MALCOLM MCLAREN PASSES AT 64

Former SEX PISTOLS manager Malcolm McLaren has passed to cancer at 64.
FROM THE NEW YORK DOLLS:
The legendary rock band from New York City says that it will dedicate its classic song "Jet Boy" to McLaren when the group plays its only U.K. concert at London Koko on Monday, April 19.

"Malcolm McLaren was such a marvelous amalgam of exuberation, sensuality, culture and literacy," says NEW YORK DOLLS lead singer David Johansen. "All of this was salted with the essential recognition of his own rascality. He was the perfect preservation against stuffiness and a lack of humanity. We are going to miss him terribly."

"Malcolm opened up the doors for punk music around the world," adds Sylvain Sylvain, the DOLLS' original founding guitarist. "He was a visionary and took what was going on in New York City and made it global. He was a massive influence on everyone who ever had a punk shop or a punk band. His passing represents the final chapter in an era when music was exciting."
FROM SEX PISTOLS GUITARIST STEVE JONES:
"I was upset when I heard the news, as I've always had a soft spot for Malcolm. I knew him since I was 17 before the PISTOLS formed — I used to drive him around in Vivienne Westwood's car to the tailors in London in the days of the 'Let It Rock' clothing store.

"Malcolm was definitely the Brian Epstein of punk — without him it wouldn't have happened the way it did. I stayed friends with him throughout the years despite some of our differences. He came on 'Jonesy's Jukebox' [Steve's radio show] a couple of years ago, and that's a good memory. But my fondest memory of Malcolm, and I loved the guy, was his birthday gift to me when I turned 21 — he got me a hooker and some heroin."



Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-