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The former New York Dolls associate and Sex Pistols manager passed away yesterday morning at the age of 64 after a battle with cancer.
In a message on his official website, Pistols frontman John Lydon said: "For me Malc was always entertaining, and I hope you remember that. Above all else he was an entertainer and I will miss him, and so should you."
McLaren's former partner Vivienne Westwood added: "When we were young and I fell in love with Malcolm, I thought he was beautiful and I still do. I thought he is a very charismatic, special and talented person. The thought of him dead is really something very sad."
Journalist Jon Savage, author of 1991's punk history England's Dreaming, said: "Without Malcolm McLaren there would not have been any British punk. He's one of the rare individuals who had a huge impact on the cultural and social life of this nation."
