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09 Apr 2010

Malcolm Mclaren

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Posted By : Bad Horsie (Mick) | Comments : 11

RIP

Looks like he snuffed it yesterday

www.telegraph.co.uk/.../...-Westwood-leads-tributes-to-Malcolm-McLaren.html

Comments

# Posted by 45's - 09/04/2010, 09:04 (GMT)

Yeah RIP. I liked that Madame Butterfly single he put out,

Rick.

# Posted by 53 Degrees North - 09/04/2010, 09:38 (GMT)

Wow! Another legend passes - seems like loads of musical giants are passing over recently.

Rip

Mick

# Posted by Film One - 09/04/2010, 11:35 (GMT)

He deserves a lot of credit for what he did with the pistols and beyond. The Manchester Free Trade Hall gig in '76 is probably one of the most important and influential events in music history. That was pretty much the catalyst for the Manchester music scene, Factory records, the Hacienda and much more. I can't imagine what Manchester would've been like today if it hadn't had that music scene.

Plus by bringing punk to the popular masses he saved music from the double-album prog-rock hell hole it was in at the time. Goodness knows what would've happened to music without the pistols. We'd probably all be listening to 45 minute songs about enchanted goblin wands with improvised duets between a flute player and a bloke in a cape playing a modular synth the size of a house.

So all I can say is, love him or loathe him, thanks for what you did Malcolm... though double dutch was a bit rubbish.

# Posted by Dresden North End - 09/04/2010, 12:07 (GMT)

I agree
love him or hate him, ya gotta respect him. He put a foot up the arse of music, changing it for all of us.
RIP

Mark

# Posted by Film One - 09/04/2010, 12:17 (GMT)

It's really sad as I can't see who'll do it now. There's no more Tony Wilsons and Malcolm McLarens. I'd love situationlist nutter to unleash some truly mental music movement on everyone to take the smile off Simon Cowell's pearly white cakehole once and for all.

# Posted by EbonSun - 09/04/2010, 12:47 (GMT)

Somethings jumping in my shirt, buffalo girls, Double Dutch, madame butterfly...not to mention the pistols, upon release simply did not fit into the quo of their times...but in retrospect defined them.
sad sad day for the world.

# Posted by As yet unnamed! - 09/04/2010, 14:28 (GMT)

Thought John Lydon was very gracious in his statement about MM's death, showed a bit of class rather than slag him despite the bad blood between them.

"For me Malc was always entertaining, and I hope you remember that.

"Above all else he was an entertainer. I'll miss him and so should you"

# Posted by LAST GANG IN TOWN - 09/04/2010, 15:05 (GMT)

LAST GANG IN TOWN
Will be raising a glass to Malcolm tonight.....RIP.
'Never Trust a Hippy.....'

# Posted by Roj (Black Rose) - 09/04/2010, 15:29 (GMT)

Respect and RIP Mr Sex Pistols.

# Posted by Chipps the Bassist - 09/04/2010, 20:19 (GMT)

Not really a big fan of Sex Pistols, but music has lost one of its greats. RIP Malcolm.

# Posted by viking - 12/04/2010, 19:54 (GMT)

malcolm mclaren-r.i.p?? i doubt that very much. anyone know what his last words were?-"Free Leonard Peltier"-still giving the finger-brilliant.
and-@film one-
"We'd probably all be listening to 45 minute songs about enchanted goblin wands with improvised duets between a flute player and a bloke in a cape playing a modular synth the size of a house."
-that was a problem because??..... in the right surrounding,with the right company and enjoying certain substances/liquids responsably that could be most - errmmm-entertaining!!! heh heh!! ;-P

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