McLaren

Malcolm (1943). English entrepreneur, musician, talent scout. He gave a voice to and dressed the punk movement during the 1970s. In 1971, he opened a shop selling second-hand clothing on the King’s Road in London with his partner Vivienne Westwood. Originally called Let it Rock, it was later renamed Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die, Sex, and Seditionaries. It sold clothing in PVC, leather and rubber and fetishist and sadomasochistic accessories. Their T-“shirts carried obscene or rebellious slogans, such as “Anarchy in the UK,” and “God Save the Queen and the Fascist Regime,” which cost the couple several denouncements for obscenity. Later on, McClaren became the manager of the Sex Pistols, whose single God Save the Queen (1977) became number one just when Queen Elizabeth II was celebrating her Silver Jubilee, despite being banned from the radio and TV.
&Quad;1986, January. The legal dispute between the Sex Pistols and the impresario finished after eight years of polemics, to the detriment of the latter. The companies, Glitterbest and Matrixbest, which controlled the activities and takings of the band under Malcolm McLaren, came under the control of the Sex Pistols.
&Quad;1989. A new trend hit discos across the world: Vogue. It was McLaren again who, his punk outfits set aside, launched Waltz darling (released by Epic). The single — the most commercial offering ever from the ex-manager of the Sex Pistols — with Jeff Beck playing sitar — was likened to “a new way of dressing and moving on the dance floor.” It is danced with slow, balanced movements, held for a few seconds in very elegant poses, in imitation of cover images on fashion magazines (with Vogue, of course, in pole position). In order to have an idea of the “official” choreography, it was necessary to wait for Madonna’s single Vogue, publicized with a high patina video in black-and-white, in which the singer goes through the appropriate moves flanked by male and female dancers in very luxurious dress.
&Quad;Summer 2003, the Sex Pistols announce a new American tour, returning for the first time to the original line-up before the arrival of Sid Vicious. The announcement of his desire to hold one of the concerts in Baghdad is typical of McLaren.”