Joe Corre, fashion designer and son of Malcolm McLaren, the former manager of the Sex Pistol, burned more than five million pounds in memorabilia punk band in protest against the celebration London Punk to commemorate 40 years of "Anarchy in the UK", the first single from the group.
This event was sponsored by the Mayor of London, British Library and British Film Institute, which runs explains:
"The punk never, he never wanted to be nostalgic, and you can not learn how to be one in an exhibition at the Museum of London. Punk has become another marketing tool to sell you something you do not need. The illusion of an alternative choice. Compliance in another uniform.
"It is a mark of McDonald's, which belongs to the state, to set and corporations. It is time for us to launch all the fire and start again. I think it's the right time to say: "You know what? punk is dead. "
Among the objects clothing, rare recordings, demos, and other objects that Dolare reached more than 6.2 he was. Who did not react well to this action was the former frontman of the pioneers of punk, John Lydon, known as Johnny Rotten, who mentioned that Joe was just a "Fucking selfish expert in lingerie," adding that it would have been more profitable to sell the objects and give the money raised to some charitable cause.