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| Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of punk group the Sex Pistols, has died in New York, aged 64, his agent has said. | Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of punk group the Sex Pistols, has died in New York, aged 64, his agent has said. |
| McLaren, the ex-partner of designer Vivienne Westwood, was believed to have been diagnosed with cancer a while ago. | McLaren, the ex-partner of designer Vivienne Westwood, was believed to have been diagnosed with cancer a while ago. |
| He set up a clothes shop and label with Westwood on London's King's Road in the 1970s and was later a businessman and performer in his own right. | He set up a clothes shop and label with Westwood on London's King's Road in the 1970s and was later a businessman and performer in his own right. |
| The couple had a son, Joseph Corre, the co-founder of lingerie shop Agent Provocateur. | The couple had a son, Joseph Corre, the co-founder of lingerie shop Agent Provocateur. |
| His agent told the BBC McLaren passed away on Thursday morning. | His agent told the BBC McLaren passed away on Thursday morning. |
| Spokesman Les Malloy said he expected McLaren's body to be returned to the UK before it is buried in Highgate Cemetery. | |
| He said McLaren died at his home after his condition suddenly got worse. | |
| He said the artist's family was "devastated" and "in shock" and said: "He had been doing very well, it's a sad day. I have spoken to his partner." | |
| Colourful figure | Colourful figure |
| McLaren also managed a number of other bands, including the New York Dolls and Bow Wow Wow before producing his own records including the much-sampled track Double Dutch from the 1983 album Duck Rock. | McLaren also managed a number of other bands, including the New York Dolls and Bow Wow Wow before producing his own records including the much-sampled track Double Dutch from the 1983 album Duck Rock. |
| McClaren managed the Sex Pistols for a number of years | |
| McLaren emerged from art school in the 1960s and with Westwood, set up Let It Rock - a fashion store specialising in rubber and leather fetish gear. | |
| It was later, infamously, renamed "Sex" and he and Westwood defined punk fashion. | |
| He went on to manage the Sex Pistols in 1976 although there was a falling out and he later lost a court case over royalties. | |
| McLaren dabbled in politics and at one point, toyed with the idea of entering the race for the Mayor of London. | McLaren dabbled in politics and at one point, toyed with the idea of entering the race for the Mayor of London. |
| In 2007, he pulled out of an appearance on the reality show I I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, after changing his mind about the show. | |
| Between December last year and this January, the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead hosted an exhibition by McLaren of "musical paintings" on the issue of sex. | |
| What are your memories of Malcolm Maclaren? Did you meet or work with him? Send us your comments using the form below. | What are your memories of Malcolm Maclaren? Did you meet or work with him? Send us your comments using the form below. |
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