Malcolm McLaren (22 January 1946, London, UK – 8 April 2010, Switzerland) h… Read Full Bio ↴Malcolm McLaren (22 January 1946, London, UK – 8 April 2010, Switzerland) had a varied career starting from Art School dropout to Kings Road merchant, moving into band manager, socio-political instigator, quasi-musician himself, wry social commentator & influential media manipulator. In the late 1960s he started designing clothes and by 1972 he opened a clothing boutique in London with his then girlfriend, Vivienne Westwood.
In 1975, after a failed stint at managing & relaunching the image of the notoriously hard living and chaotic band the New York Dolls, Malcolm nurtured the formation of one of the most infamous punk bands in history, The Sex Pistols. He became their manager, and controlled their contracts, as well as most importantly to him, their image in the media. The venture ended in a disastrous US tour, and a film called "The Great Rock And Roll Swindle" that featured McLaren, and glorified his untraditional Situationist PR approach and manipulative Svengali-esque role in the band's career.
In the '80s, after the Sex Pistols had long broken up, Malcolm became the manager of another band, Adam and the Ants which veered away from punk's coarse format via new romantic pirate garb and poly rhythmic African style drumming. When Adam Ant rebelled and left the band, Malcolm repackaged the musicians with a 14 year old Anglo/Burmese girl named Annabella Lwin to form the band Bow Wow Wow. He soon used his headline making skills to propel the band and their underage lead singer to the top of the charts with a nude album cover scandal.
In the early 1980's, Malcolm began producing his own records, beginning with the hits "Buffalo Gals" and "Double Dutch" from the groundbreaking 1983 album "Duck Walk" which used NYC hip hoppers and scratch DJ's The World Famous Supreme Team, as its foundation. Future members of Art of Noise performed on, produced, and/or jointly composed various tracks. He next turned to opera, masterminding a pop adaptation of "Madam Butterfly" on the album "Fans" using an assortment of female vocalists, and skilled musician Robby Kilgore on the tracks.
McLaren has released numerous other albums and tracks since, including contributions to the movie soundtracks of Carry On Columbus, and Kill Bill 2, but his musical career peaked with his 1980's works. McLaren's original "Double Dutch" era material has since been reappropriated and sampled by sucessful artists including Mariah Carey, Eminem, Amerie and De La Soul.
In his later years, McLaren occasionally contributed to newspapers and magazines, directed and produced films and appeared on British reality television programmes. He died on the morning of 8 April 2010, following a battle with cancer.
In 1975, after a failed stint at managing & relaunching the image of the notoriously hard living and chaotic band the New York Dolls, Malcolm nurtured the formation of one of the most infamous punk bands in history, The Sex Pistols. He became their manager, and controlled their contracts, as well as most importantly to him, their image in the media. The venture ended in a disastrous US tour, and a film called "The Great Rock And Roll Swindle" that featured McLaren, and glorified his untraditional Situationist PR approach and manipulative Svengali-esque role in the band's career.
In the '80s, after the Sex Pistols had long broken up, Malcolm became the manager of another band, Adam and the Ants which veered away from punk's coarse format via new romantic pirate garb and poly rhythmic African style drumming. When Adam Ant rebelled and left the band, Malcolm repackaged the musicians with a 14 year old Anglo/Burmese girl named Annabella Lwin to form the band Bow Wow Wow. He soon used his headline making skills to propel the band and their underage lead singer to the top of the charts with a nude album cover scandal.
In the early 1980's, Malcolm began producing his own records, beginning with the hits "Buffalo Gals" and "Double Dutch" from the groundbreaking 1983 album "Duck Walk" which used NYC hip hoppers and scratch DJ's The World Famous Supreme Team, as its foundation. Future members of Art of Noise performed on, produced, and/or jointly composed various tracks. He next turned to opera, masterminding a pop adaptation of "Madam Butterfly" on the album "Fans" using an assortment of female vocalists, and skilled musician Robby Kilgore on the tracks.
McLaren has released numerous other albums and tracks since, including contributions to the movie soundtracks of Carry On Columbus, and Kill Bill 2, but his musical career peaked with his 1980's works. McLaren's original "Double Dutch" era material has since been reappropriated and sampled by sucessful artists including Mariah Carey, Eminem, Amerie and De La Soul.
In his later years, McLaren occasionally contributed to newspapers and magazines, directed and produced films and appeared on British reality television programmes. He died on the morning of 8 April 2010, following a battle with cancer.
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@umbleyoself3624
@@skuter84 YES YES!!! My fellow summer of 84er.
After cashing my first paycheck. I went and bought my first album "Purple Rain".
I was so anxious my brother couldn't get me to the record store fast enough. LOL!!!
I wanted to make sure there was an album for me to buy....$12.99.
I played that album til the concentric circles vanished of that son of gun.
Oh! And when the movie came out!!! It was like going to the concert which I have never been to a Prince concert but that was as close as I got.
That big ole poster went up on my wall. WDC was the coolest video of the YEAR!!
I loved seeing Prince do those moves in the mirror PSYCHEDELIC mane!!!
He became the man after video everybody want imitate/emulate his style.
@user-br5vp1js9v
1984 5 years old.
2024 45 years old. Classic track. No cussing, no twerking, no flashing large amount of money 💰💰. I miss pure Hip Hop
@carml7985
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@AD-eb7ft
Preach! Whoever brings this type of hip hop back will be a huge hit! World is starving for wholesome music and entertainment
@YaowBucketHEAD
Is there a market for it?
I'll be 41 in a few days and the majority of young people I meet anymore are, honestly, dumb and ignorant.
They look up to these internet rappers with the terrible ink, stacks of fake money, and their get rich lifestyle. No talent or hardwork anymore.
@ssjtroly
no twerking? uh... 0:22
it might be lazy but i think that still counts...
@alisterfolson
1984 (14 yrs old): This is fresh
2023 (53 yrs old): It's still fresh
@GENFX303
wow, EXACT SAME.... age too. ( Greetings from Dublin, Ireland)
@alisterfolson
Greetings from Arizona, USA!
@user-ug4hw7oq7y
1984 { 15 } Fresh
2020 { 51 } Timeless
@sonyawilliams1572
1984 17 years old now 53 nice jam