Too Fast To Live Too Young To Die

“We set out to make an environment where we could truthfully run wild.” - Malcolm McLarenPunk legend, musician and fashion designer Malcolm McLaren, 64, died yesterday in Switzerland. He was battling cancer.
Operating the boutique Sex, which he and Vivienne Westwood ran, he brought together the Sex Pistols and promoted an attitude of nihilistic rage, and fathered punk.
Until their breakup in 1978, the Sex Pistols epitomized the look, sound and attitude of this British movement.
In 1972 Mr McLaren and Ms Westwood opened a King’s Road store called Let It Rock and sold Teddy boy fashions. Mr. McLaren managed Adam and the Ants and created Bow Wow Wow. The store was renamed World’s End.
He went on to record his own albums Duck Rock (1983), a blend of world music and hip-hop, and had hit singles Buffalo Gals and Double Dutch.
He is survived by his son (with Ms Westwood), Joseph Corré, a founder of the lingerie company Agent Provocateur.