The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren: The Biography
Apr 28, 2022 9:44:02 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Apr 28, 2022 9:44:02 GMT
I'm squarely in the target market for this boook. From the Pistols through to his later adventures I found McLaren a fascinating and stimulating artist. And, as Paul Gorman seems to conclude, of all the labels that could be attached to him, artist best embraces his life and career.
It's nearly 900 pages long so perhaps not for the casual fan. This wonderful detailed biography reinforced many of my preconceptions, both positive and negative.
His dysfunctional childhood explains much of what followed. Malcolm McLaren was a mass of contradictions but to my mind he was integral to punk, hip hop, and a stream of other bizarre wonderful opportunistic cultural mash ups.
We all know the oft told story of punk but what makes this account especially compelling is the detail about what preceded it and what followed. Despite my love of punk, I was most interested in Malcolm McLaren’s childhood, art student years, and his extraordinary post-punk work. It’s such a shame he died relatively young as he was starting to gain the credibility and recognition that his work so richly deserves. This book does a great job of establishing him as one of the essential artists of the last 50 years.
If (massive caveat) you have the time and the interest then this book is really something special
It's nearly 900 pages long so perhaps not for the casual fan. This wonderful detailed biography reinforced many of my preconceptions, both positive and negative.
His dysfunctional childhood explains much of what followed. Malcolm McLaren was a mass of contradictions but to my mind he was integral to punk, hip hop, and a stream of other bizarre wonderful opportunistic cultural mash ups.
We all know the oft told story of punk but what makes this account especially compelling is the detail about what preceded it and what followed. Despite my love of punk, I was most interested in Malcolm McLaren’s childhood, art student years, and his extraordinary post-punk work. It’s such a shame he died relatively young as he was starting to gain the credibility and recognition that his work so richly deserves. This book does a great job of establishing him as one of the essential artists of the last 50 years.
If (massive caveat) you have the time and the interest then this book is really something special
