Malcolm McLaren, Sex Pistols Manager, Dies of Mesothelioma at the age of 64
Apr 10, 2010 Music Deaths, Punk Rock, Rock Music
Malcolm McLaren, former manager of the New York Dolls, the Sex Pistols, and Bow Wow Wow, died April 8, 2010 in New York City at the age of 64. McLaren died of mesothelioma.
McLaren was born into a working class family in London’s Stoke Newington section, and after attending art college he went into business and opened a clothing store called Let It Rock in 1971. McLaren later renamed the store Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die. McLaren began making stage clothes for the New York Dolls and eventually worked his way into being the manager for the New York Dolls.
McLaren met Johnny “Rotten” Lydon, sporting and recruited him to join a band he was managed by McLaren called the Strand. This band later changed its name to the Sex Pistols. As the Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten and McLaren launched Britain’s punk music scene with its 1977 hit “God Save the Queen.”
After the Sex Pistols split up in 1978, McLaren formed the group Bow Wow Wow. Legal issues clouded McLaren’s relationship with the former members of the Sex Pistols, as they sued him for back royalties from the days when he managed the band.
Malcolm McLaren, Manager of the New York Dolls, Sex Pistols, and Bow Wow Wow
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