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> [Sid Vicious began the age of participation in which everyone could be the artist. Sid proved that you don't have to play well to be the star. You can play badly, or not even at all. I endorsed that attitude.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/sid-vicious-began-the-age-of-participation-in-which-everyone-could-be/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

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## More by Malcolm Mclaren

> [Don't kill the golden goose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/don-t-kill-the-golden-goose/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [Stealing things is a glorious occupation, particularly in the art world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/stealing-things-is-a-glorious-occupation-particularly-in-the-art-world/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/i-always-feel-more-comfortable-in-chaotic-surroundings-i-don-t-know/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [I left school at 16 and my mother got me a job as a trainee wine taster. But one day I followed some girls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/i-left-school-at-16-and-my-mother-got-me-a-job-as-a-trainee-wine/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped T-shirt. It was all about destruction, and the creative potential within that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/it-was-never-about-having-a-mohican-haircut-or-wearing-a-ripped-t/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [Art school had taught me it was far better to be a flamboyant failure than any kind of benign success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/art-school-had-taught-me-it-was-far-better-to-be-a-flamboyant-failure/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [Be childish. Be irresponsible. Be disrespectful. Be everything this society hates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/be-childish-be-irresponsible-be-disrespectful-be-everything-this/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [The thing about Paris, it's a great city for wandering around and buying shoes and nursing a cafe au lait for hours on end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/the-thing-about-paris-it-s-a-great-city-for-wandering-around-and/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [I've always thought that gaming and YouTube and the web is a very post-punk extravaganza.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/i-ve-always-thought-that-gaming-and-youtube-and-the-web-is-a-very/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [I never intended for the Sex Pistols to be immeasurably successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/i-never-intended-for-the-sex-pistols-to-be-immeasurably-successful/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [There are two rules I've always tried to live by: turn left, if you're supposed to turn right; go through any door that you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/there-are-two-rules-i-ve-always-tried-to-live-by-turn-left-if-you-re/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [Rock and roll doesn't necessarily mean a band. It doesn't mean a singer, and it doesn't mean a lyric, really. It's that question of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/rock-and-roll-doesn-t-necessarily-mean-a-band-it-doesn-t-mean-a/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [The popularity of punk rock was, in effect, due to the fact that it made ugliness beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/the-popularity-of-punk-rock-was-in-effect-due-to-the-fact-that-it/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [“Fashion is never wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/fashion-is-never-wrong/)

[Malcolm McLaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

> [What are the politics of boredom?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-mclaren/what-are-the-politics-of-boredom/)

[Malcolm Mclaren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-mclaren/)

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