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Malcolm McLaren disposed of
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 23 April 2010
Malcolm McLaren’s coffin, emblazoned with the legend “too fast to live, too young to die”, was driven through the streets of north London in a horse-drawn hearse yesterday following a funeral service at St Mary Magdalene church in Camden, before being buried at Highgate Cemetery yesterday afternoon.
During the service, McLaren’s former partner Vivienne Westwood told the congregation: “Unbelievably Malcolm is dead and I just wanted to say on this cruel, cruel day… get a life, do something with it”.
Westwood and McLaren’s son Joseph Corré read various tributes, including one from Steve Jones, in which the Sex Pistols guitarist joked about McLaren’s alleged mismanagement of the band in the late 70s, writing: “Dear Malcolm, did you take the money with you? Is it in the coffin? Mind if I dig you up?”
Fans later turned out onto the streets of Camden to watch the procession go past, and McLaren’s family encouraged others to take part in a “minute of mayhem” by listening to loud music for a minute at midday.
Mourners at the private funeral included members of The New York Dolls, Bob Geldof, Adam Ant, and Tracey Emin.
