Yesterday marked the passing of musician, svengali and impresario Malcolm McLaren, most famous for managing both the New York Dolls and the Sex Pistols, as well as being a gifted musician (and wily self-promoter) in his own right.  You can read the details of his death to due to cancer here.

Further, if you’re interested in measuring the impact McLaren had on the music world, and the musician’s who populate it, Pitchfork scoured the internet for their quotes and responses, some of which we’ve gathered here, from former Sex Piston John Lydon to No Age to (God knows why) Diddy.

John Lydon:

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The Green Room is a weekly video podcast, available on the Zune Marketplace, which provides behind-the-scenes footage of artists on tour. Featuring musicians such as Peter Bjorn and John, Adele, Common, Asher Roth and Duran Duran, the video podcast is based on exclusive interviews full of anecdotes and commentary.

Access is free if you download Zune’s 131MB of software. The Green Room has a great line up for this summer with artists such as  …Trail of Dead, Mos Def and Little Steven. Check out the full schedule and a Seun Kuti preview and after the cut:

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