Mick Rock
Mick Rock
Mick Rockis a British photographer best known for his iconic shots of rock and roll legends such as Queen, David Bowie, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Geordie, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Joan Jett, Talking Heads, Roxy Music, Crossfade, Thin Lizzy, Mötley Crüe, and Blondie. Often referred to as "The Man Who Shot the Seventies", most of the memorable images of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust were shot by Rock, in his capacity as Bowie's official...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPhotographer
allegiance magazine owned record
My allegiance was always to the act. I wanted them to be happy. I wasn't owned by a magazine or a record label. And I was a very naughty boy to boot!
david
I do not use the word 'genius' lightly, but if David Bowie is not a genius, then there is no such thing.
continue lived music somebody
I did not want to be somebody who lived off his reputation. I wanted to continue to be part of the modern music scene.
aura enamoured equivalent modern poets realised rollers subject
I'd photographed musicians before but this was different. Syd was very charismatic, and he had the aura of a poete maudit, which made him the perfect subject for me - I realised that rock n' rollers were the modern equivalent of all the poets I was so enamoured with.