Malcolm McLaren - Why did Punk happen? (Interview for German TV, 2009) 

I agree with your sentiment but he did stick it to The Sex Pistols.

This is true

Long before Paul Simon's musicsl jaunt with AFRICA,,,, Malcolm was already there,,,he did a tune called SOWETO,,,,,IT IS GENIUS 👍👍👍 PURE GENIUS 👍👍👍 THE MAN WAS,,,,IS A GENIUS,@@@@

dude was true situationist. he also did some shady business.

lmaooo

ROTFLMAOOOO it got better!?!

He's pretty interesting and extremely intelligent.

he really wasn't, he was an extremely selfish egotistical person who wanted allllllllllll of the limelight for himself and wanted everything to be his

@@jakehughes735 but he somehow does so in a charming way

he was a nice person

and they'd be living in council flats with fat wives and kids if it weren't for malcolm. They were malcolm's 'art materials'

@@guidoahsam8043 Agree without him they would never have made it. John Lydon would probably have become a postman if it wasn't for Malcolm McLaren.

Malcolm was a creature of kayfabe and missed his true calling as a pro wrestling manager

@@VincentRE79 agreed

without malcy there would have been no sex pistols. period.

Ramones were very Stooges inspired.

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Don't know who King Mob is BUT John had serious issues with Malcolm. Firstly, they (the Pistols) weren't getting paid..... somehow all the money they made 'disappeared'. Secondly, if u watch "The Great RnR Swindle" Malcolm made himself out to be the mastermind of the whole movement. John denied all this & said the band were grossly mismanaged & most things that happened to the band were accidental & fortuitous eg: The Grundy Show.

agreed yes issues for sure....they did both use each other though. Malcom did have more leverage in his sneaky escapades. He could care less about them as a band but wanted his chaos.

Jonathan Jonathan ...Hello JJ, I feel the same as you...aren't you a bit suprised that this video has sooo few views? I would expect more people to search out content from Malcolm, because he is such a great reference on the culture of London in the 70s (and on).

With McLaren it's not so much how many words you listen to, it's how many you can believe. You have to love him for that alone.

What about liars?

@@shack7631 He's a storyteller, a brilliant raconteur. Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn.

@@leemcqueen500 what about liars? Why do you ask?

Malcolm was a true and rare genius, but also a very bad person deep down. It's true he's responsible for the Pistols, but also attempted to ruined their lives in the process. Lydon himself was also a talented artist and wrote most of the lyrics which are immortalized in their music, but Malcolm tore him apart and nearly ruined him when John wanted out. John saw what Malcolm really was doing with the Pistols, and although it was a little late, he got out. As a result, Malcolm set out to absolutely destroy John and the legacy of the Pistols, and make everyone who was involved in that movement feel like absolute fools.

Very interesting to know there is more to the story

@@maxxxmodelz4061 what do you mean, he "attempted to ruin their lives in the process"? what did John see, to quote you, "Malcolm really was doing with the Pistols"?

@@gregdahlen4375 If you follow some of the legal stuff that happened after the Pistols disbanded, and Lydon went on to form PIL, Malcolm was extremely bitter about Lydon wanting his share of the Pistols profits. Malcolm considered the Pistols his "toy", his creation and his device. He formed the band, supposedly, just to promote his Sex shop and his girlfriend's clothing designs. Malcolm didn't give the artists much of the profits from the success they had at first. He also tried to destroy John's reputation when he was forming PIL by claiming that the Pistols were a "joke" band, a farce, and Lydon had nothing to do with the songwriting or success of the band. Lydon had to sue him to get his credit and share of the Pistols fortunes. It was a MESS and really a war between the two back in the early 80's onward. Even after Malcolm's death, i don't believe John ever forgave him or vice versa. They despised each other until the end.

@@gregdahlen4375 Also, in addition to what I just wrote, consider the Pistol's final tour in the US. Malcolm had them touring the deep SOUTH, a location he thought might end in over the top chaos and get all kinds of bad press. He sent the boys into a "hostile" territory on purpose. John also spoke of this as a horrible idea, but they did the tour and it was actually a success. However, if you watch their last ever concert in (I believe it was Texas), John says to the crowd "Do you ever get the feeling like you've been cheated"? That was a direct reference to his relationship with Malcolm.

Girl, Kim Kardashian Aesthetic is Postpunk now ?

@@aotctd do you know this is a video of Malcolm McLaren? Nothing to do with that basic woman lol he’s an artist

@@postpunkprincess lol No I was wondering about your name and the Kim Kardashian type of Style Avatar Why that would be connected to Our Cultures !

@@postpunkprincess Yeah, I know what he is. I was born in London

@@aotctd that’s me in the pic haha - hence post punk princess;)

Looks more like art garfunkel

Amen

I think it is a specific Englishness from back then Maybe Eccentrics

Really ?

Wasn’t about that or a fashion statement. It was a lifestyle

Not as big as that of Johnny "This Is All About Me" Rotten

He didn't invent it, but played a part in it.

No.. but they were the first to take it to a political place. This was very important.

I'm pretty sure he had the idea to release God Save The Queen on the Jubilee at the time though! Pretty much the most controversial thing a band had ever done at that point.

Neither Andy Warhol invented the pop-art, however become its guru/pin-up boy.

LOL....

Punk this punk that. The Pistols, definitely were not the Ramones and that’s a fact

Punk was a title given to the sex pistols by the British media, not the sex pistols themselves.

I'd say the New York Dolls

Dead moon & velvet underground predated all those bands.

You arent so clever trevor you really have no idea . Rotten a puppet , thats the funniest statement ive heard this year . Malcolm was the ultimate spin doctor but didnt have the savvy to manage who were arguably the most meaningful rock n roll band of all time.

Malcom "borrowed" the bulk of his ideas from ALO , blatant

@@Lord_Hillcrest01 nice opinion bro, shame it cant be backed with facts

@@SevenPr1me Another one who doesnt understand the Sex Pistols . I have all the facts i need , try me.

Incorrect Trepee

To not see that there were connections back then is hilarious

Young, dynamic, sexy, assassins , that was how McLaren describes why they were being called the sex pistols lol