Annie and Dave were struggling to get RCA records to support them and the first few singles were released on a one-off basis - I and a couple of other photographers shot sessions with the band speculatively on the understanding that if the record was released then we would get paid - this portrait was one of the first we did together
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Annie & Dave were the most fantastic subjects, incredibly creative and charismatic
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Annie was a delight in the studio and understood instinctively how to get the most out of a situation - she was so ahead of her time.....
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This portrait is from my last session with Eurythmics and was taken in Paris for the cover of their "Revenge" album, unfortunately Dave decided to have a painting made from my photograph and used that instead - I always thought the original was far better!
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A highly thought of Prog Rock band in the 70s & 80s, I had taken a very odd series of photographs for their 1978 album "Giant For a Day" but it wasn't until this shoot in 1980 that I actually shot with the band - which we did this in the stairwell of Belsize Park tube station just around the corner from my studio
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Joan Jett came to my studio to shoot some promotional shots for her first solo album
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I worked with Genesis several times during the 80s and this portrait was taken at Shepperton film studios where they were rehearsing for a tour - I don't think Tony & Mike enjoyed being photographed but Phil did and usually added that little extra to the shoots
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David Grant & Pete Martin were Linx and this was from the session for their first album "Intuition"
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I shot with James on several occasions and he was always great fun to be with and incredibly easy to work with - this was for an album called "Nocturne"
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I always enjoyed working with Toyah and we did several sessions together in the early 80s - this portrait was part of the "Blue Meaning" album session and was also used for a single cover
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The cover for the "Blue Meaning" album was really strange with Toyah dressed in a bondage "maids" outfit, tied up to the gate of a spooky house with the band hardly seen dotted around the exterior of the house - this was designed and art directed by my old friend Bill Smith
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This is one of my favourite portraits of Toyah - she was always inspiring and exciting to work with
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I enjoyed working with Duran Duran early in their career and they responded perfectly to this portrait idea where the space is divided up graphically and each band member is independent but together
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This was for a magazine, and for the cover we shot a more traditional composition but for the inside I shot individuals to give them a chance to express themselves - they didn't disappoint!
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Dollar epitomised 80s poser-pop and were wonderfully "over-the-top" but were great to work with
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Iron Maiden were beggining to make a name for themselves and I shot them for Smash Hits magazine - I always found Heavy Metal bands tricky to work with, as trying to get them to fully participate in the process was invariably a challange
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I worked with Kim from very early on in her career but the cover shoot for her second album "Select" was always a favourite - she just looked stunning
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This session was for Kim's single "Cambodia" and she caught the mood perfectly - she was always responsive in the studio and I enjoyed all my sessions with her
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