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Malcolm McLaren

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Malcolm McLaren is a Rock act. Their sound grew out of Trevor Horn, Bootsy Collins, Stephen Hague and Bootsy's Rubber Band. Those roots explain a lot about how Malcolm McLaren arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Art of Noise, Dexys Midnight Runners, Culture Club, ABC and Thompson Twins, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd., The Slits, Madonna and Yanni, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Malcolm McLaren, reaching back through Trevor Horn and forward to Sex Pistols. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Malcolm McLarenTrevor HornBootsy CollinsStephen HagueBootsy's Rubber BandSex PistolsPublic Image Ltd.The SlitsMadonnaYanniFrançoise HardyRakimKRS-OneArt of NoiseDexys Midnight RunnersCulture ClubABCThompson TwinsElvis Costello & The…PropagandaOrchestral Manoeuvre…

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Malcolm McLaren grew out of Trevor Horn, Bootsy Collins, Stephen Hague and Bootsy's Rubber Band, shares an orbit with Art of Noise, Dexys Midnight Runners, Culture Club and ABC, went on to shape Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd., The Slits and Madonna. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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