Malcolm McLaren

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. His song "About Her", based on "Shes Not There" by The Zombies rose to prominence when used by director Quentin Tarantino in Tarantino's movie Kill Bill Vol. Musical Youth's members included:. During 2000, there was speculation that he might stand to be elected as Mayor of London, although ultimately he didn't run. The Grant brothers remain involved in music, while Seaton released a solo set in 1989 before going on to form his own band, XMY. However this project was not a commercial success. Plans to re-form were scotched when Patrick Waite, who had gone on to a career of juvenile crime, died of natural causes while awaiting a court appearance on drug charges.

In 1998, McLaren created a band called Jungk consisting of three Asian females intended to emulate appeal of the then popular Spice Girls. A revival of Desmond Dekker's "007" saw them back in the Top 30, but after one final hit with "Sixteen", they fell from commercial grace and subsequently split up in 1985 when Seaton left the band. The tracks "Buffalo Girls" and "Double Dutch" became chart hits in the UK. Minor successes with "Heartbreaker" and "Tell Me Why" were succeeded by a surprise collaboration with Donna Summer on the UK Top 20 hit "Unconditional Love". McLaren later released some work under his own name, most notably an album Duck Rock (1983), which drew on musical styles from North America and South Africa, among others. The catchy follow-up, "Youth Of Today", also reached the UK Top 20 and early in 1983 "Never Gonna Give You Up" climbed to number 6. He is also sometimes credited with developing the talents of Adam Ant and Boy George. A US Top 10 hit also followed.

During the early 1980s McLaren assembled and managed Burundi influenced pop group Bow Wow Wow. The infectious enthusiasm of the group's performance captured the public's imagination and propelled the record to number 1 in the UK charts. When Maclaren returned to London in 1975 he assembled the Sex Pistols in Hell's image. Based on the Mighty Diamonds" "Pass The Kouchie" (a song about marijuana), the title had been subtly altered to feature the patois "dutchie" (literally a "cooking pot"). According to Hell, Maclaren approached him and Verlaine about being their manager, but they were not interested. During the winter of 1982, the group issued one of the fastest-selling singles of the year in "Pass The Dutchie". Hell's torn clothing, studded dog collars and leather jackets appealed to Maclaren as much as his dissolute attitude and indifference toward playing the bass guitar. By that time, founding father Frederick Waite had backed down to be replaced by Dennis Seaton as lead singer.

The Neon Boys included Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell, who went on to form Television. An appearance on BBC disc jockey John Peel's evening show brought further attention to the group and they were signed to MCA Records. In New York City in the mid-1970s, McLaren was managing the New York Dolls, whose style was a hybrid between garage rock and glam, when he saw the Neon Boys perform. Although schoolboys, the group managed to secure gigs at certain Birmingham pubs and released a single, "Political"/"Generals", on local label 021 Records. Prior to this, he managed the New York Dolls. The latter pair's father, Frederick Waite, was a former member of Jamaican group the Techniques, and sang lead with Junior at the start of the group's career in the late 1970s. 1976) while managing the SEX clothes shop with fashion designer Vivienne Westwood in London's Kings Road. This pop/reggae-influenced group featured two sets of brothers, Kelvin and Michael Grant and Junior and Patrick Waite.

Malcolm McLaren (born January 22, 1946) is an impresario and self-publicist who was the manager of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, having "discovered" them (ca. Musical Youth formed in 1979 at Duddeston Manor School, Birmingham, England. Different Style (MCA). The Youth Of Today (MCA). Anthology (Musical Youth) (MCA).

Junior Waite. 1969, d. February 18, 1993. Patrick Waite - b. Kelvin Grant.

Michael Grant. Dennis Seaton.