April 9, 2010

Malcolm McLaren died yesterday

Malcolm McLaren, an impresario, recording artist and fashion designer who as manager of the Sex Pistols played a decisive role in creating the British punk movement, died on Thursday in Switzerland. He was 64.

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  1. Sheila Ryan on April 9th, 2010 at 8:59 am

    These intimations of mortality are beginning to get under my skin. Can’t people leave off dying for a while — at least till I get my own shit together?

  2. Deron Bauman on April 9th, 2010 at 9:05 am

    more meat and tea, ma’am.

  3. Phil Bebbington on April 9th, 2010 at 11:05 am

    Fuck! This just knocked me sideways – oddly the news is full of Tiger and his first match after whatever – odd how there seems little time on the news for stuff that matters.

  4. Teresa R. on April 9th, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    I find it really interesting that he died either right on or right around Vivienne Westwood’s birthday! I was also surprised how much the news of his death has shocked and sort of…saddened me. By all accounts he was a jerk, right? But, man, what he brought the world.

    Does anyone remember Night Flight? They did a whole episode about him in the mid-80s that I still have somewhere on VHS. Gotta go find it! Or maybe that’s all on the youtubes now. I’m old.

  5. Sheila Ryan on April 9th, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    It’s more meat and tea for me from here to eternity. Ma’am.

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