vokf 0 Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 Just got this; Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of punk group the Sex Pistols, has died in New York, aged 64, his agent has said. McLaren, the ex-partner of designer Vivienne Westwood, was believed to have been diagnosed with cancer a while ago. He set up a clothes shop and label with Westwood on London's King's Road in the 1970s and was later a businessman and performer in his own right. The couple had a son, Joseph Corre, the co-founder of lingerie shop Agent Provocateur. Quoted I have been known to play "Anarchy" in my local, and the Pistols have always stood for controversy- even if there were far better bands at the time. Jason Link to post Share on other sites
Norfolk DJ 0 Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Great pity. back in the early 80's Buffalo Girls and Double Dutch were massive tracks. Link to post Share on other sites
DJTREV 0 Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 Can't say I can remember playing any of their stuff. As for the man-nah.Definately not my cup of tea. Can't say I can remember playing any of their stuff. As for the man-nah.Definately not my cup of tea. My apologies.I was mistaking him for the lead singer-Johnny Rotten. This is not a rehearsal This is it - grab it while you can. Link to post Share on other sites
Robster 0 Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 I get asked a bit for ....my way by the sex pistols version on karaoke... fader on alert for the swear words !!!! Rob Star EntertainmentsFacebook pagelandline 0161 265 3421Mobile: 0777 99 777 26 Link to post Share on other sites
BigBen 0 Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 I'm a big, big fan of The Pistols. I was only seven or eight when they were making headlines so I didn't get into them until I was at college in the mid-80's. They made some great tracks and Never Mind the Bo:cense:ocks is one of my all-time favourite albums. I never liked McLaren though. He came across as a right [insert expletive]. That said, he is responsible for the British punk scene so I guess I have to appreciate what he brought to the world. For those that aren't aware - The Pistols were a manufactured band just like Steps, Take That and the Spice Girls. Malcolm was a marketing genius - he put them together because he wanted to make 'Cash from Chaos'. When Rotten left the band and their appeal faded, he put together a film entitled 'The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle'. Finally, he agreed to an album being released entitled 'Flogging a Dead Horse'. Brilliant! [insert quirky comment] Link to post Share on other sites
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