7 Quotes & Sayings By Malcolm Mclaren

Malcolm McLaren was the founder of the band the Sex Pistols, which became one of the most influential bands in British history. He was also one of the originators of punk rock music, which took off in the 1970s. The band's notoriety brought them fame almost overnight, followed by controversy and criticism. They broke up in 1978 after making only one album Read more

Upon their breakup, McLaren began a solo career that led to collaborations with artists including Bill Laswell, Johnny Rotten (John Lydon), and Queen (Roger Taylor). He has since released numerous solo albums and performed solo shows around the world.

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Fashion is never wrong. Malcolm McLaren
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I always said punk was an attitude. It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped T-shirt. It was all about destruction, and the creative potential within that. Malcolm McLaren
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Sid Vicious began the age of participation in which everyone could be the artist. Sid proved that you don't have to play well to be the star. You can play badly, or not even at all. I endorsed that attitude. If you can't write songs, no problem - simply steal one and change it to your taste. Malcolm McLaren
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What matters is this: Being fearless of failure arms you to break the rules. In doing so, you may change the culture and just possibly, for a moment, change life itself. Malcolm McLaren
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I was taught that to create anything you had to believe in failure, simply because you had to be prepared to go through an idea without any fear. Failure, you learned, as I did in art school, to be a wonderful thing. It allowed you to get up in the morning and take the pillow off your head. Malcolm McLaren
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Art school had taught me it was far better to be a flamboyant failure than any kind of benign success. Malcolm McLaren