Malcolm McLaren

Malcolm McLaren (born January 22, 1946) is an impresario and self-publicist who was the manager of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He managed the SEX clothes shop with fashion designer Vivienne

Malcolm McLaren (born January 22, 1946) is an impresario and self-publicist who was the manager of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He managed the SEX clothes shop with fashion designer Vivienne Westwood in London's Kings Road. Prior to this, he managed the New York Dolls.

In New York City in the mid-1970s, McLaren was managing the New York Dolls, when he saw the Neon Boys perform. The Neon Boys included Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell, who went on to form Television. McLaren was greatly impressed with Hell's torn clothing, studded dog collars and leather jackets, and with Hell's dissolute attitude. According to Hell, McLaren approached him and Verlaine about being their manager, but they were not interested. When McLaren returned to London and began managing the Sex Pistols, he borrowed much of Hell's look to give to the Sex Pistols. During this time, McLaren, Westwood, and artist Jamie Reid were influenced by the Situationists.