
The news came as quiet a shock to many of his friends who didn't even know he was ill as he lived a reclusive lifestyle in Switzerland. His philosphy was that social movements and music go hand in hand, he infamously took his group on boat trips to the house of Parliment and had them perform loud anarchist songs, this resulted in his arrest and plenty of publicity.
In '83 he ventured into hip-hop music and formed his own solo-career. At the time hip-hop was very much a little known sub culture in the U.K. and McLaren was influential in bringing it to a wider audience. You may even recognise his vocals (below) from Eminem's "Without Me".
So with this recent untimely passing, i am reminded of the death of Japenese hip hop producer Nujabes.

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