RIP Malcolm Maclaren

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everything i grew up with and learned to love has his influence, most likely.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8610423.stm
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:eek: Good grief! I wasn't fond of the man, personally... but still quite a shock to hear that. I didn't realise he'd been ill.
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Nevermind That Bollocks
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Bloodyell - no idea that he lived in my neck of the woods, that he was still alive, or that he was only 64.
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oh dear, what a shame

rubber coffin I do hope ;D
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Always thought he was a bit of a twit, but still...
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Oh well....ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
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emilystrange wrote:everything i grew up with and learned to love has his influence, most likely.
I'd agree with that to an extent. Certainly British culture would be very different.
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I think i'm the only person in the UK who enjoyed "The Ghosts of Oxford Street" ;D
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Mmmmm.
I'd agree with that to an extent. Certainly British culture would be very different.
Aye. It would.

Except for the Double Dutch.:urff:



Not nice when anyone dies.

Hope he finds a conscience wherever he went.
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Amen. The man had such an impact, his passing should be noted...sentiment aside.
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Pista wrote: Not nice when anyone dies.
Most of the time :wink:

Counts for MM even if I did think he was a bit of a prick
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The joke would surely be on him if Sid was waiting tooled up with a bike chain.

Whatever about how much of a dick he may have been, he did achieve quite a lot and you gotta respect his impact on the cultural landscape. Liking him is optional, and he probably wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Lots in common with Tony Wilson in fact, in those respects.
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John Lydon wrote:"For me Malc was always entertaining, and I hope you remember that. Above all else he was an entertainer and i will miss him, and so should you"
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Big Si wrote:
John Lydon wrote:"For me Malc was always entertaining, and I hope you remember that. Above all else he was an entertainer and i will miss him, and so should you"
Lydon was, is and always will be a prick.
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"I’ve learnt nothing from Malcolm,’ said Lydon. ‘He’s learnt from me, if anything. I wrote the songs, I gave it all the direction, I was the brains. Not him. In hindsight he claims it was all him, but then he conceded so badly in court he obviously knows he is wrong.

'Malcolm wouldn’t know one end of a console from another. To him it’s a big lump of metal with flashing lights... and he’s got a cheek putting his name to all those records made by Trevor Horn and all the rest.’

Pricks all round :eek: :lol:
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Francis wrote:Indeed. Pistols - just another (bad) boy band.
Just a bit. Ask Nancy.

Shocked. People just won't stop dying, will they? :(
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mh wrote:Whatever about how much of a dick he may have been, he did achieve quite a lot and you gotta respect his impact on the cultural landscape. Liking him is optional, and he probably wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Lots in common with Tony Wilson in fact, in those respects.
Yeah.

A sad loss. :(
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yeah.
indeed. liking him was optional. but ya can't have everything, can you?
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emilystrange wrote:but ya can't have everything, can you?

Why not?
I'm fairly certain I deserve it.
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*snork*

that's not the same!
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Spoken like a true teacher! :wink:

For what it's worth, I will acknowledge MM's influence on British culture.
Whoever said "respect the work, not the artist" was right.

We certainly won't see his like again.

Not with Simon Cowell running the show. :urff:
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that thought had crossed my mind :(
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