The Pistols were like my work of art. They were my canvas.
Meaning of the quote
Malcolm Mclaren, the English musician, saw the band he managed, the Sex Pistols, as his own creative masterpiece. He felt he could shape and mold them, like an artist uses a canvas to create a painting. Just as a painter uses a blank canvas to express their ideas, Mclaren used the Sex Pistols to express his own artistic vision and bring it to life.
About Malcolm Mclaren
Malcolm Mclaren was an English fashion designer and music manager who played a pivotal role in shaping the punk rock and new wave music scenes. He managed influential bands like the Sex Pistols and Bow Wow Wow, and operated the iconic Sex boutique with Vivienne Westwood, which helped define early punk fashion.
More quotes from Malcolm Mclaren
I was taught that to create anything you had to believe in failure, simply because you had to be prepared to go through an idea without any fear. Failure, you learned, as I did in art school, to be a wonderful thing. It allowed you to get up in the morning and take the pillow off your head.
English artist, performer and fashion designer (1946-2010)
The Pistols were like my work of art. They were my canvas.
English artist, performer and fashion designer (1946-2010)
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English artist, performer and fashion designer (1946-2010)
Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.
English artist, performer and fashion designer (1946-2010)
I always feel more comfortable in chaotic surroundings. I don’t know why that is. I think order is dull. There is something about this kind of desire for order, particularly in Anglo Saxon cultures, that drive out this ability for the streets to become a really exotic, amorphous, chaotic, organic place where ideas can, basically, develop.
English artist, performer and fashion designer (1946-2010)
Don’t kill the golden goose.
English artist, performer and fashion designer (1946-2010)