is from Wikipedia
, the user-contributed encyclopedia.
It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is
licensed under CC-BY-SA . Visit
Malcolm McLaren on Wikipedia to correct or update this entry.
Any changes made to the Wikipedia article will not be
immediately available here. The ABC is not responsible for the
content of external sites.
Discover more about Malcolm McLaren on Dig Music
Related Stories
News
Sex Pistols: Olympic non-starters
Apr 11, 2012
Punk icons The Sex Pistols have declined an invitation to perform at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony.
News
Rotten drawings to be preserved
Nov 23, 2011
Is graffiti by Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten worth preserving?
News
Rotten pong
Aug 17, 2010
Ever wanted to smell like the Sex Pistols, but didn't know how?...surprisingly, the answer doesn't involve not washing for weeks on end.
News
God save the cream
Oct 15, 2009
Lawyers acting on behalf of the Sex Pistols are threatening an ice cream company with legal action, claiming their advertising campaign is too similar to the band’s artwork and lyrics.
Comments
Back in the late 80's I was a part of a film crew making a doco on the Sydney Biennale. Malcolm McLaren was one of the big attraction that year and we were just Babes in the Woods. We arranged face to face to meet him for an interview but after a number of assurances eventually he didn't turn up. So again we tracked him down and arranged another to the same result.
It became apparent that he was doing this deliberately as he found it amusing to make us look like schmucks and for us to lose money on crew payments?
I reflect on this often: what kind of person got their thrills by kicking out the chair from someone else?
The doco never got finished as the money ran out (like good Victorians and Australians, everyone got paid though).
Though I know a lot of people got a lot from punk, to me a lot of what MMcL was just ugly and stupid, exploitive and co-opted from others.
McClaren always struck me as a shameless, obnoxious self publicist who delighted in annoying and putting out things to irritate and confront everyone. IMHO absolute genius ! In mid to late '70s UK where I grew up he gave us 'The Pistols' and an outlet for our angst and with Vivienne the outrageous fashion to shock our parents and society. Ugly and obnoxious can be beautiful and bold and helped spawn some educated lefty agitprop which we still hold dear today. Even tho' you were annoying I appreciate very much what you did so thanks Malc.
Post new comment