Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren dies at 64
Apr 8, 2010 17:06:05 GMT -5
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Malcolm McLaren, best known for managing the Sex Pistols and for helping kick off the '70s punk revolution, has died, CNN has confirmed. He was 64.
McLaren's death was confirmed by his longtime girlfriend, Young Kim.
The rakish McLaren was an art college graduate and clothing designer who opened a boutique, Let It Rock, with his partner, the designer Vivienne Westwood. By the mid-'70s, he had renamed the boutique Sex and taken on a band called the Strand.
McLaren drafted a new frontman - John Lydon, who had been spotted wearing a Pink Floyd T-shirt with the words "I hate" added to it - and renamed the group the Sex Pistols. (Lydon became better known as Johnny Rotten.)
McLaren's penchant for notoriety, combined with the Pistols' blunt lyrics ("I am the anti-Christ/I am an anarchist") and raucous power chords and performances, helped the group hit the top in Britain in 1977. They weren't the only punk rockers - a number of acts had been inspired by a Ramones performance on July 4, 1976, at London's Roundhouse - but they quickly became the most infamous.
The group's "God Save the Queen" was a huge hit despite the BBC's refusal to play the song.
The group crumbled amid arguments and accusations - some aimed at McLaren - and McLaren went on to manage Bow Wow Wow. He also created a handful of well-reviewed albums, notably the mixed-genre works "Duck Rock" and "Fans."
"Buffalo Gals" Creator Malcolm McLaren Dead At 64
April 08, 2010 02:04:00 PM CDT | by Jake Paine
Known by Hip Hop fans for his 1983 "Buffalo Gals," British vocalist Malcolm McLaren died today (April 8). He was 64 years old, and believed to have been recently diagnosed with Cancer. According to the BBC's report, family members are "devastated." The '70s and '80s icon died in New York, but will reportedly be returned to his native England for funeral services.
McLaren was instrumental to bringing Hip Hop music and culture to the United Kingdom. The former manager of both The Sex Pistols and The New York Dolls, McLaren was a notable bridge (along with Afrika Bambaataa) to the shared Downtown New York scene between Hop Hop and Punk in the early '80s.
The album which "Buffalo Gals" appears on, 1983's Duck Rock, featured McLaren's most notably Hip Hop experimentation, as well as keyboard playing from '80s star Thomas Dolby. Fifteen years later, McLaren joined Virgin Records in releasing a project dedicated to his "Buffalo Gals" song. The maxi-single/compilation featured KRS-One and others.
Between "Double Dutch" and "Buffalo Gals," McLaren has been sampled on hits by Mariah Carey ("Honey [Bad Boy Remix]"), Kam ("Whoop, Whoop") and Eminem ("Without Me"). The original song, which features scratching and emcee-like ad-libs, is remembered as one of the only Hip Hop songs that incorporated Square Dance elements.
McLaren is survived by a son, Joseph Corre.
McLaren's death was confirmed by his longtime girlfriend, Young Kim.
The rakish McLaren was an art college graduate and clothing designer who opened a boutique, Let It Rock, with his partner, the designer Vivienne Westwood. By the mid-'70s, he had renamed the boutique Sex and taken on a band called the Strand.
McLaren drafted a new frontman - John Lydon, who had been spotted wearing a Pink Floyd T-shirt with the words "I hate" added to it - and renamed the group the Sex Pistols. (Lydon became better known as Johnny Rotten.)
McLaren's penchant for notoriety, combined with the Pistols' blunt lyrics ("I am the anti-Christ/I am an anarchist") and raucous power chords and performances, helped the group hit the top in Britain in 1977. They weren't the only punk rockers - a number of acts had been inspired by a Ramones performance on July 4, 1976, at London's Roundhouse - but they quickly became the most infamous.
The group's "God Save the Queen" was a huge hit despite the BBC's refusal to play the song.
The group crumbled amid arguments and accusations - some aimed at McLaren - and McLaren went on to manage Bow Wow Wow. He also created a handful of well-reviewed albums, notably the mixed-genre works "Duck Rock" and "Fans."
"Buffalo Gals" Creator Malcolm McLaren Dead At 64
April 08, 2010 02:04:00 PM CDT | by Jake Paine
Known by Hip Hop fans for his 1983 "Buffalo Gals," British vocalist Malcolm McLaren died today (April 8). He was 64 years old, and believed to have been recently diagnosed with Cancer. According to the BBC's report, family members are "devastated." The '70s and '80s icon died in New York, but will reportedly be returned to his native England for funeral services.
McLaren was instrumental to bringing Hip Hop music and culture to the United Kingdom. The former manager of both The Sex Pistols and The New York Dolls, McLaren was a notable bridge (along with Afrika Bambaataa) to the shared Downtown New York scene between Hop Hop and Punk in the early '80s.
The album which "Buffalo Gals" appears on, 1983's Duck Rock, featured McLaren's most notably Hip Hop experimentation, as well as keyboard playing from '80s star Thomas Dolby. Fifteen years later, McLaren joined Virgin Records in releasing a project dedicated to his "Buffalo Gals" song. The maxi-single/compilation featured KRS-One and others.
Between "Double Dutch" and "Buffalo Gals," McLaren has been sampled on hits by Mariah Carey ("Honey [Bad Boy Remix]"), Kam ("Whoop, Whoop") and Eminem ("Without Me"). The original song, which features scratching and emcee-like ad-libs, is remembered as one of the only Hip Hop songs that incorporated Square Dance elements.
McLaren is survived by a son, Joseph Corre.
