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Malcolm McLaren, Sex Pistols manager and self-promoter of punk, dies at 64

By Claire Noland
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Malcolm McLaren, who helped introduce the world to the Sex Pistols as the punk band’s manager, died Thursday, his manager told the Associated Press. McLaren, 64, had been battling cancer. He and his former girlfriend, British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, also brought the punk look to the streets of London and around the globe.

McLaren got people to notice him, one way or the other. As Times pop music editor Randall Roberts notes at the Pop and Hiss blog, ‘When Johnny Rotten uttered the famous final words of the Pistols’ career, ‘Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?’ he was directing his ire at McLaren.’

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A full obituary will appear later at www.latimes.com/obits.

-- Claire Noland

Afterword
Claire Noland

Claire Noland, who joined the Los Angeles Times in 1994, became editor of curated email newsletters in spring 2015. She had been in the Obituary Department since 2006, the last six years as editor. Before that, she was an editor in Sports. A California native and graduate of Mount St. Mary’s College in Los Angeles, she worked at the Antelope Valley Press, Los Angeles Daily News and Minneapolis Star Tribune. She left The Times in December 2015.

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