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The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren

The Biography

Paul Gorman

The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren
The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren

The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren

The Biography

Paul Gorman

Paperback | English
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The definitive biography of Malcolm McLaren, cultural iconoclast and enduring figurehead of the punk movement.

I couldn't put this book down. Malcolm inspired us to make art out of our boredom and anger. He set us free

Exhaustive . . . compelling

Excellent . . . With this book, Gorman convincingly moves away from the ossified image of McLaren as a great rock'n'roll
swindler, a morally bankrupt punk Mephistopheles, and closer towards his art-school roots, his love of ideas. Tiresome, unpleasant, even cruel - he was, this book underlines, never boring



The Life and Times of Malcolm McLaren should be required reading in art schools (and on film and creative writing courses too): it is a reminder that revolutions don't arise from icy perfection, only from a habit of getting things wrong

Exhaustive, definitive . . . epic

McLaren finally gets the sensitively balanced biography he deserves . . . Gorman serves him well, with frequently jaw-dropping forensic eloquence

An inspirationally detailed new biography

A mesmerising journey, from youthful idealism to shape-shifting, hit-and-miss adulthood

An incredible new biography of this provocative figure, perfectly encapsulating McLaren's ability to identify emerging trends and position or inveigle himself in at exactly the right moment

Gobsmacker of a biography

Sex Pistols Svengali colourfully - and substantially - brought to life

Fascinating new insights into the public achievements and private life of this cultural icon and architect of punk . . . [Gorman] is such a consummate narrator that you are gripped throughout the entire book . . . an intriguing and insightful read

A far reaching psychological unravelling of one of the most fascinating British men of his era . . . Gorman's biography is a gorgeous work, filled with the kind of startling details fiction wouldn't dare invent . . . It is a book of great substance, depth and acuity, drawn with a sympathetic yet never overly reverential eye to the most brilliant pop cultural curator of them all

Gorman has an encyclopaedic knowledge of how music has intersected with style and design over the last 50 years . . . Gorman's book becomes most thrilling when it explores McLaren's less familiar post-punk work

Gorman dissects McLaren's subsequent adventures in hip-hop, detourned classical music and cinema in great detail

Fascinating new tome

A rounded portrait of this oft-misunderstood eccentric . . . without a hint of hagiography, the book mounts a strong case for
McLaren's significance and enduring influence



Neither hagiography nor hatchet job, the book is curious, rigorous and . . . rarely dull

A magnum opus on the often overlooked and much-maligned maverick . . . a hectic and inspiring tale where the only constant is that of style

Fascinating and detailed . . . a brave biography of an extraordinary, quasi-shamanistic maverick

McLaren gets the exhaustively forensic, sensitively balanced biography he's long deserved . . . vivid and thorough account . . . fascinating, everything recounted with nonjudgmental eloquence and
impeccable research. A major work



Thorough and engaging

Excellent and compelling

Compulsively readable

Beautifully written . . . history will judge Paul Gorman's biography of McLaren to be one of the very best

Insanely detailed . . . fascinating

Paul Gorman is a writer whose work has appeared in many of the world's leading publications. Gorman's previous books include The Story Of The Face: The Magazine That Changed Culture (2017), Derek Boshier: Rethink/Re-entry (ed. 2105), Mr Freedom: Tommy Roberts - British Design Hero (2012), Reasons To Be Cheerful: The Life & Work of Barney Bubbles (2008), Straight with Boy George (2005), Nine Lives with Goldie (2002) and The Look: Adventures In Rock & Pop Fashion (2001).

Gorman first met Malcolm McLaren - who contributed the foreword to The Look - in 1975 and was last in contact with him a few weeks before his death in 2010. Gorman subsequently organized exhibitions and events about McLaren, including The Sound Of Fashion & The Look Of Music in Copenhagen and Art Into Pop: Let It Rock in Grenoble (both with Young Kim, 2015), Eyes For Blowing Up Bridges: Joining The Dots From The Situationist International To Malcolm McLaren in Southampton (with David Thorp, 2015) and Be Reasonable Demand The Impossible in London (with Caz Facey, 2015).

Specifications

  • Publisher
    Constable
  • Pub date
    Nov 2021
  • Pages
    896
  • Theme
    Biography: arts and entertainment
  • Dimensions
    196 x 126 x 48 mm
  • Weight
    594 gram
  • EAN
    9781472121110
  • Paperback
    Paperback
  • Language
    English

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