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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. | Spokesman Les Malloy said he expected McLaren's body to be returned to the UK before it is buried in Highgate Cemetery. |
| McClaren managed the Sex Pistols for a number of years | |
| He said McLaren died at his home after his condition suddenly got worse. | 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." | 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." |
| 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. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| What he did with fashion and music was extraordinary. He was a revolutionary Jon Savage | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Music journalist Jon Savage said: "Without Malcolm McLaren there would not have been any British punk. | |
| "He's one of the rare individuals who had a huge impact on the cultural and social life of this nation." | |
| Mr Savage, who wrote a definitive history of the Sex Pistols and punk said McLaren was a "complex" and "contradictory" character who had influenced British culture in many ways. | |
| He said: "He could be very charming, he could be very cruel, but he mattered and he put something together that was extraordinary. | |
| "What he did with fashion and music was extraordinary. He was a revolutionary." | |
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