{"product_id":"the-life-times-of-malcolm-mclaren-9781472121080","title":"The Life  Times of Malcolm McLaren","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I couldn''t put this book down. Malcolm inspired us to make art out of our boredom and anger. He set us free'' Bobby Gillespie, Primal Scream\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluded in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e10 best music biographies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''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'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Exhaustive . . . compelling'' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Definitive . . . epic'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Gobsmacker of a biography''\u003ci\u003e Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This masterful and painstaking biography opens its doorway to an era of fluorescent disenchantment and outlandish possibility''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Alan Moore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalcolm McLaren was one of the most culturally significant but misunderstood figures o\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI couldn't put this book down. Malcolm inspired us to make art out of our boredom and anger. He set us free * Bobby G (Primal Scream) *\u003cbr\u003eExhaustive . . . compelling -- Sean O'Hagan * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcellent . . . With this book, Gorman convincingly moves away from the ossified image of McLaren as a great rock'n'roll\u003cbr\u003eswindler, 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\u003c\/p\u003e -- Victoria Segal * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life and Times of Malcolm McLaren\u003c\/i\u003e 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 * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eExhaustive, definitive . . . epic -- Will Hodgkinson * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eMcLaren finally gets the sensitively balanced biography he deserves . . . Gorman serves him well, with frequently jaw-dropping forensic eloquence * Classic Rock *\u003cbr\u003eAn inspirationally detailed new biography -- Andrew Perry * Q magazine *\u003cbr\u003eA mesmerising journey, from youthful idealism to shape-shifting, hit-and-miss adulthood -- Paul Tierney * The i *\u003cbr\u003eAn 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 -- Edwin Heathcote * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eGobsmacker of a biography -- Helen Brown * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eSex Pistols Svengali colourfully - and substantially - brought to life -- Andrew Perry * Mojo *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating 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 * Louder Than War *\u003cbr\u003eA 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 -- Paul Flynn * Love magazine *\u003cbr\u003eGorman 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 -- Mark C. O'Flaherty * Civilian Global *\u003cbr\u003eGorman dissects McLaren's subsequent adventures in hip-hop, detourned classical music and cinema in great detail -- Andrew Perry * Uncut *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating new tome -- Ysenda Maxtone Graham * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rounded portrait of this oft-misunderstood eccentric . . . without a hint of hagiography, the book mounts a strong case for\u003cbr\u003eMcLaren's significance and enduring influence\u003c\/p\u003e -- Paul Whitelaw * Big Issue *\u003cbr\u003eNeither hagiography nor hatchet job, the book is curious, rigorous and . . . rarely dull -- Fiona Sturges * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA magnum opus on the often overlooked and much-maligned maverick . . . a hectic and inspiring tale where the only constant is that of style -- Ben Reardon * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating and detailed . . . a brave biography of an extraordinary, quasi-shamanistic maverick * Morning Star *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcLaren gets the exhaustively forensic, sensitively balanced biography he's long deserved . . . vivid and thorough account . . . fascinating, everything recounted with nonjudgmental eloquence and\u003cbr\u003eimpeccable research. A major work\u003c\/p\u003e * Record Collector *\u003cbr\u003eThorough and engaging -- Alan Clayson * Ugly Things magazine *\u003cbr\u003eExcellent and compelling -- Gary Lucas * Please Kill Me *\u003cbr\u003eCompulsively readable * Bad Feeling *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written . . . history will judge Paul Gorman's biography of McLaren to be one of the very best * The Crack *\u003cbr\u003eInsanely detailed . . . fascinating * London Review of Books *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739367878999,"sku":"9781472121080","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-life-times-of-malcolm-mclaren-9781472121080","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}