8 APRIL 2010 – Malcolm McLaren has died in New York, aged 64. As the BBC reports, the punk rock impresario and Sex Pistols manager “was known for his shocking statements, and his ability to manipulate the media” – and a spontaneous moment or two, when it amused him. Example: At a rather unrestrained party held in a Front Street bar in New York in the late 1970s, he and a very famous and normally quite dignified writer and editor were among the last to leave. As they headed for the door, McLaren suddenly declared, in urgent tones, that he’d lost his watch. He convinced his much older companion to look, on hands and knees, under the tables, then joined him. After a few moments, they both began toppling chairs, making a mess, and barking. “We’re mad,” he explained.
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