The Life & Times of Malcolm McLaren

''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

Included in the Guardian 10 best music biographies

''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'' Sunday Times

''Exhaustive . . . compelling'' Observer

''Definitive . . . epic'' The Times

''Gobsmacker of a biography'' Telegraph

''This masterful and painstaking biography opens its doorway to an era of fluorescent disenchantment and outlandish possibility'' Alan Moore

Malcolm McLaren was one of the most culturally significant but misunderstood figures o