Punk

If music can be seen as peniciliin for the soul, then punk rock was a complete overdose to the soul. Earlier,he was flirting with the idea of marketing a glam rock band by the name of The New York Dolls. From the mirky coasts of England, came a new sound. Elements of punk could be traced all the way to the Who’s “Baba Riley”, and MC5. As a businessman, it is certain that Malcolm Maclaren was likely no prude to the game of manipulation.

The true task was to turn an underground scene to the mainstream, but yet still retain the underground aura. Malcolm Maclaren was a businessman that ran a clothing store in British’s East end. Later, his attention turned to what he was quoted as saying, “My best creation yet”, the infamous Sex Pistols. Interesting enough, the marketability and commercialization of punk rock eventually was it’s own demise, which will be discussed later in this paper. When listend the song “My Generation” carries the same transcendental punk message with lyrics such as “People try to put me down, talking about my Gerneration”, “Why don’t you all just fade away”. But the true turning point in the punk rock scene came from the creative mind of Malcolm MacLaren.