Malcolm McLaren, the former Sex Pistols and New York Dolls manager died yesterday (April 8), after battling cancer. Since the announcement of his death, musicians including Boy George, Echo And The Bunnymen and Reverend And The Makers' Jon McClure have been paying tribute to him via Twitter.
Here are some of the tributes that the music world have Tweeted since the news of McLaren's death broke.
Boy George: "R.I.P Malcolm McClaren. Punk will never die! Malcolm was a rogue, we had our Dramas but he was a huge part of my life!"
Echo And The Bunnymen: "RIP Malcolm McClaren."
Jon McClure, Reverend And The Makers: "like when peel went I hope ppl stop to think about why our characters r decreasing yearly in the music biz. Rip McLaren x"
Paul Epworth: "oh my god Malcolm McLaren RIP. Duck Rock was one of my big rediscoveries of the last couple of years. What a groundbreaking record. It is better to be a flamboyant failure than a benign success" ..a fitting testament to someone who changed british pop at least twice?"
John Robb, The Membranes / Goldblade,: "Malcolm gave us sex, style and subversion and helped save my generation from boredom turning pop culture from monochrome to intense full colour."
